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Unopened packet of diarrhoea draughts

Unopened packet of diarrhoea draughts

1849-1900
Bottle of 'Papine'

Bottle of 'Papine'

1920-1950
Brown glass bottle of aspirin and opium tablets

Brown glass bottle of aspirin and opium tablets

1950-1970
Aerosol bottle of asthma inhalant, Kent, England, 1960-1975

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

1960-1975
Pewter theriac container

Pewter theriac container

1603
Bottle for Dover Powder

Bottle for Dover Powder

1937-1938
Haemostatic set, London, England, 1871-1900

Haemostatic set, London, England, 1871-1900

1871-1900
Gutta percha tube for 1/2 gr. compressed Tabloid brand opium tablets, empty with possible traces remaining. 80 mm x 15 mm diameter. Interior of the tube is lined with wax paper and contains a small amount of cotton, possibly obscuring traces of opium. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., English, 1900-1910.

Gutta Percha tube for Opium tablets

1900-1910
Black gutta percha tube for 5 gr. Tabloid brand Aromatic Chalk Powder with Opium tablets, with possible traces remaining. 89 mm x 19 mm diameter. Interior of the tube is lined with wax paper and contains a small amount of cotton, possibly obscuring traces of opium or remaining tablets. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., English, 1900-1910.

Gutta percha tube of Aromatic Chalk Powder with Opium tablets

1900-1910
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
Square glass dispensing bottle with glass stopper and chamois covering, full of Aromatic Confection Powder (contains opium). 108 mm x 36 mm x 37 mm. Unknown maker, English, after 1849.

Bottle of Aromatic Confection Powder

1849-1915
Tin carton of Gee's Linctus Pastilles BPC (contains opium tincture). 19 mm x 78 mm x 89 mm, 104 g. Made by Smith Kendon Ltd., 132 Borough High Street, London, SE1, England, 1950-1965.

Carton of Gee's Linctus Pastilles

1950-1965
85ml glass bottle of Ipesandrine syrup (Ipecacuanha and Opium alkaloids with ephedrine and cherry laurel water) in original carton. 43 mm x 55 mm x 40 mm, 263g. By Sandoz Product Limited, London, 1950-1970.

Bottle of Ipesandrine Syrup

1950-1970
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
Square glass bottle with glass stopper for Paregoric (camphorated tincture of opium) with trace amounts remaining. 35 mm x 110 mm, 135 g. Seabury and Johnson, London, 1810-1840.

Bottle of Paregoric

1810-1840
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 dispensing bottle with trace residues remaining , labelled "LAUDANUM"(opium tincture). 96 mm x 26 mm diameter, 36 g. Printed pharmacy label reads, 'LAUNDUNUM. POISON/H.KING/FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMIST/ Post Office Street, Norwich/POISON'. Supplied by H. King, chemist in Norwich, English, 1880-1910.

Dispending bottle of laudanum

1880-1910
Gutta percha bottle with chamois covering containing 'Tabloid' brand gr. 5 Aromatic chalk powder with opium tablets (Pulv. Cretae Aromat. Cum Opio). 118 mm x 39 mm x 39 mm, 139 g. Prepared by Burroughs, Wellcome and Co. London, 1906-1920.

Tabloid Aromatic Chalk Powder with Opium

1906-1920
Glass shop round with glass stopper full of Gee's Linctus ( Linct. Scillae Opiat.). 223 mm x 87 mm diameter, 1266 g. Unknown maker, British, late 19th century.

Shop round of Gee's linctus

1850-1900
Eight sticks of opium resin, individually wrapped in paper and tied with string, unsigned

Eight sticks of opium resin

Glass bottle with bakelite lid containing tablets of Aspirin and Dover's Powder (opium and ipecac). 103 mm x 56 mm diameter, 236 g. Prepared by The British Drug Houses Ltd., London, 1930-1960.

Bottle containing tablets of Aspirin and Dover's Powder

1930-1960
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
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
Square glass bottle with chamois covering containing a small quanitity of Dover's Powder. 62 mm x 32 mm x 32 mm, 70 g. Unknown maker, English, 1860-1900.

Glass bottle of Dover's powder

1860-1900
Sealed bottle with bakelite lid full of Aromatic Powder of Chalk with Opium (Pulvis Cretae Aromaticus cum Opio). 100 mm x 54 mm diameter, 269 g. Produced by the British Drug Houses, English, 1960-1979.

Sealed bottle containing Aromatic Powder of Chalk with Opium (Pulvis Cretae Aromaticus cum Opio).

1960-1979
Black simulated leather effect case with metal clasp, containing 12 labelled glass phials of tablets. 12 bottles contents as follows: 'Penacetin' (phenacetin and caffine - half full of tablets); 'Tab ha Phenobarbital' (phenobarbitone - around 14 tablets remaining); 'Digitalin & Nitroglycerin comp. (cardiac)' (strychnine, digitalin, nitroglycerin - half full of tablets); 'Pulv Ipecac CO. B.P. Dover Powder' (opium, ipecac - 3 tablets remaining); 'Palatinoids Hydrarg Subchlor' (mercury chloride - full of tablets); 'aperiens, fort' (Aloin, Jalapin, mercury chloride, gingerin - half full of tablets); 'laxoin' (dihydroxyphthalophenon - 3/4 full of tablets); 'hypnogen' (phenobarbitone - 4 tablets remaining); 'ergota praeparata' (Alaloids of ergot, ergotoxin - half full of tablets); 'butyl chlor gelsemin quinine' (butyl chloral hydrate, gelsemin, quinine - half full of tablets); 'Acetosal' (acetysalicylic acid - half full of tablets); 'Nitroglycerium' (nitroglycerine - full of tablets). Case: height 38 mm x width 243 mm x depth 91 mm, weight 310.90g; phial: height 85 mm x diameter 19 mm. Case inscribed: 'OPPENHEIMER SON & Co, LTD'. Manufactured by Oppenheimer Son and Co. Ltd., case inscribed 'Dr. E. Pringle'. English, 1870-1930.

Black simulated leather effect case containing 12 labelled glass phials of tablets.

1910-1940
Bottle of "Eupaverin" ( contains papaverine hydrochloride) with cork stopper. 45 mm x 24 mm diameter, 20g. Produced by E. Merck Chemical Works, German, 1920-1950.

Small bottle of 'Europavin'

1920-1950
Blue glass bottle with cork stopper of Neboline Compound No. 14, 'Demulcent and sedative', 'compound camphor tincture'. 94 mm x 34 mm x 27 mm, 65g. Meant to be inhaled using a vaporiser. Made by Oppenheimer, Son and Co., Ltd., English, 1910-1940.

Bottle of Neboline Compound No. 14

1910-1940
Bottle of 'The Tablets' (papaverine) with tin screw top. 97 mm x 24 mm diameter, 24g. Distributed by Knoll, from Savory and Moore, English, 1930-1950.

Botle of Papaverine tablets

1930-1950
Ambler glass bottle of 100 compressed tablets of 'Aspirin compounded with Dover Powder' (aspirin, phenacetin and compound of ipecacuanha containing Dover Powder). 137 mm x 56 mm x 36 mm, 269 g. Printed label reads, '../ASPIRIN COMPOUND/WITH/DOVER POWDER/.../The proportion of Dover Powder in/ this tablet does not bring the product/ within the scope of the D.D.A./ PARKE, DAVIS/& COMPANY, LIMITED Inc U.S.A./HOUNSLOW near LONDON' Produced by Parke, Davis and Co., Ltd., English, 1920-1950.

Bottle of Aspirin compressed with Dover Powder

1920-1950
Paper-wrapped and sealed glass bottle of Dr. Bow's Liniment with informational leaflet. 155 mm x 30 mm diameter. Dr. Bow's liniment contains hard soap, opium, and ammoniated camphor liniment. Prepared by Dr. Bow's son, from the Robert Opie Collection, 1900-1920.

Paper-wrapped and sealed glass bottle of Dr. Bow's Liniment with informational leaflet

1900-1920
Rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper full of Dover's Powder (opium and ipecac). 61 mm x 32 mm x 27 mm, 81g. Unknown maker, Australian, c. 1860.

Glass bottle of Dover's powder

1850-1870
Rectangular glass dispensing bottle with glass stopper for laudanum (opium tincture) with trace contents. 89mm x 40 mm, 52 g. Printed label with red type face reads, 'LAUDUNUM. -POISON/CIVIL SERVICE CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY/( LIMITED,)/28 HAYMARKET, LONDON. S.W/HENRY WEST CHEMIST AND DRUGGIST' Made by the Civil Service Co-operative Society, 28 Haymarket, London, England. Supplied by Henry West, chemist and druggist.

Glass bottle of laudanum

1880-1940
Square glass bottle with ground glass stopper one-third full of Dover's Powder (opium and ipecacuanha). 60 mm x 33 mm x 36 mm, 62g. Dispensed by G. French, English, 1880-1940.

Bottle of Dover's Powder

1880-1940
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
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
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
Two canisters of "Hypotan Papaverine" tablets (Bromide, Opium), with instructions, in original cartons. 62 mm x 29 mm x 28 mm, 35g (each). Outer carton and label on aluminium canister are green with blue font and decorated with a red geometric border. The inner label reads,HYPOTAN/PAPAVERINE/Complete muscular/ antispasmodic/INDICATIONS/ arterial hypertension/vascular spasm/...' By Polypharma Laboratories Ltd., English, 1910-1950.

Two canisters of 'Hypotan Papaverine'

1910-1950
Twenty-two sticks of opium resin, individually wrapped in paper and tied with string, unsigned

Twenty-two sticks of opium resin, individually wrapped in paper and tied with string, unsigned

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
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
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
Clear glass shop round with glass stopper for opium liniment (LIN: OPII), with dried residues in base and neck. 205 mm x 77 mm diameter. This liniment would have been applied topically. Unknown maker, English, late nineteenth century.

Shop round for opium liniment

1840-1910
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
Glass bottle, containing aspirin, Dover's Powder (with opium) and phenacetin compound tablets. 103 mm x 53 mm diameter, 190 g. Printed label reads, 'TABLETS/ASPIRIN B.P. gr 6/DOVER'S POWDER B.P. gr 2/ PHENACETIN B.P. gr 2 1/2/POISON/MANUFACTURED IN ENGLAND BY/ ALLEN & HANBURYS LTD. LONDON E2'. Manufactured by Allen and Hanburys Ltd., London, 1920-1950.

Glass bottle of aspirin and Dover's powder tablets

1920-1950
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
Cylindrical metal container wrapped in ornate golden paper, 51mm x 42mm, 140 g. Contains theriac, an ancient medicine used by the Greeks since the First century AD, comprised of viper flesh, opium, cinnammon and honey amongst its 60-70 ingredients. It was used as a general cure-all, although was often used as an antidote to poison, and later became known as 'mithridate'. Possibly from Constantinople, Turkey or Egypt, or more generally the Ottoman Empire, 1801-1910.

Container of theriac

1801-1910
Packet of 10 ipecacuanha and opium powder tablets (Dover's Powder) in paper wrapping. 40 mm x 12 mm diameter, 6 g. From a German World War I medical field kit. Unknown maker, for German military use, from Cassel, Germany, 1914.

Packet of Ipecac and Opium tablets

1914
Wooden chest specially made to hold 50 stoppered glass phials of tablets, 1 missing. Chest: 127 mm x 233 mm x 127 mm; Phials: 103 mm x 15 mm diameter. Substances within phials include aspirin, quinine, rhubarb, tannic acid, mercurous chloride, morphine, Dover's Powder (ipecac and opium), ipecacuanha and phenazone. Unknown maker, for military use, German, 1900-1918.

Wooden chest for 50 phials of drugs

1900-1918