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Square glass bottle with glass stopper for 'English Paregoric Elixir' (camphorated tincture of opium), with a small amount of liquid remaining. 52 mm x 33 mm x 30 mm, 49g. Dispensed by Joseph Duncan Chemists, Glasgow, c. 1850.

Bottle of English Paregoric Elixir

1831-1870

Square glass bottle with chamois-covered stopper full of 'Brown Compound Mixture' tablets (opium, benzoic acid, camphor, antimony, anise and ammonia chloride). 95 mm x 44 mm x 50 mm, 209g. Ferris & Co. Ltd , English, 1893-1900.

Bottle of Brown Mixture Compound tablets

1893-1900

Blue glass bottle with cork stopper of Neboline Compound No. 14, 'Demulcent and sedative', 'compound camphor tincture' (possibly containing opium). height 97 mm x width 33 mm x depth 22 mm, weight 58.24g. Meant to be inhaled using a vaporiser. Made by Oppenheimer, Son and Co., Ltd., English, 1910-1920.

Bottle of Neboline Compound No. 14

1910-1920

One 500ml glass bottle (approx. 300ml remaining) with cork stopper of camphorated syrup of opium. 260 mm x 75 mm diameter, 791 g. By Evans Medical Supplies Ltd., English, 1940-1970.

500ml glass bottle with cork stopper, of camphorated syrup of opium. 260 mm x 75 mm diameter

1940-1970

Glass bottle with cork stopper (broken) half-full of Camphorated Tincture of Opium (Tinct. Opii Camph. Conc.) 220 mm x 75 mm diameter, 732 g. Handwritten note on label reads, 'Pars, Bournemouth, Jan 1947'. Made by the British Drug Houses, English, c. 1947.

Bottle of Camphorated tincture of opium

1947

Square glass bottle with ground glass stopper of Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium), full. 103 mm x 35 mm x 31 mm, 140 g. Produced by Savory and Moore, Ltd., London, 1863-1901.

Glass bottle of Paregoric Elixir

1863-1901

Black tube of Tabloid brand min. 15 Paregoric pills (Compound Camphor Tincture), pills remaining. 91 mm x 19 mm diameter, 24 g. Produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, 1905-1925.

Guetta percha phial of Paregoric tablets

1905-1925

Square glass bottle with cut-glass stopper for Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium) with traces of original contents remaining. 120 mm x 36 mm x 30 mm, 119g. Unknown maker, English, mid-nineteenth century.

Glass bottle for Paregoric Elixir

1831-1870

2 litre glass bottle half-full of Camphorated Tincture of Opium B.P. 290 mm x 100 mm diameter, 1995 g. Produced by Evans Medical, English, 1940-1970.

Bottle of Camphorated Tincture of Opium

1940-1970

Glass bottle with paper label reporting "Camphor", 59. Whitish salts in large grains inside.

Camphor

1875

Blue glass bottle with cork stopper of Neboline Compound No. 14, 'Demulcent and sedative', 'compound camphor tincture'. 94 mm x 34 mm x 27 mm, 65g. Meant to be inhaled using a vaporiser. Made by Oppenheimer, Son and Co., Ltd., English, 1910-1940.

Bottle of Neboline Compound No. 14

1910-1940

Green glass poison bottle with glass stopper full of Camphorated Tincture of Opium (Tinct. Opii Camph). 200 mm x 80 mm diameter, 940 g. Unknown maker, probably dispensed by Gibson & Sons Pharmacy, English, early twentieth century.

Poison bottle of Camphorated Tincture of Opium

1900-1950

Square glass bottle with broken glass stopper containing Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium). Instructions reads, 'Prepared in Accordance/ with the New Pharmacopoeia/ Dose: Adults 1 to 2 drams/ children 10 to 20 drops/ from 2 to 4 years'. 100 mm x 25 mm x 33 mm, 123g. Dispensed by Twinberrow, London, 1830-1864.

Bottle of Paregoric Elixir

1830-1864

Glass tube with cork stopper of paregoric tablets (camphorated tincture of opium) with approximately 5 tablets remaining. 61 mm x 11 mm diameter, 5 g. Unknown maker, Russian, 1900-1920.

Tube of Paregoric tablets

1900-1920

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.

Bottle for Paregoric tablets

1906-1920

Three hypodermic needles in a steel case with measured quantities of injection drugs (Camphor, Apromorphine and Scopolamine hydrobromide). Phial with needle: 81 mm x 8 mm x 15 mm, 76 g overall. By Hoffman Laroche, British, first half 20th century, relic of Dr. Wrigley.

Steel case of hypodermic needles with drugs

1901-1950

Round glass bottle with croken cork stopper for Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium), with traces of contents remaining. 95 mm x 25 mm diameter, 30g. Dispensed by Smith, Stanistreet and Co, Calcutta, India, 1831-1900.

Bottle for Paregoric Elixir

1831-1900

Glass phial with cork stopper and chamois covering of Tabloid brand Paregoric pills (Camphorated Tincture of Opium). 110 mm x 15 mm diameter, 25 g. By Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, 1890.

Phial of Paregoric tablets

1890