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General Arrangement 4-6-2 passenger engine

1938

Gutta percha tube for 1/2 gr. compressed Tabloid brand opium tablets, empty with possible traces remaining. 80 mm x 15 mm diameter. Interior of the tube is lined with wax paper and contains a small amount of cotton, possibly obscuring traces of opium. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., English, 1900-1910.

Gutta Percha tube for Opium tablets

1900-1910

Black gutta percha tube for 5 gr. Tabloid brand Aromatic Chalk Powder with Opium tablets, with possible traces remaining. 89 mm x 19 mm diameter. Interior of the tube is lined with wax paper and contains a small amount of cotton, possibly obscuring traces of opium or remaining tablets. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., English, 1900-1910.

Gutta percha tube of Aromatic Chalk Powder with Opium tablets

1900-1910

Glass specimen jar (empty) labelled for a sample of hexahydrobenzonitrile, one of ten glass vials associated with Grignard (1871 - 1935), by the Chimie General, Faculte des Sciences de Lyon, French, 1900-1920

Hexahydrobenzonitrile

1900-1920

Glass specimen jar containing a sample of bis (diphenthylène) chavicol éthane, one of ten glass vials associated with Grignard (1871 - 1935), by the Chimie General, Faculte des Sciences de Lyon, French, 1900-1920

Bis (diphenthylène) chavicol éthane

1900-1920

Glass specimen jar (empty) labelled for a sample of allyl benzène, one of ten glass vials associated with Grignard (1871 - 1935), by the Chimie General, Faculte des Sciences de Lyon, French, 1900-1920

Allyl benzène

1900-1920

Glass specimen jar containing a sample of acide benzoique, one of ten glass vials associated with Grignard (1871 - 1935), by the Chimie General, Faculte des Sciences de Lyon, French, 1900-1920

Acide benzoique

1900-1920

Glass specimen jar (empty) labelled for a sample of phenyl ethanol primaire, one of ten glass vials associated with Grignard (1871 - 1935), by the Chimie General, Faculte des Sciences de Lyon, French, 1900-1920

Phenyl ethanol primaire

1900-1920

Glass specimen jar containing a sample of chavicol (p-allyl phénol), one of ten glass vials associated with Grignard (1871 - 1935), by the Chimie General, Faculte des Sciences de Lyon, French, 1900-1920

Chavicol (p-allyl phénol)

1900-1920

Glass specimen jar containing a sample of méthyl propényl, one of ten glass vials associated with Grignard (1871 - 1935), by the Chimie General, Faculte des Sciences de Lyon, French, 1900-1920

Méthyl propényl

1900-1920

Glass specimen jar containing a sample of méthyl diisoamyl carbinol, one of ten glass vials associated with Grignard (1871 - 1935), by the Chimie General, Faculte des Sciences de Lyon, French, 1900-1920

Méthyl diisoamyl carbinol

1900-1920

Painted aluminium carton of 'Allenburys' Throat Pastilles (Phenol and Cocaine). 99 mm x 60 mm x 24 mm, 126 g. 54 pastilles in an elaborately decorated tin with blue and gold floral motifs. In original plastic covering. Front label of tin reads,'The Allenburys Throat Pastilles/ No. 64/ Phenol and Cocaine/ 54 pastilles, each containing/ Cocaine Hydrochloride gr. 1/66 Poison)/ Adult dose- One every two hours or as directed/ by the physician./ Manufactured by Allen & Hanburys Ltd./ London.' Manufactured by Allen and Hanburys, Ltd., London, 1920-1940.

Carton of Allenbury's Throat Pastilles

1920-1940

Candle lamp, Crab Railway Reading Lamp. Red leatherette and card box containing candle, brass crocodile clip candle holder and silvered vesta box case with matches (Bryant & May's). Made by The Patent Safety Candle Grip Company, London. Sold by W H Smith.

Crab Railway Reading Lamp

1893-1897