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Bottle for 'Veronal' powder

1903-1950

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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