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Carton of progestogen-only contraceptive pills, 'Neogest', in blister pack with instructions leaflet and check controller, by Schering AG, Berlin, Germany, 1984-1986

Carton of 'Neogest' Contraceptive Pills, Germany, 1984-86

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1984-1986

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

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for ammonium salicylate

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1900

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Staphysagria, from homeopathic medicine chest, rectangular, London, England, 1880-1910.

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Staphysagria

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1910

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Sepia, from homeopathic medicine chest, rectangular, London, England, 1880-1910.

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Sepia

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1910

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Arnica Montana, from homeopathic medicine chest, rectangular, London, England, 1880-1910.

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Arnica Montana

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1910

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Stramonium, from homeopathic medicine chest, rectangular, London, England, 1880-1910.

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Stramonium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1910

Bottle, clear glass, empty, for compound jalap powder, English, late 19th century.

Bottle, clear glass, empty, for compound jalap pow

Medical Glass-ware

1860-1900

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Hamamelis, from homeopathic medicine chest, rectangular, London, England, 1880-1910.

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Hamamelis

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1910

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Secale Cornutum, from homeopathic medicine chest, rectangular, London, England, 1880-1910.

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Secale Cornutum

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1910

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Sepia, from homeopathic medicine chest, rectangular, London, England, 1880-1910.

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Sepia

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1910

Glass phial containing Salicyilic Acid powder, from homeopathic medicine chest, London, England, 1880-1910.

Glass phial containing Salicyilic Acid powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1910

Glass bottle of morphine sulphate hypodermic tablets with metal lid, with powdered trace contents. Height 70 mm x diameter 40 mm. Inscribed: '100 / Hypodermic / tablets/Morphine Sulphate/ br. 1/16 / POISON/ .../THE BRITISH DRUG HOUSES LTD./ LONDON/.../30 MAY 1941'. Made by British Drug Houses Ltd., London. English, 1941.

Bottle of morphine sulphate hypodermic tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1941

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Sanguinaria Canadensis, from homeopathic medicine chest, rectangular, London, England, 1880-1910.

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Sanguinaria Canadensis

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1910

Cylindrical squat bottle of Rhus Toxicodendrum from homeopathic medicine chest, London, England, 1880-1910

Cylindrical squat bottle of Rhus Toxicodendrum

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1910

Ampoule of gonococcus vaccine with instructions in original carton, by Parke, Davis and Co., London, England, 1920-1930 (?) (see note).

Ampoule of gonococcus vaccine with instructions

Public Health & Hygiene

1920-1930

Cylindrical squat bottle with cork stopper, containing Calendula Officin., from homeopathic medicine chest, rectangular, London, England, 1880-1910

Cylindrical squat bottle of Calendula Officin. fro

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1910

Shop round for caramel (Sacchar Ustum), containing a brown residue.

Shop round for caramel (Sacchar Ustum)

Medical Glass-ware

Shop round for compound senna mixture, containing a residue

Shop round for compound senna mixture

Medical Glass-ware

Shop round for potassium chlorate lozenges, containing 21 lozenges

Shop round for potassium chlorate lozenges

Medical Glass-ware

Shop round for cinchona tincture, containing brown residue

Shop round for cinchona tincture

Medical Glass-ware

Shop round for lavender water containing a yellow liquid residue

Medical Glass-ware

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

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for zinc oleat

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1900

Bottle, clear glass, half full of clear dark liquid, for vinum ferric, English, 19th century

Bottle, clear glass, half full of clear dark liqui

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1900

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

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for powdered c

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1900

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

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for soap powde

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

Bottle, clear glass, quarter full of clear liquid, for cilute hydrochloric acid, English, 19th century

Bottle, clear glass, quarter full of clear liquid

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1900

Shop round, clear glass, trace contents, for 'vapor creosoti', English, 19th century

Medical Glass-ware

1801-1900

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

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for sodium thiosulphate

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1900

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for compound jalap powder, English, late 19th century.

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for compound j

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1900

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for iron (ferric) phosphate, English, late 19th century

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for iron (ferric) phosphate

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

Shop round, English, late 19th century, 2/3 full of ferric quinine citrate

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

Shop round, English, late 19th century, half full of kino powder

Shop round, English, late 19th century, half full

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

Shop round, clear glass, containing reddish powdery lumps, for tincture of rhatany, English, 19th century

Shop round, clear glass, containing reddish powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1900

Shop round, clear glass, half full of dark liquid, for tincture of senega, English, 19th century

Shop round, clear glass, half full of dark liquid, for tincture of senega

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1900

One of two containers of E-Z-HD barium sulphate double contrast media for radiography without lid, by E-Z-EM Co. Inc., Westbury, New York 11590, United States, 1979.

Container of E-Z-HD barium sulphate double contrast medium

Radiomedicine

1979

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

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for salicylic acid

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

Bottle, clear glass, externally painted originally, for silver nitrate, trace contents, English, late 19th century

Bottle, clear glass, externally painted originally

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

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

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for ferrous su

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1900

Creamware dispensing pot by T. C. Lester, 39 Prospect Street, corner of Spencer Street, Hull, Yorkshire, England, with original paper cover and contents, for colocynth, 1890-1930.

Creamware dispensing pot by T. C. Lester, 39 Prosp

Medical Ceramic-ware

1890-1930

Box of thirty six ampoules of dried blood sera for blood grouping by Galton Laboratory Serum Unit, Britain, 1930-1939. Anti A and Anti B types of Serum (18 ampoules of each).

Ampoules of dried blood sera

Public Health & Hygiene

1930-1939

Bottle of soluble paediatric aspirin tablets prepared by Arthur H. Cox and Co. Ltd., Brighton, 1950-1970

Bottle of soluble paediatric aspirin tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Box containing dummy ampoule of Neostam (Stibamine Glucoside) with information leaflet, used in the treatment of kala azar, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1937

Dummy ampoule of Neostam

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1937

Wooden drawer for opium pills with some detritus remaining. 42 mm x 110 mm x 105 mm. Unknown maker, English, 19th century.

Drawer for opium pills

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1900

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

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for ferrous phosphate

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1900

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Ignatia Amara, from homeopathic medicine chest, rectangular, London, England, 1880-1910.

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Ignatia Amara

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1910

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for antimony sulphide, English, late 19th century.

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for antimony s

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1930

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for lithium iodide, English, late 19th-early 20th century

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for lithium iodide

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1930

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Silicea, from homeopathic medicine chest, rectangular, London, England, 1880-1910.

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Silicea

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1910

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

Cylindrical bottle with glass stopper, unopened, containing Nux Vomica

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1910

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Pulsatilla, from homeopathic medicine chest, rectangular, London, England, 1880-1910.

Glass phial with cork stopper, containing residue of Pulsatilla

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1910