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 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 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 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1849-1915
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 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 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 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1900-1910
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) Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1960-1985
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 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1950-1965
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' Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1780-1850
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 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1901-1950
Small glass bottle of compressed Dover's powder tablets with tin screw top from a small steel medicine chest. 70 mm x 20 mm x 25 mm, 30g. Labels on the chest reveal it was created for travellers to tropic areas. White paper label with black type face reads, ' Burroughs, Wellcome & Co/ 'Tabloids'/ of compressed/Dover Powder/5 gr./ Pulv. Ipecac. Co.)/ Directions.- 1 to 3 'tabloids'/ may be taken with a little water on/ retiring, to break up a cold, or an as-/astringent and anodyne in dysentery/ persistant diarrhoea or cholera, and/ for the relief of pain./ Snowhill Buildings, London, E.C.' The word 'poison' is stamped over the label in red. The term tabloid' medicines in compressed and measured doses was invented by Sir Henry Wellcome as early as 1884. Dover powder's key ingredient opium led it to be used as a cure for cholera, diarrheoa and the common cold. The mixture is usually comprised of opium, ipecac. and potassium sulphate. It was commonly used through the 1960s. Small glass bottle of compressed Dover's powder tablets Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1901-1930
Square glass bottle with glass stopper used for Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium) and Syrup of Squills, with traces of most recent contents remaining. 90 mm x 40 mm x 40 mm, 106g. Dispensed by Dadson of Manor Park, nineteenth century. Bottle used for Paregoric Elixir and Syrup of Squills Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1801-1900
Small clear glass bottle, with cork stopper and paper label, containing Brathwaite's Genuine Black Drop. Black Drop was a proprietary remedy of fermented vinegar of opium introduced around 1700. It contained more opium than most varieties of The label on this example reads 'Genuine Black Drop, Prepared By J.A. Brathwaite, Lancaster' and 'N.B. One Drop equal to four of Laudanum'. Small clear glass bottle Materia Medica & Pharmacology c. 1801
Carton of six 1 c.c. ampoules of 'Omnopon' (opium alkaloids) with four glass ampoules remaining and instructional leaflet. Carton: 86 mm x 60 mm, 31 g total. Roche Products Limited, English, 1910-1940. Six ampoule carton of 'Omnopon' Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception 1910-1940
Square glass bottle with pewter lid for theriac (Teriaca), with trace contents. 85 mm x 37 mm x 37 mm, 72g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1771-1850. Bottle for Theriac Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1771-1850
Pewter canister with screw top containing 'Teriaca' or Theriac, an ancient medical preparation which contains poppy syrup. 52 mm x 25 mm diameter, 38 g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1771-1850. Canister of Teriaca Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1771-1850
Small glass bottle with glass stopper half-full of Dover's Powder. 71 mm x 23 mm x 18 mm, 38 g. By Cannan and Brydon, London, early nineteenth century. Glass bottle of Dover's powder Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1801-1850
Glass stoppered rectangular bottle containing brown residue of opium tincture. 91 mm x 33 mm x 23 mm. The printed label on the lid of the medicine kit designated the bottle as 'OPIUM-TINKTUR, 20g.' Produced by C. Stiefenhofer, German, circa World War I. Glass bottle of opium tincture Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1914-1918
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. Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1910-1940
Glass bottle with flat glass stopper half-full of Tabloid brand Aromatic Chalk Powder with Opium compressed tablets ( Pulv. Cretae Aromat. cum Opio). 142 mm x 43 mm x 43 mm, 178 g. By Burroughs Wellcome, English, 1900-1910. Glass bottle of Aromatic Chalk Powder with Opium tablets Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1900-1910
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 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1906-1920
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 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1893-1900
Round card pill box with red paper covering for opium pills, with traces remaining. 22 mm x 30 mm diameter, 2 g. Unknown maker, English, 1831-1870. Card pill box for opium Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1831-1870
Glass bottle with wooden lid containing aromatic chalk with opium mixture (P. Creta Aromat. c Opii B.P.) 190 mm x 96 mm diameter, 640 g. By Savory and Moore Ltd., Standard Works, Lawrence Road, Tottenham, London, N15, England, 1910-1950. Bottle of Aromatic Chalk with opium Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1910-1950
Rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper and kid covering of Chalk and Opium powder, full. 126 mm x 63 mm x 39 mm, 132 g. Prepared by Squire chemists, Oxford Street, London, c. 1850. Glass bottle of Opium and Chalk powder Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1840-1860
Bakelite tube for Tabloid brand Paregoric tablets with traces remaining. 90 mmx 19 mm diameter, 20g. Printed label reads, 'Burroughs Wellcome & Co./ TABLOID brand/ Paregoric/ one represents/ min. 15.../ of Compound Tincture of Camphor, B.P./...As this preparation contains Opium in/small medicinal doeses, it is labelled POISON...'. By Burroughs Wellcome, English, 1907. Bakelite tube of Paregoric tablets Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1907
Glass bottle of "Choleflavin" brand (papaverine hydrochloride) pearl pellets in original carton. Carton: 73 mm x 44mm x 28 mm. Yellow carton with maroon borders and blue central text pabel reads, ' 60 pellets/ CHOLEFLAVIN/ Trademark Brand/ Trypaverin/ Bayer Products Ltd./...' The carton contains an oval shaped clear glass bottle with a shiny metalic top which is embossed with the Bayer logo. On the front of the bottle is adhered a printed label, again in yellow and blue, which repeats the information on the front of the carton. The 'pellets' contained within the bottle are spherical and silver in colour. Supplied by Bayer Products Ltd., German, 1930-1940. Bottle of 'Choleflavin' pellets Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1930-1940
Tall glass bottle with glass stopper full of Aromatic Chalk Powder. 105 mm x 32 mm x 40 mm, 193g. Dispensed by J. Fuller for the Army and Navy Stores, London, c. 1870. Bottle of Aromatic Chalk Powder Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1865-1890
Large wooden barrel filled with large dried poppy heads. Barrel: 320 mm x 500 mm diameter. Faded inscription, possibly in Arabic, is illegible. Unknown maker, possibly Turkish, 1801-1930. Large wooden barrel filled with dried poppy heads; controlled drug Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1801-1930
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 Pharmacy-ware 1770-1830
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 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1801-1910
Pewter canister with screw top mostly full with 'Diascordio', an ancient medical preparation which contains poppy syrup. 52 mm x 24 mm diameter, 45 g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1771-1850. Canister of Diascordio Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1771-1850
Large pewter box with sliding lid and knob, containing a dried block of Mithridate. 36 mm x 58 mm x 56 mm. Unknown maker, Italian, c. 1560s. Pewter box of Mithridate Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1562-1566
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 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1915-1916
Wooden drawer insert with brass handle and sliding top filled with powdered 'aromatic confection'. 38 mm x 62 mm x 60 mm, 67g. Handwritten label reads,Conf. Aromat/Dose/Ten Grains to/Half a dram. Unknown maker, probably English, 1810-1830. Powdered 'aromatic confection', inside Mahogany drawer Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1810-1830
Rectangular glass bottle used for paregoric elixir, with trace contents remaining. 103 mm x 33 mm x 23 mm. Chemists label reads, 'ROBERTSON/PAREGORIC ELIXIR/35, GEORGE STREET EDINBURGH/ CHEMIST/DRUGGIST'. Dispensed by Robertson chemists, Edinburgh, 1831-1870. Bottle of paregoric elixir Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1831-1870
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 Medical Glass-ware 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 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1851-1910
Eight sticks of opium resin, individually wrapped in paper and tied with string, unsigned Eight sticks of opium resin Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Albarello jar, or vase, earthenware, tin-glazed, for opium poppy seeds, or magnesium sulphate, unsigned, Spain, 1700-1799 Albarello jar, for poppy seeds Medical Ceramic-ware 1701-1800
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 Medical Glass-ware 1840-1910
Square glass bottle with glass stopper full of Dover's Powder. 47 mm x 32 mm x 26 mm, 52 g. Unknown maker, English, 1820-1850. Glass bottle of Dover's Powder Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1820-1850
Glass storage cylinder containing three large dried poppy heads, labelled. 286 mm x 106 mm diameter, 1389 g. Unknown maker, grown in Britain. Specimen jar containing dried poppy heads Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Rectangular glass shop round of paediatric opiate squill linctus (LINCT. SCILL. OPIAT. PRO INFANT) with liquid traces remaining. 240 mm x 45 mm x 90 mm, 496g. Unknown maker, English, 1920-1960. Shop round of pediatric opiate squill linctus Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1920-1960
Small round red box made of card containing 6 black pills of Dover's Powder (Pil Hyd/c Doveri). Overall: 15 mm x 20 mm diameter, 2g. Unknown maker, English, 1810-1850. Small red card box of Dover's Powder pills Therapeutics 1810-1850
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 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1860-1900
