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Rounded glass bottle with glass stopper and pink-chamois covering containing Dr. J. Collis Browne's patented Chlorodyne (morphine, chloroform and cannabis). Label reads, 'Dr. J. Collis Browne's/ CHLORODYNE/ An Invaluable Remedy in Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis/ Croup, Fever, Neuralgia, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Cholera, &c.' Dispensed by J.T. Davenport, English, 1850-1890.

Bottle of J. Collis Browne's Chlorodyne

1850-1890

Glass bottle with cork stopper of Dr. J. Collis Brown's Chlorodyne Drops (Opium tincture, chloroform and cannabis) with original paper labelling. 102 mm x 26 mm diameter, 44 g. Dispensed by J.T. Damuford, English, 2nd half of 19th century.

Bottle of Dr J Collis Browne's chlorodyne drops

1851-1900

Amber glass bottle of 100 gelatin-coated sedative pills with cork stopper. 100 mm x 35 mm x 23 mm, 66g. Label reads, '.../No. 593/SEDATIVE/Ext. Sumbul/.../ Ext. Hyoscymus.../Ext. Valerian.../Ext. Indian Cannabis.../Dose: 1 to 2 pills/.../PARKE, DAVIS & Co./LONDON'. Cork stopper is glazedin an adhesive and bears a logo with the name 'Medicamenta Vera'. Produced by by Parke, Davis and Co., London, 1910-1940.

Bottle of sedative pills

1910-1940

Glass bottle with glass stopper and chamois covering full of Collis-Browne's Chlorodyne. 87 mm x 30 mm x 17 mm, 71g. Dispensed by Williams and Elvey Chemists, London, nineteenth century.

Bottle of Collis Browne's Chlorodyne

1801-1900

Square glass bottle with cut-glass stopper containing Chlorodyne tablets (morphine hydrochloride, cannabis, nitroglycerine, capsicine and peppermint). 100 mm x 35 mm x 35 mm, 135g. Ferris & Co. Ltd , English, 1893-1900.

Bottle of Chlorodyne tablets

1893-1900

Yellow and red enamled steel box with plastic window containing a specimen of dried cannabis, number 164. 45 mm x 45 mm x 60 mm, 45g. Prepared by Parke, Davis and Co., American, 1931 to 1960.

Metal container of dried cannabis

1931-1960

Glass bottle with cork stopper containing 100 gelatin-coated Sedative pills (sumbul, hyoscyamus, valerian, Indian cannabis). 98 mm x 35 mm x 22 mm, 74g. Made by Parke, Davis and Co., London, mid-twentieth century.

Bottle of Sedative Pills

1930-1960

Rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper for Chlorodyne, with traces remaining. 109 mm x 34 mm x 24 mm, 89 g. Handwritten label reads, 'POISON/Shake the Bottle./Chlorodyne/Dose 5 to 20 minims'. W and T Avery Ltd., England, 1870-1910.

Glass bottle for Chlorodyne

1870-1910

Glass phial with cork stopper full of chocolate-coated 'Neuralgic' tablets (zinc phosphate, strychnine, cannabis extract). 58 mm x 11 mm diameter, 5 g. Parke, Davis, and Co., London, 1880-1930.

Phial of 'Neuralgic' tablets

1880-1930

Rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper and kid covering of Chlorodyne (Tincture of Chloroform and Morphine), half-full. 123 mm x 35 mm x 35 mm, 141 g. Produced by Savory & Moore, London, 1870-1901.

Bottle of Chlorodyne

1870-1901

Wooden box with sliding lid containing dried Cannabis Indica. 35 mm x 102 mm x 70 mm, 44g. Made by the Apprentice Chemists Association, England, c.1880.

Box of dried Cannabis Indica

1860-1900

Glass jar with ground glass stopper of Chlorodyne Lozenges, each lozenge with moulded 'chlorodyne' label. 120 mm x 55 mm x 40 mm, 267g. Produced by the Civil Service Co-operative Society and dispensed by M.H. Arundel, London, c. 1850.

Jar of Chlorodyne lozenges

1820-1870

Bottle with glass stopper and kid wrapping, containing Dr. Collis Browne's Chlorodyne (opium tincture, chloroform and cannabis). 63 mm x 25 mm diameter, 42 g. Made by J.T. Davenport, London, 1856-1878.

Bottle with glass stopper and kid wrapping, containing Dr. Collis Browne's Chlorodyne. 63 mm x 25 mm diameter

1856-1878

Rectangular glass bottle with ground glass stopper one-quarter full of 'Chlorodyne' (morphine and chloroform tincture, with cannabis in some recipes). 106 mm x 27 mm x 34 mm, 93 g. Dispensed by W.R. Baker, Sidcup, English, 1850-1880.

Glass bottle of Chlorodyne

1850-1880

Cardboard specimen box containing dried cannabis, labelled number 32. 43 mm x 117 mm x 67 mm, 32g. Prepared by Southall's, Birmingham, c.1888.

Cardboard specimen box containing dried cannabis

1888

Glass phial, cork stoppered, for compressed tablets of Chlorodyne (cannabis, morphine, capsicum and peppermint), containing two brown coloured tablets. 82 mm x 13 mm diameter, 6 g. Prepared by Parke, Davis and Co., London, English, 1895-1940.

Phial of chlorodyne tablets

1895-1940

Glass bottle with glass stopper approximately one-quarter full of 'Chlorodyne' (morphine and chloroform). 130 mm x 63 mm x 40 mm, 233g. A handwritten note on the bottle indicates that the formula for this chlorodyne is Dr. Collis Browne's. Unknown maker, unknown origin, late nineteenth century.

Bottle of Chlorodyne

1831-1900

Rectangular glass bottle, with ground stopper, containing liquid Chlorodyne (opium tincture, chloroform, cannabis). 125 mm x 35 mm x 60 mm, 340g. Produced by J.Bell & Co., London and dispensed by F.E. Bilson Chemists, Bournemouth, 1890-190.

Glass bottle of Chlorodyne

1890-1910

Bottle with glass stopper and leather cover, containing tincture of India's cannabis. 63 mm x 25 mm diameter, 37g. Unknown maker, Indian, 1836-1978.

Bottle with glass stopper and leather cover

1836-1878

Narrow glass bottle with ground glass stopper containing an unidentitied brown liquid, half-full. 96 mm x 35 mm x 21 mm, 87 g. Most likely Chlorodyne based on partially obscured label. Unknown maker, English, 19th century.

Bottle of dark brown liquid: presumed chlorodyne

1801-1900