Small glass jar with foot and tin lid of round black Squill pills, half-full. 49 mm x 32 mm diameter, 43 g. Unknown maker, English, early 19th century. Glass jar of squill pills Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1801-1850
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 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1801-1900
Glass dispensing bottle with metal twist lid half-full of 'Oscosed' tablets (codeine phosphate, caffeien, phenacetin, acid acetylsalicyl). 113 mm x 55 mm x 28 mm, 157 g. By Oppenheiner and Son Ltd., from Savory and Moore, English, 1940-1960. Glass bottle of 'Oscosed' tablets Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1940-1960
Canister of Spanule brand 1.5 g phenobarbitone capsules. 49 mm x 32 mm, 10 g. Manufactured by Smith, Kline and French Ltd., Coldharbour Lane, London, SE5, England, 1955-1970. Canister of Phenobarbitone capsules Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1955-1970
Glass bottle with glass stopper half-full of Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium). 103 mm x 44 mm x 45 mm, 225 g. Dispensed by Parry and Garnham Chemists, London, c. 1830. Glass bottle of paregoric elixir Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1800-1840
Rectangular glass bottle with cork stopper and chamois covering half-full of Dover's Powder. 73 mm x 28 mm x 23 mm, 63g. Produced by Savory and Moore, dispensed by T.J. Orton, Leamington, British, mid-nineteenth century. Glass bottle of Dover's powder Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1831-1870
Glass bottle with cork stopper half-full of Aromatic Chalk Powder and Opium tablets. 101 mm x 45 mm x 29 mm, 92 g. Dispensed by Bradley and Bourdas, 6 Pont Street, Belgrave Square, London, SW1, England, 1920-1960. Bottle of Aromatic Chalk Powder and opium tablets Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1920-1960
Small salt-glazed stoneware dispensing pot for compound squill pills (PIL: SCILLAE C.) lid missing. 74 mm x 70 mm diameter, 279 g. From Godfrey and Moore, English, 1850-1900. Dispensing pot of compound squill pills Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1850-1900
Glass bottle – label annotated with: ‘D152’ - of Phenobarbitone tablets with bakelite lid, by Martindale Samoore Ltd., London, England, 1963-1967 Glass bottle – label annotated with: ‘D152’ - of Phenobarbitone tablets with bakelite lid Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1963-1967
Glass bottle with tin top of Phenobarbitone tablets, 30 mg. 100 mm x 37 mm x 54 mm, 169 g. By Macarthys, from Savory and Moore, English, c.1940-1970. Glass bottle of Phenobarbitone tablets Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1940-1970
Cardboard carton, containing two ampoules of solvent and four of gonadotrophin, for Pregnyl (Chorionic gonadotrophin injection), by Organon Laboratories Ltd., England, and supplied by Organon Laboratories Ltd., Morden, Surrey, England, 1957. Pregnyl was used to promote fertility. Cardboard carton Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1957
Clear glass bottle for choidum diethyl barbituric powder (barbital) with glass stopper. 98 mm x 37 mm, 109 g. Handwritten label reads, 'Acidum/Diethyl/barbituric/Poison'. Unknown maker, English, 1851-1900. Bottle of barbituric powder Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1851-1900
Bottle of PROMINAL tablets (methylphenobarbitone), half full, inside cardboard carton. Bottle: height 97 mm; width 54 mm; depth 23 mm; overall: height 102 mm; width 58 mm; depth 31 mm; weight 105g. Inscription reads: '100 TABLETS/ PROMINAL/ Trade Mark Brand/ METHYLPHENOBARBITONE/ 3 / grains / POISON S 4/ Manufactured in England by/ BAYER PRODUCTS LTD./ KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES'. Manufactured by Bayer Products Limited, Kingston-upon-Thames, Greater London, England, United Kingdom. English, 1950-1970. Bottle of PROMINAL tablets, inside cardboard carton Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1950-1970
Blown-glass drug jar, cylindrical, with parchment cover, labelled "Laud. Cinnab.", containing a resinous mixture of opium, saffron and cinnabar (mercury (II) sulfide). 119 mm x 65 mm diameter, 167 g. Unknown maker, Spanish, 17th or 18th century Glass drug jar of Laudanum Cinnabar Medical Glass-ware 1601-1800
One cardboard box with removable lid containing 12, 1 ml. ampoules for making 'Gonan', a chorionic gonadotrophin injection. 65 mm x 75 mm x 75 mm, 52g. 3 pairs of ampoules remaining (one with water solution for each ampoule of the crystallised hormone) and a blade for scoring the ampoules. Chorionic gonadotrophin was used to increase fertility in both male and female patients. Directions for use on interior of lid reads, ' By the aid of a hypodermic syringe withdraw/ 1ml. of the water for injection and transfer/ it to the ampoule containing the powder./...' Manufactured by BDH, London, in March 1961. 12 1 ml. ampoules for making 'Gonan', a chorionic gonadotrophin injection Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1961
Glass bottle with bakelite lid of 1 gr. Phenobarbitone sodium tablets. 92 mm x 47 mm diameter, 137 g. Supplied by Savory and Moore, London, 1940-1950. Glass bottle of Phenobarbitone sodium tablets Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1940-1950
Square bakelite bottle of `Tabloid' brand `Warburg Tincture' tablets (quinine and opium). 120 mm x 40 mm x 35 mm, 90g. Printed label reads,' Burroughs Wellcome & Co./ TABLOID brand/ WARBURG TINCTURE/.../Direction- The bowels having been/ freely opened, four to eight may be taken. with a draught of warm spirit and water, and/ the dose repeated in three or four hours.../As this preparation contains Opium in/ small medicinal doses it is labelled POISON...' Burroughs Wellcome & Co., London, 1900-1919 Bottlw of 'Warburg Tincture' tablets Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1900-1919
Glass 500 ml bottle of Linctifed expectorant, (pseudophedrine sulphate, codeine phosphate, triprolidine, guaiphenesin), half-full. 200 mm x 70 mm diameter, 756g. By Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, 1960-1985. Glass 500 ml bottle of Linctifed expectorant, half-full. 200 mm x 70 mm diameter Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1960-1985
Glass bottle of Salimed Compound tablets (Salicylamide, Mephenesin, Amylobarbitone and Amino-Acetic Acid), half full, originally containing 100 tablets. 98 mm x 53 mm diameter, 172g. Manufactured by Medo-Chemicals Ltd., 144 Fortess Road, London, NW5, England. English, 1940-1960. Bottle of Salimed Compound tablets Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1940-1960
Amber glass bottle with glass stopper half-full of Aromatic Bismuth and Pepsine liquid (MIST. BISMUTH AROM. c. PEPSINO). 224 mm x 77 mm diameter, 725 g. Used as an anti-dyspeptic, ingredients include bismith, pepsine, chloroform, morphine, and nux vomica (strychnine). Gale, Baiss and Co., London, 1930-1970. Bottle of Aromatic Bismuth and Pepsin Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1930-1970
Amber glass bottle with cork stopper half-full of 'Elixir Valibrom' (contains chloralformamide). 185 mm x 59 mm x 37 mm, 276 g. Advertised on the bottle as a 'Harmless Sedative and Hypnotic'. By British Drug Houses, English, 1940-1970. Bottle of Elixir Valibrom Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1940-1970
Amber glass bottle of 25 mg Parandren tablets (methlytestosterone) for sublingual administration. 55 mm x 33 mm diameter, 49 g. Green printed label reads, '25/PERANDREN LINGUETS/Registered Trade Marks/ METHYLTESTOSTERONE CIBA/FOR SUBLINGUAL USE/Registered Trade Mark/25mg/CIBA LABORATORIES LIMITED/HORSHAM, SUSSEX'. Manufactured by CIBA for Savory and Moore, English, 1930-1951. Bottle of Perandren Linguets Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1930-1951
Blue glass shop round with cork stopper half-full of Oxmel of Squill (mascerated squill, water and honey). 215 mm x 80 mm diameter, 927g, Used to treat coughs and colds as an expectorant. Unknown maker, British, late nineteenth century. Shop round of Oxymel of Squill Medical Glass-ware 1851-1900
Narrow rectangular bottle with chamois over stopper containing Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium), half-full. 85 mm x 30 mm x 17 mm, 52 g. Unknown maker, English, 19th century. Bottle of paregoric elixir Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1801-1900
Clear glass shop round half-full of Aromatic Chalk Powder (P: CRET: AROM), contains opium. 190 x 75 mm diameter. Unknown maker, English, late 19th century. Shop round of Aromatic Chalk Powder Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1850-1900
Cardboard carton, containing two ampoules, one of solvent and one of gonadotrophin, for Pregnyl (Chorionic gonadotrophin injection), by Organon Laboratories Limited, England, and supplied by Organon Laboratories Ltd., Morden, Surrey, England, 1981. Pregnyl was used to promote fertility. Cardboard carton Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1981
Blue glass shop round (without stopper) half-full of poppy syrup (SYR: RHOEAD). 220 mm x 85 mm diameter, 1147g. Unknown maker, English, second half of the 19th century. Shop round of poppy syrup Medical Glass-ware 1851-1900
