Ayurvedic children's capillary medication, India, 1970-1981

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1970-1981

1 packet of Bal Sathi children's capillary by Vaidya Jagannath G Diuivedi, 1970-1981

Two boxes of ‘Distaval Forte’ thalidomide tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1958-1962

2 metal containers, each containing 12x100mg of Distaval Forte tablets (thalidomide), by The Distillers Co. Ltd., 1958-1962

Bottle of Alertis Cordial, United States, 1901-1920

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1901-1920

brown glass bottle containing aletris cordial (sometimes known as 'Mother's cordial'), uterine tonic prepared by Rio Chemical Co. bottle and contents from U.S.A., 1901 to 1920

Bottle of Fennings' Fever Mixture, England, 1950-1960

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1950-1960

Bottle of Fennings Fever Mixture, cost 1/6d, by Alfred Fennings, 1950-1960

Ventolin rotahaler inhaler

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1975-1985

Ventolin rotahaler inhaler, (salbutamol sulphate), by Allen and Hanburys, 1975-1985

'Super sex cap merpati' herbal capsules

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

c2010

‘Super sex cap merpati’ herbal capsules sachet ‘for women only’ to enhance female sexual function, purchased in Ghana, unknown manufacturer, c2010.

'Man & Woman Cream' sexual aid

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

c2010

‘Man & Woman Cream’ herbal cream to enhance sexual function, purchased in Ghana, unknown manufacturer, c2010.

Unani Remedy for Sexual Disorder, Pakistan, 1970-1981

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1970-1981

Plastic bottle of Kushta Qal'al powder in box with instructions by Hamdard Dawakhana (Waqf) Pakistan, 1970-1981

Ayurvedic Baby Tonic, Asia, 1970-1981

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1970-1981

1 packet Bal Jivan Vhamcho [Chamcho], baby tonic with instructions, and spoon 1970-1981

Bottle of quinine hydrochloride tablets, London, England, 1901-1930

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1901-1930

Bottle of quinine hydrochloride tablets, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, 1901-1930

Empty bottle for Opium tincture tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1940

Glass bottle with cork stopper for Tabloid brand Opium Tincture (laudanum) tablets, now empty. 76 mm x 34 mm x 23 mm, .03kg. Made by Burroughs Wellcome, English, second half 19th century.

Bottle for 'Veronal' powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1903-1950

Glass dispensing bottle with glass stopper for 'Veronal' brand powdered diethylbarbituric acid, with traces remaining. 96 mm x 45 mm, .11 kg. Made by Bayer Product Limited, German, 1903-1950.

Boxes of Fennings' Little Healers, England, 1940-1970

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1940-1970

1x12 boxes, in pack, of Fennings Little Healers, cost 1/6d, by Alfred Fennings, 1940-1970

Thalomid (thalidomide) capsules

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1999

THALOMID (TM) (thalidomide) in blister pack marketed for use in treating leprosy, HIV infection and some cancers under strictly controlled conditions.

Box for 'Trilene' tablets, Europe, 1801-1900

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1900

Carton for "Trilene" tablets

Three tubes of 'Oblivon' capsules, England, 1953-1967

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1953-1967

Canisters, 3, of "oblivon" capsules, by British Schering Ltd., London, 1950-1970

Empty bottle for aromatic chalk powder with opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Bottle with glass stopper used for aromatic chalk powder with opium, empty

Ayurvedic Eye Cosmetic

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1970-1981

Carton for Binger surma by Hamdard Dawakhana (Waqf), 1970-1981

Genoese medicine chest

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1562-1566

Medicine chest, large, leather covered, probably made for Vincenzo Guistiniani, Genoese Governor of between 1562 and 1566

Green glass bottle of 'Apenta aperient water'

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1901-1940

A green glass bottle with a metal foil cap containing Apenta aperient water, Hungarian, 1900-1940

Glass bottle of cocaine eye drops

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1901-1930

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.

'Kepler' Cod Liver Oil with malt extract, England, 1880-1930

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1930

Blue box and empty dummy, 20fl.oz glass bottle of "Kepler" Cod Liver Oil, with malt extract and hypophosphites, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1880-1930

Original preparation of quinine

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1820

Original preparation of quinine by Pelletier and Caveton, 1820

‘Larzine’ Unani medicine for malaria

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1975-1980

Larzine, Unani medicine for malaria, one of a selection of drugs and related material from India, 1975-1980.

Medical kit used by Ernest Shackleton

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1907

Field medical kit in leather wallet, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., English used by Sir Ernest Shackleton, 1907

Packet of pure quinine powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1890-1900

Packet of quinine powder, as sold in post offices in India, 1890-1900

Tin of 'Allenburys' throat pastilles, London, England, 1920-1940

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1920-1940

Carton of throat pastilles, by Allen and Hanburys, Ltd., London, 1920-1940

Super Generation Love pills

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

c2010

Super Generation Love pills (faux herbal Viagra) to enhance male sexual function, purchased in Ghana, made by America Partner Biotechnology Co Ltd, c2010. Apparently contains Oryzanol, Strychnine, L-dopa etc.

Tensival tablets and Distaval tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1958-1962

3 metal containers, each containing 25 tablets of Tensival (contains thalidomide), by The Distillers Company Ltd., 1958-1962

Bottle of penicillin lozenges, England, 1949

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1949

1x50 bottle of penicillin lozenges, calcium salt (benzylpenicillin sodium?), by Burroughs Wellcome, 1949

Unani remedy for gonorrhoea, Pakistan, 1970-1981

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1970-1981

Box for shafi gonorrhea medicine with instructions by Hamdard Dawakhana (Waqf), Pakistan, 1970-1981

Glass bottle containing unknown white powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1750-1830

Glass bottle one third full of unidentified white powder. Body of the bottle roughly oblong in shape, and made from transparent and colourless glass. Sealed with metal screw cap. Stored within the top compartment of a medicine chest that belonged to Edward Jenner, c. 1780

'Neocon 1/35' contraceptive pills, 1981-1985

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1981-1985

Neocon 1/35 oral contraceptive pills 3 blister pack, with cardboard carton and instructions, by Ortho-Cilag Pharmaceutical Limited, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, 1981-1985

Six boxes of common cold relief

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1941-1950

Display card with six boxes of White's Black Crow Cold Pills mounted, aids relief of symptoms of common cold, by First National Laboratories Inc., U.S.A., 1941-1950

Original preparation of quinine acetate

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1810-1840

Original preparation of quinine acetate by Pelletier, 1810-1840

Dr Williams' 'Pink Pills', London, England, 1850-1920

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1920

Bottle of Dr Williams "Pink Pills", by G.T. Fulford Co. Ltd. (of Canada), proprietors of the Dr. Williams Medicine Co., London, 1850-1920

Multivitamin liquid 'Vitavel', London, England, 1987

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1987

Box containing 150ml bottle containing powder for 150ml of Vitavel Multivitamin Liquid, by Bencard, Brentford, 1987

Glass bottle for De Witt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills, England, 1920-1960

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1920-1960

Bottle containing De Witt's kidney and bladder pills, prepared by E. C. De Witt and Co. Ltd., Croydon, 1920-1960

Tube of 'Borafax'

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1928-1930

Green metal tube with a round flat-top cap. Labelled 'Borafax' along one side, and distorted through use. Stored inside the first aid kit used by Rear Admiral R.E. Byrd on exploration flight to the Antarctic, 1930. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., United States, 1928-1930

Packet of Nicorette chewing gum, Sweden, 1973-1983

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1973-1983

1x7 pack of Nicorette chewing gum (nicotine), an aid to giving up smoking, by Lundbeck, expires 1984

'Tabloid' medicine chest used on 1924 Mount Everest Expedition

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1887-1924

'Tabloid' medicine chest, empty, used on 1924 Mount Everest Expedition, made and patented by Burroughs, Wellcome and Co., London, 1887-1924

Sheraton medicine chest, Europe, 1720-1800

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1720-1800

Sheraton medicine chest, with 32 glass bottles, 14 labelled, hand balance, 13 weights, wooden box, watch glass, a piece of leather and 6 pottery jars, 18th century

"Transpulmin" quinine and camphor ampoules

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1970

Carton containing "Transpulmin" quinine and 12 camphor ampoules & instruction leaflet, by Camden Chemical Co. Ltd., London, 1930-1970

'Tabloid' medicine chest, used for 1938 Mt. Everest expedition

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1937-1938

Metal 'Tabloid" medicine chest with lock, style 260, supplied to 1938 Everest Expedition, prepared by Burroughs Wellcome and Co. (The Wellcome Foundation Ltd.), London 1937-1938

Display case of specimens of cinchona calisaya bark

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1880

Specimens of cinchona calisaya bark, of English commerce, probably from Peru, Howard collection, in glazed case, 1830-1880

Medicine chest owned by Edward Jenner

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1750-1830

Medicine chest with a few contents, including various preparations, medicine glass and mortar and pestle, belonged to Jenner, c. 1780. Wooden medicine chest with hinged door at the front of the chest, opening to reveal seven drawers and a shelf, and a hinged lid at the top, opening to reveal a compartment with four square recesses or depressions to contain medicine bottles.

Tube of 'menthofax'

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1928-1930

Orange metal tube with a round flat-top cap. Labelled "Menthofax' Analgesic and Counter Irritant' along one side, and distorted through use. Stored inside the first aid kit used by Rear Admiral R.E. Byrd on exploration flight to the Antarctic, 1930. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., United States, 1928-1930

Samples of cinchona bark

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1931

Bundle of strips of rolled bark, cinchona, Quinquina Route Equateur faux, prepared by F. Laurent, Paris, supplied by H. Salle, Paris, France, 1930-1931

Pack of Tabmint anti-smoking chewing gum, Denmark, 1974-1984

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1974-1984

1x12 pack of Tabmint anti-smoking chewing gum, by C.C.C. Ltd., Denmark, expires 1984

Cylindrical glass bottle of quinine sulphate

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Cylindrical glass bottle with cork stopper and sealed with red wax, contains quinine sulphate, by Howard and Sons English, 1860-1910