Tin of Medinal tablets (barbital), complete with contents. overall: height 56 mm; diameter 41 mm; weight 43g. Inscribed: '100 TABLETS each 0.32 G/ MEDINAL/ A Schering Product/ HYPNOTIC/ made in England/ BRITISH SCHERING BS LIMITED SLOUGH/.../ Each tablet contains:/ 0.32 G Barbitone/ Sodium B.P'. Made by British Schering Ltd., Slough, England. English, 1940-1970. Tin of Medinal tablets (barbital) 1940-1970
Glass bottle with metal top of Veronal brand 5 gr. Barbitone tablets. 75 mm x 34 mm diameter, 68 g. Packed by Bayer Products Ltd., London, made in U.S.A., 1940-1960. Bottle of Veronal tablets 1940-1960
Rectangular glass bottle for 500, 5 gr. tablets of Barbitone Sodium (approx. 150 tablets remaining). 85 mm x 45 mm x 75 mm, 394g. Produced by Philip Harris chemists, Birmingham, English, expires 1959. Rectangular glass bottle for 500 1959
Green glass poison bottle with bakelite lid, containing powdered traces of barbitone sodium. 99 mm x 55 mm diameter, 141 g. Made by Savory and Moore Ltd., Standard Works, Lawrence Road, Tottenham, London, N15, England, 1930-1960. Bottle of Barbitone Sodium powder 1930-1950
Glass phial with metal lid for 10 'Vernamon' tablets (barbital) with 8 tablets remaining. 40 mm x 20 mm diameter, 8 g. Made by Schering-Kahibaum A.G., German, 1920-1940. Phial of Vernamon tablets 1920-1940
Glass bottle with metal lid for 250 Barbitone 5 gr. tablets, with approximately 75 tablets remaining. 115 mm x 55 mm diameter, 209 g. Produced by the British Drug Houses, English, 1940-1960. Glass bottle with metal lid for 250 Barbitone 5 gr. tablets 1940-1960
Green glass poison bottle with bakelite lid for 250 tablets of Barbitone Sodium, approximately 200 remaining. 110 mm x 59 mm diameter, 259 g. Supplied by Wright, Layman and Umney Limited, Southwark, London, SE1, England, 1960-1980. Poison bottle of Barbitone Sodium tablets 1960-1980
1oz card box in red paper of Veronal powder (barbitone sodium). 38 mm x 50 mm x 45 mm, 27g. Printed label reads, '1 oz./ VERONAL/ Patented and Registered in most of/ the Industrious countries/ FABENFABRIKEN vorm. FRIEDR. BAYER & Co./.../Germany/The resale and importation/ to the United States of America/ are prohibited'. Made by Friedr. Bayer and Co., German, 1930-1950. Box of Veronal powder 1930-1950
Bottle of "Veronigen" (barbital), half full, containing an orange liquid.155 mm x 43 mm diameter, 166g. Red printed label with hand written ink insribed '.../"Veronigen".../(Hewlett) /JOHN BELL & CROYDEN LTD./.../50, WIGMORE STREET, LONDON, W.1.' Made by John Bell and Croyden Limited, 50 Wigmore Street, London, W1, England. English, 1890-1930. Glass bottle of veronigen 1890-1930
Aluminium canister for 100 Veramon tablets (amidopyrine and barbitone) with contents remaining. 80 mm x 54 mm diameter, 77 g. Supplied by British Schering Ltd., English, 1920-1950. Canister of Veramon tablets 1920-1950
Small glass bottle with plastic lid containing sugar-coated Plexonal Hypnotic and Sedative tablets (dihydroergotamine, hyoscine, barbitone, phenobarbitone). 40 mm x 20 mm diameter, 7g. Supplied by Sandoz, from Savory and Moore, made in Switzerland, 1940-1970. Small bottle of Plexonal tablets 1940-1970
Sealed glass bottle of "Somnifaine" hypnotic liquid (diethylbarbituric acid and allobarbital), with instructional leaflet, in original carton. 80 mm x 37 mm x 35 mm, 50 g. According to the instructional packed, Sominfaine is used to treat 'nervous insomnia' and other conditions such as delirium tremens, tetanus and strychnine and cocaine poisoning. It was also used as a sedative in cases of morning sickness and sea-sickness. Produced by Roche Products Ltd., English, 1940-1960. Bottle of Somifaine liquid hypnotic, with carton and instruction leaflet 1940-1960
Yellow cardboard box contaning 250 tablets of 300 mg Barbitone Sodium tablets packed in a plastic bag. 75 mm x 45 mm x 45 mm, 104g. Produced by Arthur H. Cox, English, 1960-1985. Box containing 250 tablets of 300 mg Barbitone Sodium tablets 1960-1985
Amber glass bottle with bakelite lid for 250, 5 grain tablets of Barbitone B.P. (approx. 150 tablets remaining). 128 mm x 55 mm diameter, 232 g. Dispensed by Mawson and Proctor, Newcastle, 1920-1940. Amber glass bottle with bakelite lid for 250 1920-1940
Glass bottle with bakelite lid for 100 Barbitone tablets, with 10 remaining. 97 mm x 52 mm x 29 mm, 99 g. Supplied by Savory and Moore, Standard Works, Lawrence Road, Tottenham, London, N15, England, 1940-1970. Bottle of Barbitone tablets 1940-1970
10 cylinders of diaethylbarbituric acid tablets (barbital), wrapped in heavy brown paper. Overall: 138 mm x 45 mm x 14 mm, 54 g. Unknown maker, German military issue, 1910-1918. Paper wrapper containing Barbituric Acid tablets 1910-1918
Amber glass bottle with bakelite lid for 100 Tablets of Barbitone Sodium, 5 gr., with approximately 50 tablets remaining. 83 mm x 45 mm diameter, 125g. Manufactured by the British Drug Houses, English, 1930-1960. Amber glass bottle for 100 Tablets of Barbitone Sodium, 5 gr. 1930-1960
Glass tube of 'Neurinase' tablets (barbitone) , in original carton, complete with contents. Instructions on glass tube state both hypnotic and sedative dosages. 65 mm x 26 mm x 26 mm, 25g. Inscribed: '.../"NEURINASE"/Tube containing 22 Tablets : net weight 129 grs/Sole Agents for Great Britain and Eire/WILCOX,JOZEAU & CO.Ltd./74-77, White Lion Street,LONDON,N.1/19, Temple Bar, DUBLIN/Manufacured by the Proprietors of / "NEURINAISE" by/PHYSIKON Ltd./74-77, White Lion Street, LONDON,N.1./ Each tablet contains:/ Barbitone soluable .. .. 3.3 grs/ Extract of Valerian .. 1.0 gr/ Lactose ... 2.2 grs / POISON' Manufactured by Physikon Ltd, London, for distributors Wilcox, Jozeau & Co. Ltd., London. English, 1940-1960. Glass tube of Neurinase within original carton 1940-1960
Glass bottle with bakelite bottle of Somnased tablets (barbital, aspirin, codeine). 90 mm x 36 mm x 28 mm, 76 g. Manufactured by Duncan, Flockhart and Co., English, 1940. Bottle of Somnased tablets 1940