Clear glass bottle
Clear glass bottle, inscribed by Roberts and Company, English or French
Bottle of the opiate painkiller 'Papine'
1890-1920
Glass bottle with bakelite lid two-thirds full of red 'Papine' patent pain-killing liquid (contains morphine). 179 mm x 65 mm x 35 mm, .43kg. Made by Roberts and Co. (London) for Battle and Co., St. Louis, U.S.A., 1890-1920.
Bottle of 'Papine'
1920-1950
Clear glass bottle containing 'Papine' brand liquid (opium and morphine hydrochloride). 178 mm x 68 mm x 39 mm, 422 g. Printed label with distinctive poppy illustration reads, PAPINE/TRADE MARK/BATTLE & CO./St. LOUIS Chemists/ Corporation/Manufactured for the proprietors by ROBERTS & CO.,/76 NEW BOND ST., LONDON, W.1./PAPINE is the anodyne or pain-relieving principle of Opium, the narcotic or convulsive elements being eliminated. 'Papine' contains one grain of morphine hydrochloride to each fluid/ounce...' Product of Battle and Co, St Louis, and prepared by Roberts and Co. London, 1920-1950.
Two bottles of 'Tiodine' pills
Two bottles of 'Tiodine' pills, by Roberts and Co., 76 New Bond Street, London, England. Supplied by Armingeat and Co. of Paris.
Bottle of glycerophosphates compound
Bottle of glycerophosphates compound, by Roberts and Company, 5 rue de la Paix 5, Paris, France (see note).
Bottle of Bromidia sedative
Bottle of "Bromidia" sedative elixir (Chloral hydrate, potassium bromide, ext. Hyoscycamus), by Battle and Co., USA; manufactured in the UK by Roberts and Co. Bromidia was sold in France as early as the late 1880s, and Roberts and Co. closed around 1930, so this presumably dates between 1890 and 1930.
Cardboard container
1870-1930
Cardboard container, red covering, hinged lid, contains four annealing slides, four pieces of bone and two teeth, box by Roberts and Co., personal relic of Mr Claud Woakes (1870-1930), senior Aural Surgeon, London Throat Hospital, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (London).
Carton of benzoin compound tablets
Carton of benzoin compound tablets, by Roberts and Co., 76 New Bond Street, London, England.