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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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