Glass bottle containing cantharidin

maker:
Evans Medical Limited

Amber glass bottle with bakelite lid 1/8 full of cantharidin (a poisonous chemical compound secreted by the blister beetle). English,1949-1960

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Object Number:
1979-464/71
Materials:
glass, bakelite and cantharidin
type:
bottle
credit:
Gift of Barclays Bank