Glass bottle of cocaine eye drops
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Glass bottle of cocaine eye drops, in poison bottle, full, with seal semi-intact. 100 mm x 30 mm, White label with red border reads, 'STANDARD BURGOYNE PHARMACEUTICALS/.../GUTTAE COCAINAE B.P.C. /.../Contains 0.5% w/v Cocain and 0.033% w/v Mercuric Chloride/ Directions - Apply the drops to the affected Eyeball by/ means of brush attached to cork.../.../BURGOYNE/BURBIDGES & CO LTD/LONDON E.' Manufactured by Burgoyne, Burbidges and Co., London, 1901 to 1930.
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Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Object Number:
- 1979-216
- Materials:
- cocaine hydrochloride, cork, full, glass, paper (fibre product) and plastic (unidentified)
- type:
- controlled drug
- taxonomy:
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- drug
- furnishing and equipment
- container - receptacle
- vessel
- credit:
- Donated by C R Brown
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