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Aerosol bottle of asthma inhalant, Kent, England, 1960-1975

1960-1975

Brown glass bottle of aspirin and opium tablets

1950-1970

Pewter theriac container

1603

Haemostatic set, London, England, 1871-1900

1871-1900

Bottle for Dover Powder

1937-1938

Bottle of 'Papine'

1920-1950

Glass bottle with glass stopper for 'Cholera Drops' with traces of original contents remaining. 117 mm x 37 mm x 45 mm, 173g. Label reads, 'Cholera Drops/ A teaspoonful in a little/ water and repeat in an/ hour if required.' Bottle is dated to the 19th of August 1864. Dispensed by Decastro and Watson Chemists, English, 1864.

Bottle for Cholera Drops

1864

Rectangular clear glass bottle with glass stopper, without metal stopper retaining clip, containing approximately 2 ounces of tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex), unsigned, England, 1900-1910

Glass bottle, without metal clip to secure glass stopper, for tincture of opium

1900-1910

Small clear glass bottle with cork stopper, containing cholera pills. 47 mm x 18 mm diameter, 10 g. Dispensed by the Punjab Medical Hall, Lahore, Indian, 1871-1920.

Small bottle of Cholera pills

1871-1920

Resinous lump, probably opium, no provenance, 1850-1920

Resinous lump

1850-1920

Floral painted opaline glass shop round with lid used for Dover's powder (contains opium). By the Farmacia de Onate, Spanish, 1850-1900.

Opaline glass shop round for Dover's powder

1850-1900

Bottle, clear glass, leather covering over cork, of Cholera Tincture. This liquid is believed to contain opium tincture due to the fact most Cholera treatments contained opium. 116 mm x 44 mm x 24 mm, 100 g. Inscription reads:'CHOLERA TINCTURE/.../ FRANK BLISS & Co. / DISPENSING AND FAMILY CHEMISTS,/SIMLA'. Distributed by Frank Bliss and Co., Indian, 1851-1910.

Bottle of cholera tincture

1851-1910

Floral painted opaline glass shop round used for opium (OPIO), with traces remaining. By the Farmacia de Onate, Spain, 1850-1900.

Shop round for opium

1850-1900

Two glass bottles with green paper covers full of 'Cholera Drops'. Each: 60 mm x 22 mm diameter, 19g. Supplied by Willem Pitlo, Arnhem, Dutch, 1801-1900.

Two bottles of 'Cholera Drops'

1801-1900

Small glass dispensing bottle with ivory and cork stopper with traces of Calomel( mercury chloride) and opium. 42mm x 16mm diameter. Gold printed label reads, 'CALOMEL C. OPI/gr.ij./gr.fs.' Calomel was often used as a laxative or an a disinfectant. English, 1850-1900.

Small dispensing bottle for Calomel and Opium

1850-1900

2 litre glass bottle of Opiate Squill Linctus (Gee's Linctus), full. 300 mm x 100 mm diameter. Manufactured by Macarthys, English, 1960-1985.

2 litre glass bottle of Opiate Squill Linctus (Gee's Linctus)

1960-1985

Glass bottle with metal screw top full of Compound Syrup of Cocillana (contains cocillana, opium, antrimony and morphine). 164 mm x 53 mm x 30 mm, 308 g. Prepared by Wright, Leyman and Umney Ltd., London, 1940-1960.

Bottle of Compound Syrup of Cocillana

1940-1960

Dispensing bottle with traces of opium. Gold label with black print reads, 'Opium/ gr. j.' English, 1850-1900.

Dispensing bottle of opium

1850-1900

Glass bottle with bakelite lid half-full of compound Aspirin and Opium tablets (TAB. ACID. ACETYLSALICYL et OPII P.B.). By Southall Bros. and Barclay (1935) Ltd., English, 1930-1950.

Glass bottle of Aspirin and opium tablets

1930-1950

Small glass bottle with chamois covering full of Lead and Opium pills. 45 mm x 20 mm diameter, 13 g. Label reads, 'R. Scott Thompson and Co./ Medical Hall Calcutta/ LEAD AND OPIUM PILLS/ Use.- In mild cases of diarrhoea and dysentery./ Dose.- One every 3 hours, til purging abates.' Dispensed by R. Scott Thompson and Co., Calcutta, India, 1831-1900.

Small bottle of Lead and Opium pills

1831-1900

Small rectangular pocket dispensary with hinged metal segments, 7 of which contain pills (including opium, Dover's powder, quinine, and lead with opium), 2 contain packets of powder (calomel and antimony), with an informational leaflet. 84 mm x 57 mm x 13 mm. Made by Flockhart and Company, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1837-1870.

Small pocket dispensary containing drugs

1837-1870

Glass bottle with glass stopper covered in chamois for Laudanum (opium tincture) with traces remaining. 116 mm x 40 mm, 147 g. Sprackett Chemists, Bristol, 1862-1900.

Bottle of Laudanum

1862-1900

1x100ml glass bottle (sealed) of concentrated syrup of red poppy (SYR. RHOEAD B.P.C. 1949). 135 mm x 45 mm diameter, 266 g. Made by Wright Layman and Umney, English, 1949-1970.

Glass bottle of concentrated syrup of red poppy

1949-1970

Amber glass bottle with cork stopper for 500 ml of syrup of red poppies (SYRUPUS RHOEADOS) B.P.C. 1934, with traces remaining. 230 mm x 75 mm diameter, 526g. Made by Wright Layman and Umney, London, 1934-1949.

500ml bottle of syrup of red poppies B.P.C.

1934-1949

Glass bottle with metal lid full of Compound Syrup of Cocillana (contains opium, morphine hydrochloride and antimony). 162 mm x 51 mm x 30 mm, 309 g. Label reads, ' Expectorand, Sedative and Tonic Laxative...A soothing rememdy for irritating Coughs, Bronchitis and Chest and Lung troubles.' Produced by Wright, Layman and Umney Limited, early twentieth century.

Bottle of Compound Syrup of Cocillana

1901-1950

Glass bottle with cork stopper of Poppy Syrup (Syr. Papaver. Alb). 120 mm x 35 mm diameter, 148 g. Dispensed by Gibson & Son's, Hexam, English, early twentieth century.

Bottle of Poppy Syrup

1900-1950

Green glass poison bottle with bakelite lid full of Dover's Powder tablets (TAB. IPECAC. ET OPII). By Wright, Layman and Umney Ltd., English, 1920-1960.

Poison bottle of Dover's Powder tablets

1920-1960

Square glass bottle with cut-glass stopper approximately half full of 'Diarrhoea Powder' (opium and chalk). 57 mm x 37 mm x 37 mm, 99g. Dispensed by J. Martin, Bristol, English, nineteenth century.

Bottle of Diarrhoea Powder

1801-1900

Wooden box with sliding lid containing chunks of 'Gum Opii', opium gum. 35 mm x 102 mm x 70 mm, 50.5g. Prepared by the Apprentice Chemists Association, England, c.1880.

Box of Opium gum

1860-1900

Square glass bottle with cut-glass stopper approximately containing of 'Dover's Powder' (ipecacuanha, opium, and morphine). 57 mm x 37 mm x 37 mm.

Dover Powder

1801-1900

Square glass bottle with chamois-covered stopper full of 'Brown Compound Mixture' tablets (opium, benzoic acid, camphor, antimony, anise and ammonia chloride). 95 mm x 44 mm x 50 mm, 209g. Ferris & Co. Ltd , English, 1893-1900.

Bottle of Brown Mixture Compound tablets

1893-1900

Green paper packet containing poppy capsules, 176mm x 121 mm x 16 mm. Printed label on the packet reads, '717 POPPY CAPSULES/ (papaver somniferum)' and has a red mark ' B 4'. Europe, 1880-1940.

Paper packet of poppy capsules

1880-1940

Cylindrical painted glass drug-jar with parchment cover, labelled "Laud. Opiat." (Opium Tincture), traces remaining. 117 mm x 63 mm diameter, 100 g. Unknown maker, probably Spanish, 17th or 18th century

Glass drug jar for Opiate Laudanum

1601-1800

Round block of opium, with slice missing, wrapped in leaves. Approx. 110 mm diamter, 514 g. Paper label underneath reads, ' TURKISH OPIUM.' Unknown maker, Turkey, probably 19th century.

Round block of opium, with slice missing, paper label: 'TURKISH OPIUM'

1801-1926

Bottle, amber glass, cork stopper, for opium tincture, trace remains. Printed label on white paper with maroon text reads, 'Opiumtinktur'. 83mm x 32 mm x 22 mm, 56 g. Unknown maker, probably German, 1900-1910.

Amber glass bottle of opium tincture

1900-1910

Cylindrical glass jar with leather covering and painted label for "Laud.S.Op. Hart." (Opium Tincture with Hartshorn), traces remaining. 115 mm x 66 mm diameter, 103g. Unknown maker, probably Spanish, 17th or 18th century.

Glass jar for Laudanum and Hartshorn

1601-1800

Rectangular glass bottle with paper-covered cork stopper approximately one-quarter full of 'Syr. Diacody', or Diascorde syrup. 110 mm x 68 mm x 55 mm, 239g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1780-1850.

Glass bottle of 'Diacody Syrup'

1780-1850

Glass bottle with cork stopper of opium tincture with a trace remaining. Bottle is stained, probably from the evaporation of the alcohol in the tincture. Inscription reads, 'U3/K/Opium tinktur/F.' Unknown maker, probably German in origin, 1900-1910.

Glass bottle of opium tincture

1900-1910

Four glass phials with metal caps containing ipecacuanha and opium tablets, 0.3 g, wrapped in paper, with two additional packets not in a phial. Each phial: 101 mm x 18 mm diameter, 21 g. Unknown maker, produced for the German Army by various depots in Frankfurt and Cologne, 1915-1916.

Four glass phials and two additional packets not in a phial, all containing ipecacuanha and opium

1915-1916

Glass specimen jar containing poppy head, 97 mm x diameter 50 mm. Type face label on paper, reads 'ADORMIDERA/Papaver somniferum L./Poppy heads. Spain'. Bottle is broken at base, piece missing, poppy head is exposed. Top of the bottle is sealed with plastic cellophane. Unknown maker, Spanish, 1875-1930.

Glass jar with dried opium head

1875-1930

Rectangular block of Persian opium, with slice missing, wrapped in red paper. 50 mm x 110 mm x 75 mm, 417 g. Paper label on the bottom reads, ' PERSIA/ OPIUM'. Unknown maker, Persian, probably 19th century.

Rectangular block of Persian opium, in red paper, label reads: 'PERSIA/ OPIUM'

1801-1926

Painted wooden drug jar, for unidentified opium mixture (OPUM/ TEBAIC) with wood lid and traces remaining. 151 mm x 75 mm, 237 g. Unknown maker, probably Swiss, 1770-1830.

Wooden jar for opium mixture

1770-1830

Glass specimen jar with cork lid containing dried poppy petals. 121 mm x 58 mm diameter, 138 g. Label reads,'FIOR de AMAPOLA Red Poppy/petals/Papaver Rhoeas Linn/ Papaveraceae/ SPAIN'. Contents from Spain, bottle European, 1870-1930.

Specimen bottle of red poppy petals

1870-1900

Square glass bottle with glass stopper full of 'Warburg's Tincture' tablets (opium and quinine). 95 mm x 44 mm x 50 mm, 208g. Ferris & Co. Ltd , English, 1893-1900.

Bottle of Warburg Tincture tablets

1893-1900

Pewter canister with screw top containing the ancient medical preparation 'Theriaca' or Theriac (contains opium). 52 mm x 23 mm diameter, 39g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1775-1850.

Pewter canister of Theriac

1775-1850

Square glass bottle with glass stopper approximately half-full of white coloured Lead and Opium pills. 65 mm x 32 mm x 32 mm, 68g. Unknown maker, English, first half 19th century.

Bottle of Lead and Opium pills

1801-1850

Square based clear glass bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Bottle to contain approximately 1 ounce of tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).

Bottle to contain tincture of opium

Pewter canister with screw top containing the ancient medical preparation 'Diascorde' (contains opium). 52 mm x 23 mm diameter, 31g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1775-1850.

Pewter canister of Diascorde

1775-1850

Small square glass bottle with chamois covering full of Dover's Powder. 40 mm x 28 mm x 22 mm, 31 g. Produced by Savory and Moore Ltd., London, c. 1870.

Small glass bottle of Dover's Powder

1870

Brown paper wrapping with label containing four (out of ten) glass phials with cork stoppers of 'Papaverin' (papaverine hydrochloride) tablets. 59 mm x 90 mm x 22 mm, 35 g overall. By Knoll, from Savory and Moore, English, 1930-1950.

Paper wrapping containing four phials of papaverin

1930-1950