Bottle of J. Collis Browne's Chlorodyne

PART OF:
Medicine chest with contents
Made:
1850-1890 in England and London
maker:
J T Davenport and Sons

Rounded glass bottle with glass stopper and pink-chamois covering containing Dr. J. Collis Browne's patented Chlorodyne (morphine, chloroform and cannabis). Label reads, 'Dr. J. Collis Browne's/ CHLORODYNE/ An Invaluable Remedy in Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis/ Croup, Fever, Neuralgia, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Cholera, &c.' Dispensed by J.T. Davenport, English, 1850-1890.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A24557 Pt16
Materials:
chloroform, cannabis, glass, chamois, morphine and complete
Measurements:
overall: 56 mm 20 mm, 18g
type:
bottle
credit:
Wellcome Trust