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Bottled Valium, carton, plastic pipette, instructions

1975-1984

Oblivon elixir (methylpentynol)

1960-1980

Clear glass bottle, unribbed, with cork stopper and paper label. Containing approximately 6 ounces of Sulphonal. Sulphonal, otherwise known as sulphonmethane, is a hypnotic and is used for producing long sleep in psychiatric cases and in nervous especially when chloral is contraindicated.

Clear glass bottle

Small, clear glass, circle-based bottle with glass stopper and transfer label. To contain approximately 4 ounces of sulphonal crystals, a hypnotic.

Small, clear glass

1860-1900

Small, half ribbed, blue glass, circle-based bottle with cork stopper and paper label. Containing approximately 1 ounces of methylsulphonal, a hypnotic.

Small, half ribbed

1901-1940

Clear glass, circle based bottle with glass stopper, wax seal and paper label. Containing approximately 4 ounces of methylsulphonal

bottle; sedative

Small glass vial, on spreading base, with plastic cap containing crystals of sulphonal. Sulphonal is a pure hypnotic possessing no analgesic properties. It is used in simple insomnia when pain is absent.

Small glass vial

1900-1930

Gutta-percha, square based bottle with stopper. Paper label around bottle, which is inside a paper sleeve. To contain Tabloid brand of Sulphonal tablets.

Gutta percha bottle for Sulphonal tablets

1906-1920

Small clear glass bottle with cork stopper and paper label. Contains sulphonal powder, a hypnotic sedative.

Small clear glass bottle with cork stopper and paper label. Contains sulphonal powder

1871-1920