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Bottle for medicinal water from Jacob's Well

1932

Bottle of medicinal water from temple of Asklepios at Athens

1930

Small glass bottle

Small sealed specimen jar containing piece of brain of Burke the Edinburgh body-snatcher executed in 1829, jar made in Great Britain

Specimen jar containing piece of William Burke's brain

1821-1870

Bottle of quinine phosphate powder, by Howards and Sons, London, 1835-1880

Bottle of quinine phosphate powder

1835-1880

Specimen bottle of Arishitapillai, Piper longum fruits, from Kamuning estate, Perak, Malaya, 1870-1940

Specimen bottle of Arishitapillai

1870-1940

Green Glass bottle with a rectangular body, concave base and angular sholders stoppered by a cork and sealing in wax containing an unidentified liquid drug. 130 mm x 48 mm x 30 mm, 107 g. Unknown maker, unknown origin.

Green glass poison bottle containing an unidentified drug

Glass poison bottle, used for corrosive sublimate, mercuric chloride, prepared by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, Soloid brand

Glass poison bottle

1910-1940

Sealed bottle originally containing solution, now crystalline residue, from Spain, 1901-1928

Sealed bottle originally containing solution

1901-1928

Specimen bottle of Belmontine oil, made from Rangoon petroleum by Patent Candel Co., London, 1860-1910

Specimen bottle of Belmontine oil

1860-1910

Small glass bottle, square body, concave base, cylindrical neck, outsplayed rim, contains black substance, mouth stopped with wax, possibly Italian

Small glass bottle

Sealed bottle of chamomile oil from Spain, 1901-1928

Sealed bottle of chamomile oil from Spain

1901-1928

Clear glass cylindrical bottle, machine moulded, containing brown solution, by Powell, London, 1881-1920

Clear glass cylindrical bottle

1881-1920

Glass specimen bottle containing machine oil, from Price's Patent Candle Co., Vauxhall

Glass specimen bottle containing machine oil

1851-1920