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Bottle of "Sodium Amytal" (sodium amylobarbitone) tablets, with half remaining. 75 mm x 40 mm x 28 mm, 69g. Inscribed: '/.../TABLETS/ 'SODIUM AMYTAL' / SODIUM AMYLOBARBITONE/ 65 mg. (1gr.) / POISON/ Lilley / ELI LILLY & Co. Ltd., Basingstoke, England/.../' Made by Eli Lilly and Co. Ltd., Basingstoke, Hampshire. English, 1940-1960.

Bottle of 'Sodium Amytal' tablets

1940-1960

Glass bottle with metal lid for 200 mg. of Sodium Amytal (amylobarbitone tablets) with a small quantity remaining. 92 mm x 52 mm x 35 mm, 103 g. Produced by Eli Lilly and Co. Ltd., English, 1940-1970.

Bottle of Sodium Amytal tablets

1940-1970

Circular metal canister of pink 'Protamyl' tablets (promethazine and amylobarbitone). 45 mm x 25 mm diameter, 10 g. Produced by May and Baker, from Savory and Moore, English, 1940-1970.

Canister of Protamyl tablets

1940-1970

Glass bottle with bakelite lid for 250 1 gr. Amylobarbitone Sodium tablets, with a small quantity remaining. 88 mm x 48 mm x 29 mm, 84 g. Produced by Savory and Moore, Standard Works, Lawrence Road, Tottenham, London, N15, England, 1930-1960.

Bottle of Amylobarbitone Sodium tablets

1930-1960

Green glass poison bottle with bakelite lid containing 1 gr. Amylobarbitone tablets. 79 mm x 45 mm diameter, 122 g. Produced by Wright, Layman and Umney, Ltd., English, 1920-1960.

Bottle of Amylobarbitone tablets

1920-1960

Two tins of Potensan tablets (amylobarbital, dextroamphetamine sulphate, styrchnine hydrochloride), with some tablets remaining in both tins. Height 14 mm x width 82 mm x depth 57 mm, weight 44g. Inscribed: '100 Tablets/ POTESAN/ Amylobarbitone B.P. 15 mg / Dexamphetamine Sulph. B.P. 0.75 mg/ Yohimb. Hydrochlor. B.P.C. 1949 5 mg/ Strych. Hydrochlor. B.P.C. 0.5 mg/ Dose 1-3 tablets t.d.s./ POISON/ P.I.S.4A/ MEDO/CHEMICALS/ LTD/ 144 FORTRESS ROAD/ LONDON N.W.5./ TELEPHONE GULLIVER 3352/ MADE IN ENGLAND'. Made by Medo Chemicals Ltd, 144 Fortress Road, London, NW5. Originating from Savory and Moore. English, 1950-1970.

2 x tins of Potesan tablets

1950-1970