phial; controlled drug; cocaine

Made:
1920-1950 in London
maker:
Savory and Moore Limited

Square cardboard box containing smaller oblong cardboard box, which in turn contains a glass vial cork stopped, for 50 opthalmic disks (lamellae) consisting of the active ingredients homatropine and cocaine. Also contained within the square box are fine brushes thought to be used for application.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A627673
Materials:
carton, paper, bottle, glass, bottle, cork, brush, quill and brush, hair
Measurements:
outer carton: length 50 mm
outer carton: width 48 mm
outer carton: height 17 mm
type:
phial and cocaine
credit:
Wellcome Trust