Bottle of 'Somnytic' pills

Amber glass bottle of 'Somnytic' tablets with cork stopper. 102mm x 38 mm x 22 mm, 64g. Printed label reads, 'TABELLAE/No. 232a./Somnytic/Malourea Sodium grs. 2 1/2/ Phenacetin 2 1/4/ Codein gr. 1/4/POISON/PHILIP HARRIS & CO. (1913) LD./...' Distributed by Phillip Harris and Co. Ltd., English

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A629989
Materials:
glass, cork, codeine and half-full
type:
bottle and codeine
credit:
Wellcome Trust