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Ribbed green glass poison bottle with glass stopper of Tincture of Morphine and Chloroform

Ribbed green glass poison bottle with glass stopper of Tincture of Morphine and Chloroform

1900-1979

2 litre bottle of Chloroform and Morphine Tincture

2 litre bottle of Chloroform and Morphine Tincture

1960-1985

Phial of Morphine and Chloroform Tincture

Phial of Morphine and Chloroform Tincture

1880-1925

Box of crushable chloroform capsules

Box of crushable chloroform capsules

Glass phial with kid covering containing Compound Tincture of Chloroform and Morphine (Chlorodyne). 110 mm x 22 mm diameter

Glass phial with kid covering containing Compound Tincture of Chloroform and Morphine (Chlorodyne). 110 mm x 22 mm diameter

1881-1923

Shop round of Chloroform and Morphine Tincture

Shop round of Chloroform and Morphine Tincture

1920-1960

Sample of Pritchards SAT 'PROPA' Cough Mixture

Sample of Pritchards SAT 'PROPA' Cough Mixture

1970

Sample of Pritchards Bronchial Mixture

Sample of Pritchards Bronchial Mixture

1970

Sample of Prity Baby Gripe Mixture

Sample of Prity Baby Gripe Mixture

1970

Sample of Zubes Cough Mixture

Sample of Zubes Cough Mixture

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.

Bottle of J. Collis Browne's Chlorodyne

1850-1890

125ml glass bottle, in original box, two-thirds full of Benylin with codeine syrup (diphenhydramine hydrochloride, codeine phosphate, chloroform, and menthol. Bottle: 120 mm x 45 mm diameter, 239g. Produced by Parke Davis, Wales, 1970-1985.

125ml glass bottle of Benylin with codeine syrup

1970-1985

Glass bottle with cork stopper of Dr. J. Collis Brown's Chlorodyne Drops (Opium tincture, chloroform and cannabis) with original paper labelling. 102 mm x 26 mm diameter, 44 g. Dispensed by J.T. Damuford, English, 2nd half of 19th century.

Bottle of Dr J Collis Browne's chlorodyne drops

1851-1900

Clear glass shop round containing Chlorodyne lozenges (Tincture of Morphine and Chloroform). 186 mm x 74 mm diameter, 384 g. Unknown maker, English, late 19th century.

Shop round of Chlorodyne lozenges

1850-1900

125ml unopened glass bottle, in original box, full of Benylin with codeine syrup (diphenhydramine hydrochloride, codeine phosphate, chloroform, and menthol. Bottle: 120 mm x 45 mm diameter, 273 g. Produced by Parke Davis, Wales, 1970-1985. Stamp indicates this bottle was dispensed by R.T. Christopher in Bradford-on-Avon

125ml unopened glass bottle of Benylin with codeine syrup

1970-1985

Amber glass bottle with glass stopper half-full of Aromatic Bismuth and Pepsine liquid (MIST. BISMUTH AROM. c. PEPSINO). 224 mm x 77 mm diameter, 725 g. Used as an anti-dyspeptic, ingredients include bismith, pepsine, chloroform, morphine, and nux vomica (strychnine). Gale, Baiss and Co., London, 1930-1970.

Bottle of Aromatic Bismuth and Pepsin

1930-1970

Glass bottle with glass stopper and chamois covering full of Collis-Browne's Chlorodyne. 87 mm x 30 mm x 17 mm, 71g. Dispensed by Williams and Elvey Chemists, London, nineteenth century.

Bottle of Collis Browne's Chlorodyne

1801-1900

Small glass bottle with bakelite lid, with battered box, of Dr. J. Collis Browne's Chlorodyne (Morphine, Chloroform, Codeine, Peppermint, Capsicum). 80 mm x 26 mm x 26 mm, 44 g. Manufactured by J.T. Davenport Ltd., London, 1930-1955.

Bottle of Dr. J. Collis Browne's Chlorodyne

1930-1955

Rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper approximately half-full of Chlorodyne (morphine and chloroform). 105 mm x 25 mm x 33 mm, 111g. Unknown maker, English, c1870.

Bottle of Chlorodyne

1860-1900

Metal tin of "Tabloid" brand Linseed, Liquorice and Chlorodyne (chloroform and morphine) pastilles, with contents. 87mm x 67 mm x 26 mm. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, 1900-1930.

Tin of Tabloid Linseed, Liquorice and Chlorodyne pastilles

1900-1930

Large glass drug jar with glass lid for Liquorice and Chlorodyne (morphine and chloroform) pastilles, with traces remaining. 160 mm x 115 mm diameter. Unknown maker, English, late nineteenth century.

Glass drug jar with glass lid for Liquorice and Chlorodyne (morphine and chloroform) pastilles

1840-1910

Glass bottle, with glass stopper, for Dr. J. Collis Browne's patented Chlorodyne (morphine and chloroform), dispensed by J.T. Davenport, London, England, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Square bottle, for Dr. J. Collis Browne's Chlorodyne, belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

1850-1870

Handblown glass bottle with cork stopper and paper covering secured with string, with a small liquid quantity of 'bromo-chlor', probably a combination of chloroform and bromoform. (see note)

Handblown glass bottle labelled: 'bromo-chlor'

Cork-stoppered glass bottle of Dakin's Chlorodyne (Chloroform, Capsicum, Alcohol, Morphine and Atropine) in original carton. 90 mm x 24 mm x 23 mm, 49g. Manufactured by Wright, Layman & Umney Ltd., London, 1920-1940.

Bottle of Dakin's Chlorodyne

1920-1940

Glass bottle of 'Indigestion Mixture' with bakelite lid, containing sodium bicarbonate, rhubarb, chloroform and morphine. 171 mm x 66 mm x 34 mm, 236 g. Printed label reads, '.../INDIGESTION/MIXTURE/An invaluable preparation for disorders of the/ Stomach and Digestion.../SAVORY & MOORE LTD./Chemists to the King/LONDON. W.1' Manufactured by Savory and Moore Ltd., English, 1910-1936.

Bottle of 'Indigestion Mixture'

1910-1936

Glass bottle, empty, for SAT 'Propa' Cough Mixture, made by Pritchards Ltd., with plastic lid.

Bottle for 'Propa' cough mixture

Bottle for Prity Baby Gripe Mixture, glass bottle with metal lid, empty, made by Pritchards Ltd. In an opened cellophane wrapped card box with a plastic spoon.

Bottle for Prity Baby Gripe Mixture

Zubes Cough Mixture. 70 ml card box containing 75 ml glass bottle with plastic lid and a square of expanded polystyrene. Bottle is empty. Box does not belong to bottle. Box is lot 155, bottle is lot 211.

Zubes Cough Mixture

Square iron canister of Tincture of Chloroform and Morphine (B.P. 1885), with contents remaining. 157 mm x 60 mm, 240g. Unknown maker, probably Maw or Arnolds, American, 1915-1916.

Iron canister of Morphine and Chloroform Tincture

1915-1916

Rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper for Chlorodyne, with traces remaining. 109 mm x 34 mm x 24 mm, 89 g. Handwritten label reads, 'POISON/Shake the Bottle./Chlorodyne/Dose 5 to 20 minims'. W and T Avery Ltd., England, 1870-1910.

Glass bottle for Chlorodyne

1870-1910

Glass phial with glass stopper, of Chlorodyne (morphine tincture and chloroform), by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Ltd., Snow Hill Buildings, City of London, London, England, 1900-1925

Glass phial with glass stopper

1900-1925

Rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper and kid covering of Chlorodyne (Tincture of Chloroform and Morphine), half-full. 123 mm x 35 mm x 35 mm, 141 g. Produced by Savory & Moore, London, 1870-1901.

Bottle of Chlorodyne

1870-1901

Glass bottle in leather case, containing Tabloid brand Chlorodyne (morphine and chloroform). 115 mm x 45 mm x 45 mm, 200g. A fabric bandage overs the stopper of the bottle, probably applied early in the bottle's history to stop leakage. By Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, 1919-1933.

Bottle of Chlorodyne in leather case

1919-1933

Cylindrical bakelite tube for Compound Tincture of Chloroform and Morphine (chlorodyne) with traces remaining. 90 mm x 19 mm, 19g. Printed label reads, 'Burroughs Wellcome & Co./ SHAKE THE BOTTLE/ COMPOUND TINCTURE/ of/ CHLOROFORM and MORPHINE/ (chlorodyne)/ POISON/Direction.- For an adult, from five to/ ten minims may be taken in a wineglassful of/water...' By Burroughs Wellcome, English, 1907.

Bakelite tube for chlorodyne

1907

Glass jar with ground glass stopper of Chlorodyne Lozenges, each lozenge with moulded 'chlorodyne' label. 120 mm x 55 mm x 40 mm, 267g. Produced by the Civil Service Co-operative Society and dispensed by M.H. Arundel, London, c. 1850.

Jar of Chlorodyne lozenges

1820-1870

Square glass bottle of Chloroform and Morphine tincture in a leather covering. 120 mm x 40 mm x 35 mm, 176g. Faded inscription reads, 'TR. CHLORO (illegible) MORPH Co.' Burroughs Wellcome, London, 1900-1919.

Bottle of Chloroform and morphine tincture

1900-1919

Paper envelope containing gelatin lamels impregnated with chlorodyne (morphine and chloroform compound tincture). 103 mm x 64 mm, 3 g. By Savory and Moore, London, c. 1915.

Envelope of gelatin lamels with chlorodyne

1915

Bottle with glass stopper and kid wrapping, containing Dr. Collis Browne's Chlorodyne (opium tincture, chloroform and cannabis). 63 mm x 25 mm diameter, 42 g. Made by J.T. Davenport, London, 1856-1878.

Bottle with glass stopper and kid wrapping, containing Dr. Collis Browne's Chlorodyne. 63 mm x 25 mm diameter

1856-1878

Two steel canisters, empty, painted, inscribed with: “Tr. Chlorof et Morph B.P. 1885”, oblong and square in section, small neck in corner of top with screw thread cap, for chloroform and morphine tincture (trace remaining), unsigned, England, 1885. Used during the First World War.

Steel canister for Tincture of chloroform and morphine

1885

Two steel canisters, empty, painted, inscribed with: “Tr. Chlorof et Morph B.P. 1885”, oblong and square in section, small neck in corner of top with screw thread cap, for chloroform and morphine tincture (trace remaining), unsigned, England, 1885. Used during the First World War.

Steel canister for Tincture of chloroform and morphine

1885

Green glass ribbed poison bottle, half-full, with two labels. Most recent label is for Linament of Aconite, Belladonna and Chloroform (see note)

Poison bottle

Lozenges of Mucilage of Linseed, Extract of Liquorice & Chlorof., made by Thos. Guest & Co. Ltd., open plastic bag of lozenges in a card box.

Lozenges

Sure Shield Loss of Voice pastilles in a hinged metal tin, made by Thos. Guest & Co. Ltd.

Sure Shield Loss of Voice pastilles

Glass bottle, empty, for Pritchards Bronchial Mixture, made by Pritchards Ltd., with plastic lid.

Bottle for Pritchards Bronchial Mixture

Rectangular glass bottle with ground glass stopper one-quarter full of 'Chlorodyne' (morphine and chloroform tincture, with cannabis in some recipes). 106 mm x 27 mm x 34 mm, 93 g. Dispensed by W.R. Baker, Sidcup, English, 1850-1880.

Glass bottle of Chlorodyne

1850-1880

Glass bottle with ground glass stopper full of Rouse's Chlorodyne (morphine and chloroform tincture). 109 mm x 32 mm x 26 mm, 123g. Prepared by Rouse & Co., Wigmore Street, London, c. 1860.

Bottle of Rouse's Chlorodyne

1850-1860

100ml glass bottle (half full) of 'J. Collis Browne's Mixture', otherwise known as Chlorodyne (Morphine, chloroform, capsicum and peppermint) with informational leaflet. Bottle: 110 mm x 42 mm diameter, 162 g. Made by J.T. Davenport Ltd., London, 1960-1980.

Bottle of J. Collis Browne's Mixture, with carton and instruction leaflet

1960-1980

Glass bottle with plastic screw cap containing Dr. J. Collis Browne's chlorodyne (morphine, codeine, chloroform, alcohol, capsicum and peppermint) with informational leaflet. Bottle: 80 mm x 20 mm diameter, 42 g. Label reads,' Dr. J. COLLIS BROWNE'S/CHLORODYNE/ A Valuable Medicine in Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis,/ Croup, Fever, Neuralgia, Diarrhoea, Cholera &c./...' Prepared by J. T. Davenport, London, 1940-1969.

Glass bottle with plastic screw cap containing Dr. J. Collis Browne's chlorodyne, with carton and informational leaflet. Bottle: 80 mm x 20 mm diameter

1940-1969

Square glass bottle with chamois covering on stopper of Chloroform Liniment with Laudanum(opium tincture), bottle full. 132 mm x 44 mm x 44 mm, 272 g. Yellow chemists label reads, 'FOR EXTERNAL APPLICATION/THE LINIMENT/From Savory & Moore/...... /of Chloroform/ with Laudanum./....' Savory & Moore, English, 1870-1901.

Bottle of Chloroform Liniment with Laudanum

1870-1901

Rectangular glass bottle with ground glass stopper of Chlorodyne (Tincture of Morphine and Chloroform), half-full. 89 mm x 29 mm x 18 mm, 60 g. Produced by the Army and Navy Co-Operative Society and dispensed by J.E. Lidwell Chemists, London, 1871-1910.

Glass bottle of Chlorodyne

1871-1910