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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 glass stopper approximately half full of Laudanum (opium tincture). 95 mm x 30 mm x 28 mm, 102g. Dispensed by W. B. Hudson, London, c1830.

Bottle of Laudanum

1820-1840

Haemostatic set, comprising three narrow glass phials with ground glass stoppers, pair Fraenum scissors and one measuring cylinder, in velvet lined leather case. The three glass phials are labeled as Liq. Secalis (rye, complete with contents) Tinct. Opii (opium tincture, trace contents) Sp. ammonia ar. (ammonia, empty). Glass phial (opii): height 106 mm x width 7 mm x depth 15 mm,; overall: height 30 mm x width 135 mm x depth 53 mm. by Charles Baker of London. English, 1871-1900.

Haemostatic set, English, 1871-1900.

1871-1900

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

Rectangular glass bottle with paper covered cork stopper inscribed with 'Laudan Liquid', a small amount of content remains. 115 mm x 65 mm x 50 mm, 181g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1780-1850.

Glass bottle for liquid laudanum

1780-1850

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

Narrow glass phial with ground glass stopper, labeled as Tinct. Opii (opium tincture, trace contents). Part of Haemostatic set by Charles Baker of London. English, 1871-1900.

Glass phial containing opium tincture, English, 1871-1900.

1871-1900

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

Green glass poison bottle, rectangular, with ribbed back and glass stopper for tincture of camphorated opium (TR: OPII: CAMPH), traces remaining. 210 mm x 80 mm x 50 mm, 349 g. Unknown maker, probably English, 1860-1920.

Poison bottle for camphorated tincture of opium

1860-1920

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 painted inscription for Laudanum (LAUD: HYSTER) (opium tincture) with traces remaining. 144 mm x 50 mm x 50 mm, 138g. Unknown maker, possibly German, 18th century.

Glass bottle for Laudanum

1701-1800

Sqaure glass bottle with pewter top containing 'Laudano' (Laudanum). 65 mm x 27 mm x 25 mm, 43g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1771-1850.

Glass bottle of 'Laudano'

1771-1850

Glass bottle with glass stopper for Laudanum (opium tincture), with traces of original contents remaining. 110 mm x 32 mm x 26 mm, 95g. Unknown maker, English, c1870.

Bottle for Laudanum

1860-1900

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

Rounded glass bottle with cut glass stopper for Laudanum (opium tincture) with traces of original contents remaining. 58 mm x 36 mm x 18 mm, 45g. Unknown maker, English, mid-nineteenth century.

Glass bottle for Laudanum

1831-1870

Square glass bottle with glass stopper for Laudanum (opium tincture), with a small amount of liquid remaining. 65 mm x 30 mm x 30 mm, 55g. Unknown maker, French, 18th century.

Bottle of Laudanum

1700-1850

Round glass bottle with glass stopper for Laudanum (opium tincture) with traces remaining. 127 mm x 32 mm diameter, 94 g. Unknown maker, English, c. 1870.

Bottle for laudanum

1851-1900

Rectangular glass bottle with cork stopper of Liq. Opii. Camph. Conc. (Camphorated Tincture of Opium). 140 mm x 40 mm x 55 mm, 153g. Dispensed by Gibson and Son Chemists, Hexham, England, 1900-1978.

Bottle of camphorated tincture of opium

1900-1978

Small square glass bottle with glass stopper for Laudanum (opium tincture) with traces remaining. 40 mm x 25 mm x 20 mm, 25g. Unknown maker, English, c1870.

Bottle for laudanum

1860-1900

Square glass bottle with glass stopper for Laudanum (opium tincture), with trace contents remaining. 110 mm x 35 mm x 35 mm, 132g. Unknown maker, English, mid-nineteenth century.

Bottle for Laudanum

1830-1880

Square glass bottle with glass stopper approximately one-quarter full of liquid Laudanum(opium tincture). 73 mm x 37 mm x 34 mm, 102g. Unknown maker, English, early nineteenth century.

Bottle of laudanum

1801-1850

Glass bottle with glass stopper and chamois covering full of Laudanum (opium tincture). 87 mm x 30 mm x 17 mm, 62g. Dispensed by Williams and Elvey Chemists, London, nineteenth century.

Bottle of Laudanum

1801-1900

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

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

Painted opaline glass bottle with glass stopper inscribed "Laud:Liq:Syd:" or Sydenham's Laudanum (opium tincture). 154 mm x 78 mm, 175 g. Unknown maker, possibly German, 18th century.

Glass bottle for Sydenham's Laudanum

1701-1800

Blown-glass drug jar, cylindrical, with parchment cover, labelled "Laud. Cinnab.", containing a resinous mixture of opium, saffron and cinnabar (mercury (II) sulfide). 119 mm x 65 mm diameter, 167 g. Unknown maker, Spanish, 17th or 18th century

Glass drug jar of Laudanum Cinnabar

1601-1800

Blue glass poison bottle with broken cork stopper for Laudanum (opium tincture), with dried traces of contents remaining. 56 mm x 20 mm diameter, 18 g. Dispensed by Dinneford and Co., London, c.1834.

Blue glass poison bottle for Laudanum

1820-1840

Pocket midwifery instrument set in leatherette case with metal catheter and two glass bottles with ground stoppers for Opium Tincture and Tr. Sec. Cornut (an early form of ergotamine). 70 mm x 37 mm x 32 mm, 185. Incomplete, inscribed ' Esquire Dukes'. English, 1851-1910.

Leatherette midwifery set

1851-1910

Pocket midwifery instrument set, cased, with catheter and two glass bottles with ground stoppers containing Opium tincture (Opii) and rye tincture (Secale). 66 mm x 158 mm x 32 mm, 205 g. Incomplete. English, 1851-1900

Leather midwifery kit with drugs

1851-1900

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

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

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