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Shop round for gum tragacanth containing traces of white powder

Shop round for gum tragacanth

Medical Glass-ware

Shop round for capsicum tincture, containing a brown liquid.

Shop round for capsicum tincture

Medical Glass-ware

Shop round for verbena oil, containing an oily residue

Shop round for verbena oil

Medical Glass-ware

Shop round for quassia infusion or bitter wood, half full

Shop round for quassia infusion or bitter wood

Medical Glass-ware

Shop round for essence of pennyroyal, containing colourless liquid, later label for Hy

Shop round for essence of pennyroyal

Medical Glass-ware

Drug jar for mercuric nitrate ointment containing traces of yellow ointment, pink and white ceramic jar labelled "UNG: HYD: NIT:" white label with red and gold border.

Drug jar for mercuric nitrate ointment

Medical Ceramic-ware

Combined monophasic early contraceptive pills

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1960-1970

'Brevinor' Contraceptive Pills

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1983

Packet of Stannous for red blood cell labelling 'Amerscan' agent

Nuclear Physics

1981

Packet of Technetium (MAA) for lung scintigraphy 'Amerscan' agent

Nuclear Physics

1981

Vial of Mixtard 30/70 purified pork insulin, boxed with instructions

Therapeutics

1983

Bottle of 'Tabloid' Empirin (acetylsalicylic acid) from 'Tabloid' medicine chest in metal case, containing materia medica in glass stoppered jars (Pts 4 - 38), by Burroughs Wellcome & Company, London, England, 1900-1909. Used by Teddy Roosevelt on African Expedition, 1909.

Bottle of 'Tabloid' Empirin (Acetylsalicylic acid) from medicine chest used by Teddy Roosevelt.

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1909

Bottle of 'Tabloid' hexamethylenamine with sodium acid phosphate from 'Tabloid' medicine chest in metal case, containing materia medica in glass stoppered jars (Pts 4 - 38), by Burroughs Wellcome & Company, London, England, 1900-1909. Used by Teddy Roosevelt on African Expedition, 1909.

Bottle of 'Tabloid' hexamethylenamine with sodium acid phosphate from medicine chest used by Teddy Roosevelt.

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1909

Bottle of 'Tabloid' Blaud pill compound from 'Tabloid' medicine chest in metal case, containing materia medica in glass stoppered jars (Pts 4 - 38), by Burroughs Wellcome & Company, London, England, 1900-1909. Used by Teddy Roosevelt on African Expedition, 1909.

Bottle of 'Tabloid' Blaud pill compound from medicine chest used by Teddy Roosevelt.

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1909

Cuboid bottle containing 'Tabloid' quinine and rhubarb compound, 'Livingstone Rouser'. From 'Tabloid' medicine chest in metal case, containing materia medica in glass stoppered jars (Pts 4 - 38), by Burroughs Wellcome & Company, London, England, 1900-1909. Used by Teddy Roosevelt on African Expedition, 1909.

Bottle of Tabloid Quinine and Rhubarb compound, "Livingstone Rouser" from medicine chest used by Teddy Roosevelt.

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1909

Vitaminets Forte tablets by Roche Products Ltd., one of a selection of drugs and related material from India, 1975-1980.

Vitaminets Forte tablets by Roche Products Ltd., o

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1975-1980

Six packets of 'Amerscan' agent, (a) Technetium (tin colloid) for liver scintigraphy. (b) Technetium (MDP) for bone scintigraphy. (c) Technetium (EHIDA) for hepatobiliary scintigraphy. (d) Technetium (MAA) for lung scintigraphy. (e) Technetium (glucanate) for kidney/brain scintigraphy. (f) Stannous for red blood cell labelling, by Amersham International, Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire, England, 1981-1982

Six packets of 'Amerscan' agents

Nuclear Physics

1981

Vial of Human Actrapid, monocompetent insulin, 10ml, by Novo Nordisk A/S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark, 1999-2000.

Synthetic Human Insulin, Denmark, 2000

Therapeutics

1999-2000

Two vials of penicillin sodium salt, 200000 units, individually boxed with leaflets, by Glaxo Laboratories Limited, Greenford, Middlesex, England, 1947

Two vials of penicillin sodium salt, 200000 units, individually boxed with leaflets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1947

1 dialpak of combined monophasic contraceptive pills, 'Ortho-Novin', 1960-1968. Each tablet contains Norethisterone 2.0mg and mestranol 0.1mg.

Dialpak of Ortho-Novin oral contraceptive pills

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1960-1968

1 dialpak of combined monophasic contraceptive pills, 'Ortho-Novin', 1960-1968. Each tablet contains Norethisterone 2.0mg and mestranol 0.1mg.

Dialpak of Ortho-Novin oral contraceptive pills

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1960-1968

Shop round, clear glass, thir full of clear liquid, for dilute nitric acid, English, late 19th-early 20th century

Shop round, clear glass, thir full of clear liquid

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1930

Bottle of opodeldoc, narrow rectangular bottle with squared shoulders and kid covered glass stopper, containing amber liquid, prepared by Dinneford & Co, London

Bottle of soap and linament of opodeldoc

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1831-1870

Glass bottle Liv.52 tablets by the Himalaya Drug Company, India, in box 1970-1981

Liver pills, used in Ayurvedic Medicine, Bombay (now Mumbai), India, 1970-1981

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1970-1981

Vial of Human Monotard, monocompetent insulin, 10ml, by Novo Nordisk A/S, Bagsvaerd, Denmark, 1999-2000.

Synthetic Human Insulin, Denmark, 2000

Therapeutics

1999-2000

One dialpak of combined monophasic contraceptive pills, 'Ortho-Novin', 1960-1968. Each tablet contains Norethisterone 2.0mg and mestranol 0.1mg.

Dialpak of Ortho-Novin oral contraceptive pills

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1960-1968

Creamware ointment pot, 'cerafes(?)', supplied by Giraud, with contents, English, 1880-1920

Creamware ointment pot, 'cerafes(?)', supplied by

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1 dialpak of combined monophasic contraceptive pills, 'Ortho-Novin', 1960-1968. Each tablet contains Norethisterone 2.0mg and mestranol 0.1mg.

Dialpak of Ortho-Novin oral contraceptive pills

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1960-1968

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for preston salts, English, late 19th century.

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for preston sa

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1900

Cylindrical bottle with glass stopper, unopened, containing Bryonia Alba, from homeopathic medicine chest, rectangular, London, England, 1880-1910.

Cylindrical bottle with glass stopper, unopened, containing Bryonia Alba

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1910

Wassermann antigen, Reagent for Serological Tests for Syphilis. Southern Group Laboratory reagents

Wassermann antigen, Reagent for Serological Tests

Laboratory Medicine

1900-1980

Shop round for potassium bromide, containing white crystals

Shop round for potassium bromide

Medical Glass-ware

Shop round for cinchona extract, containing brown liquid

Shop round for cinchona extract

Medical Glass-ware

Shop round containing a small amount of grey powder

Shop round containing grey powder

Medical Glass-ware

Shop round for zinc sulphate contains traces of white powder

Shop round for zinc sulphate

Medical Glass-ware

Shop round for tincture of tolu, containing a red liquid

Shop round for tincture of tolu

Medical Glass-ware

Shop round for dill solution, containing a colourless liquid

Shop round for dill solution

Medical Glass-ware

Shop round for compound tincture of gentian, containing a brown liquid

Shop round for compound tincture of gentian

Medical Glass-ware

Shop round for tolu tincture containing a dark red liquid, later used for tincture of lavender

Shop round for tolu tincture containing a dark red liquid

Medical Glass-ware

Shop round for potassium nitrate, containing white crystals

Shop round for potassium nitrate

Medical Glass-ware

Shop round for quinine sulphate containing white powder

Shop round for quinine sulphate

Medical Glass-ware

Blister packet of Nivaquine tablets, chloroquine sulphate, 200mg in cardboard carton by May & Baker (India) Ltd., one of a selection of drugs and related material from India, 1975-1980. Comes with 4 Nivaquine tablets 200mg.

Blister packet of Nivaquine tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1975-1980

Clear glass shop round one third full of Tincture of Squill (TR: SCILLAE). 180 mm x 77 mm diameter. Unknown maker, English, late nineteenth century.

Shop round for tincture of squill

Medical Glass-ware

1840-1910

Bottle, clear glass, half full of brown liquid, for tincture of cubeb, English, mid-late 19th century

Bottle, clear glass, half full of brown liquid, fo

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1840-1900

Bottle, clear glass, eighth full of white crystals and clear liquid, for lime water, English, 19th century

Bottle, clear glass, eighth full of white crystals

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1900

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for catechu, English, late 19th century

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for catechu, E

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

Bottle, clear glass, third full of clear orange liquid, for spirit of caraway, English, late 19th century

Bottle, clear glass, third full of clear orange li

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

Bottle, clear glass, third full of clear liquid, for pure pyrola water, English, 19th century

Bottle, clear glass, third full of clear liquid

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1900

Shop round, English, late 19th century, used for cubeb powder

Shop round, English, late 19th century, used for c

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

Bottle, clear glass, trace contents, for camphor powder, English, late 19th-early 20th century

Bottle, clear glass, trace contents, for camphor p

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1920