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Bottle of 'Papine'

1920-1950

Bottle of the opiate painkiller 'Papine'

1890-1920

Clear glass bottle

Bottle of glycerophosphates compound, by Roberts and Company, 5 rue de la Paix 5, Paris, France (see note).

Bottle of glycerophosphates compound

Bottle of "Bromidia" sedative elixir (Chloral hydrate, potassium bromide, ext. Hyoscycamus), by Battle and Co., USA; manufactured in the UK by Roberts and Co. Bromidia was sold in France as early as the late 1880s, and Roberts and Co. closed around 1930, so this presumably dates between 1890 and 1930.

Bottle of Bromidia sedative

Two bottles of 'Tiodine' pills, by Roberts and Co., 76 New Bond Street, London, England. Supplied by Armingeat and Co. of Paris.

Two bottles of 'Tiodine' pills

Cardboard container, red covering, hinged lid, contains four annealing slides, four pieces of bone and two teeth, box by Roberts and Co., personal relic of Mr Claud Woakes (1870-1930), senior Aural Surgeon, London Throat Hospital, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (London).

Cardboard container

1870-1930
Carton of benzoin compound tablets, by Roberts and Co., 76 New Bond Street, London, England.

Carton of benzoin compound tablets