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Pewter box with sliding lid and central hole for knob (missing) of Theriac of Andromachus (aromatic water of theriac, bezoar stone and unicorn horn). 32 mm x 43 mm x 45 mm. Unknown maker, Italian, c. 1560s.

Pewter box of Teriaca d'Andromaco

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1562-1566

Square glass bottle with chamois-covered stopper full of 'Brown Compound Mixture' tablets (opium, benzoic acid, camphor, antimony, anise and ammonia chloride). 95 mm x 44 mm x 50 mm, 209g. Ferris & Co. Ltd , English, 1893-1900.

Bottle of Brown Mixture Compound tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1893-1900

Clear glass bottle with large glass stopper, paper label. Label inscribed 'papaver somniferum L'.

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1870-1930

Clear glass bottle, with cut-glass stopper and transfer printed label. To contain a large number of opium lozenges (trochiscus opii). Each opium lozenge is impressed with 'opium 1/10 gr BP'. The transfer label is in the shape of a scroll and crest was one gold, though now dark.

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1900

Clear glass, circle based bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Containing approximately 6 ounces of pure meconic acid crystals. Said to have been prepared in 1844.

jar; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1831-1870

Glass bottle with cork stopper and paper cover full of No. 2 Diarrhoea Draught (Aromatic Confection, Opium Tincture and Catechu). 140 mm x 26 mm diameter. Made by Godfrey and Cooke, English, c. 1850.

Bottle of Diarrhoea Draught No. 2

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1849-1900

Square glass bottle with glass stopper for Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium), with trace contents remaining. 105 mm x 40 mm x 40 mm, 140g. Dispensed by John Ellison, Liverpool, English, c1830.

Bottle for paregoric elixir

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1820-1840

Wooden box with sliding lid containing chunks of 'Gum Opii', opium gum. 35 mm x 102 mm x 70 mm, 50.5g. Prepared by the Apprentice Chemists Association, England, c.1880.

Box of Opium gum

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1900

Gutta-percha, square based bottle with stopper covered in chamois leather. Paper label around bottle. Bottle contained in paper sleeve. To contain Tabloid brand of Opium and Lead pills. Believed to have been administered to relieve intestinal pain.

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1906-1920

Clear glass, rectangle-based bottle with glass stopper and paper label. To contain 'Tabloid' brand of Opium and Rhubarb Compound tablets. Manufactured by Burroughs, Wellcome and Co. Believed to have been used for stomach disorders.

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1908-1935

Metal canister of 'Placadol' (papaverine hydrochloride) tablets, with contents remaining. Height 42 mm x diameter 23 mm, weight 8g. Inscribed: 'TABLETS / Trade PLACADOL Mark / Antispasmodic / Each tablet contains: / Papaverine Hydrochloride B.P. 120 mgm / Homatropine Methylbromide 1.5 mgm./ POISON / WARD BLENKINSOP & CO LTD / LONDON - WIDNES / Made in England / 8644'. by Ward, Blenkinsop and Co., from Savory and Moore, made in England. English, 1940-1960.

Canister of 'Placadol' tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1940-1960

Glass bottle with cork stopper half-full of Aromatic Chalk Powder and Opium tablets. 101 mm x 45 mm x 29 mm, 92 g. Dispensed by Bradley and Bourdas, 6 Pont Street, Belgrave Square, London, SW1, England, 1920-1960.

Bottle of Aromatic Chalk Powder and opium tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1920-1960

Glass bottle with cork stopper full of Tabloid brand 5 gr. Dover Powder tablets. 83 mm x 45 mm x 25 mm, 73g. Handwritten label on back of the bottle reads, 'From Stanley's Expedition'. By Burroughs Wellcome, Snow Hill, London, 1880-1900.

Glass bottle of Tabloid Dover Powder tablets

Medical Glass-ware

1880-1900

Rectangular glass bottle with cork stopper and chamois covering half-full of Dover's Powder. 73 mm x 28 mm x 23 mm, 63g. Produced by Savory and Moore, dispensed by T.J. Orton, Leamington, British, mid-nineteenth century.

Glass bottle of Dover's powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1831-1870

Glass phial with rounded glass stopper full of Dover's Powder. 102 mm x 20 mm diameter, 39g. Dispensed by Bucklee's, London, c. 1851.

Glass phial of Dover's powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851

Glass bottle with ground glass stopper of Compound Tincture of Camphor (TR. Camphora Co.), also known as paregoric, quarter-full. 119 mm x 50 mm x 41 mm, 213 g. Dispensed by R.D. Barton, London, 19th century.

Glass bottle of Paregoric

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1900

Square guetta percha bottle of `Tabloid' brand Paregoric tablets (camphorated tincture of opium), opium 1/48gr. 115 mm x 40 mm x 40 mm, 57g. Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, 1900-1919.

Bottle of Paregoric tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1919

Glass bottle with glass stopper half-full of Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium). 103 mm x 44 mm x 45 mm, 225 g. Dispensed by Parry and Garnham Chemists, London, c. 1830.

Glass bottle of paregoric elixir

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1800-1840

Glass bottle with glass stopper for paregoric elixir, with traces remaining. 89 mm x 36 mm x 25mm, 99g. Supplied by John Moore, Covent Garden, c. 1820.

Bottle for paregoric elixir

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1810-1830

Glass bottle with glass stopper for Paregoric Elixir with trace contents remaining. 118 mm x 40 mm x 28 mm, 140g. By Dinneford and Ealing, English, 1830-1850.

Bottle of Paregoric Elixir

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1850

Round glass bottle with glass stopper for Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium), with traces remaining. 105 mm x 30 mm diameter, 79g. Dispensed by G.S. Pedler, Fleet Street, English, c1830.

Bottle for Paregoric Elixir

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1810-1850

Glass bottle with chamois covering on cork of Tabloid brand Warburg Tincture tablets (opium and quinine). 110 mm x 22 mm, 45 g. Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, 1906-1924.

Bottle of Warburg Tincture tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1906-1924

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

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1900

Glass bottle with round glass stopper full of `Tabloid' brand Dover powder tablets (opium and ipecac). 110 mm x 40 mm x 40 mm, 177 g. Produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, 1900-1909.

Glass bottle of Dover Powder tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1909

Rectangular glass dispensing bottle with glass stopper for laudanum (opium tincture) with trace contents. 89mm x 40 mm, 52 g. Printed label with red type face reads, 'LAUDUNUM. -POISON/CIVIL SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY/( LIMITED,)/28 HAYMARKET, LONDON. S.W/HENRY WEST CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST' Made by the Civil Service Co-operative Society, 28 Haymarket, London, England. Supplied by Henry West, chemist and druggist.

Glass bottle of laudanum

Medical Glass-ware

1880-1940

Slender glass bottle with ground glass stopper for 'Paregorick Elixir' (camphorated tincture of opium) with traces remaining. 122 mm x 40 mm x 27 mm, 170 g. Dispensed by Godfrey and Cooke, London, late nineteenth century.

Glass bottle for paregoric elixir

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1900

Rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper and kid covering of Chalk and Opium powder, full. 126 mm x 63 mm x 39 mm, 132 g. Prepared by Squire chemists, Oxford Street, London, c. 1850.

Glass bottle of Opium and Chalk powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1840-1860

Dark glass bottle with cork stopper full of 1 gr. compressed Opium tablets. 55 mm x 30 mm x 18 mm, 37g. Manufactured by Parke, Davis, London, English, 1920-1940.

Bottle of compressed opium tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1920-1940

6-sided blue glass poison bottle with cork stopper (broken) for 'The Drops' (opium tincture), with trace contents remaining. 86 mm x 31 mm diameter, 47g. Dispensed by James Garner, London, nineteenth century.

Blue glass bottle of 'The Drops'

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1900

Glass half-fluted bottle with glass stopper and paper label around the body. Containing approximately 4 ounces of Dr Bow's Liniment for Coughs, colds, croup, bronchitis, rheumatism, lumbago and sprains. This liniment consits of belladonna and It would be rubbed into the skin localised to the problem.

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Tall, rectangular based clear glass bottle with glass stopper and metal clip; transfer printed label. Bottle containing approximately 2 ounces of tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Clear glass bottle with glass stopper and red leather wrapper; transfer printed label. Bottle containing approximately 2 ounces of tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Clear glass, square-based bottle, with paper label and a glass stopper, covered in chamois leather, containing Opiate Confection Powder. The directions state; 'Dose - Twenty grains (contains half a grain of opium) in a wine glassful of Peppermint Confection of Opium is listed in the British Pharmacopoeia in 1885 only.

Square-based bottle, with glass stopper, covered in chamois, containing Opiate Confection Powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Small clear glass, rectangle based bottle with glass stopper, and paper label. To contain Pills of Opium and Calomel. Some contents present.

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Rectangle based clear glass bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Bottle to contain approximately 1 ounce of laudanum otherwise known as tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Rectangle based clear glass bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Bottle to contain approximately 1 ounce of laudanum otherwise known as tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex). Only trace contents remains.

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Clear glass, circle based jar with top and bottom necks, broken cardboard cover. Containing a large lump of Patna opium from Calcutta.

jar; controlled drug; opium

Medical Glass-ware

1836

Two glass bottles with green paper covers full of 'Cholera Drops'. Each: 60 mm x 22 mm diameter, 19g. Supplied by Willem Pitlo, Arnhem, Dutch, 1801-1900.

Two bottles of 'Cholera Drops'

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1900

Glass bottle with glass stopper and paper label. To contain Soloid brand of Lead and Opium tablets. Soloid tablets to be mixed with water to create a lotion.

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1908-1935

Rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper for simple opium tincture, with traces of original contents remaining. Used by the German Army during the First World War, German, 1914-1918.

Bottle for simple opium tincture

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1914-1918

Rectangular clear glass bottle with glass stopper, without metal stopper retaining clip, containing approximately 2 ounces of tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex), unsigned, England, 1900-1910

Glass bottle, without metal clip to secure glass stopper, for tincture of opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1910

Rectangular clear glass bottle with glass stopper and metal stopper retaining clip, containing approximately 2 ounces of tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex), unsigned, England, 1900-1910

Glass bottle, with metal clip to secure glass stopper, for tincture of opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1910

Glass bottle with glass stopper containing laudanum (opium tincture). 105 mm x 32 mm x 43 mm, 155g. Chest supplied by Thomas Mills, Bakewell, Derby, English, 1820-1880.

Bottle of Laudanum

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1820-1880

Glass confection jar with paper lid containing Aromatic Confection. 33 mm x 40 mm diameter, 57 g. Chest supplied by Thomas Mills, Bakewell, Derby, English, 1820-1880.

Confection jar of Aromatic Confection

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1820-1880

Clear glass, pedestal based test tube shaped container with glass stopper containing crystals of meconic acid.

jar; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1861-1920

Clear glass, circle based bottle with domed lid, sealed and paper label. To contain approximately 6 ounces of meconic acid crystals, crystallised twice from hydrochloric acid.

jar; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1920

Rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper full of Dover's Powder. 55 mm x 33 mm x 22 mm, 58 g. Produced by Godfrey and Cooke, English, c. 1860.

Glass bottle of Dover's Powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860

Dispensing bottle with traces of opium. Gold label with black print reads, 'Opium/ gr. j.' English, 1850-1900.

Dispensing bottle of opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

Large glass bottle with chamois-covered cork stopper containing Aromatic Confection (opium and chalk powder). 130 mm x 45 mm x 45 mm, 289g. Dispensed by H.B. Brady Pharmaceutical Chemists, English, late nineteenth century.

Bottle of Aromatic Confection

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1861-1900

Paper bag containing opium pills. Bag ripped contents lose within surrounding plastic bag.

bag; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1900