canister; controlled drug; cocaine

Made:
1906-1920 in London
maker:
Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited

Gutta percha, long cylindrical canister with gutta percha screw cap, black cylindrical bottle and paper label around. To contain Soloid brand of cocaine hydrochloride tablets. Soloid tablets are to be mixed in 10 minims of distilled water to make a 10% solution or mixed in minims to create a 5% solution; for use in producing local anaesthesia.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A700002 Pt30
Materials:
gutta-percha
type:
canister and cocaine
credit:
Wellcome Trust