Bottle for Paregoric tablets

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

Guetta percha bottle for Tabloid brand Paregoric tablets (camphorated tincture of opium), with traces of contents remaining. 118 mm x 39 mm x 39 mm, 57g. Prepared by Burroughs, Wellcome and Co., London, 1906-1920.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A700002 Pt32
Materials:
gutta-percha, opium, camphor and trace
Measurements:
overall: 118 mm x 39 mm x 39 mm, 57g
type:
bottle and opium
credit:
Wellcome Trust