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Bottle for 'Veronal' powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1903-1950

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

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1864

Glass bottle of morphine sulphate

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1960-1985

Ribbed green glass poison bottle with glass stopper of Tincture of Morphine and Chloroform

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1979

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

Small phial of atropine with cocaine

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1920

Shop round for tincture of squill

Medical Glass-ware

1850-1900

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

Bottle for Dover Powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1937-1938

Shop round of Chloroform and Morphine Tincture

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1920-1960

Glass phial, cork stoppered, for compressed tablets of Chlorodyne (cannabis, morphine, capsicum and peppermint), containing two brown coloured tablets. 82 mm x 13 mm diameter, 6 g. Prepared by Parke, Davis and Co., London, English, 1895-1940.

Phial of chlorodyne tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1895-1940

Rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper for Chlorodyne, with traces remaining. 109 mm x 34 mm x 24 mm, 89 g. Handwritten label reads, 'POISON/Shake the Bottle./Chlorodyne/Dose 5 to 20 minims'. W and T Avery Ltd., England, 1870-1910.

Glass bottle for Chlorodyne

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1870-1910

Green glass poison bottle, ribbed, of Phenobarbitone Sodium powder, with traces remaining and bakelite lid. 110 mm x 59 mm diameter, 197 g. By Savory and Moore Ltd., Standard Works, Lawrence Road, Tottenham, London, N15, England, 1955-1970.

Glass poison bottle of Phenobarbitone sodium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1955-1970

Square glass bottle for Laudanum (opium tincture) with cork stopper, trace contents remaining. 103 mm x 49 mm x 43 mm, 321 g. Dalmahoy, English, 1780-1820.

Glass bottle for laudanum

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1780-1820

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

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1810-1840

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

Clear glass shop round with bakelite lid for 1,000 dexamphetamine sulphate (dextroamphetamine) tablets, 5mg, with trace contents. 149 mm x 73 mm diameter, 314 g. Dextroamphetamine is a pscyhotropic drug which relieves fatigue. Savory & Moore, Ltd., English, 1920-1955.

Shop round of Dexamphetamine sulphate

Medical Glass-ware

1920-1955

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

Glass phial with cork stopper used for Muriate of morphia (morphine), with trace contents remaining. 85 mm x 20 mm diameter. Handwritten label reads, 'Solution of/Muriate of Morphia/Poison'. Probably Scottish, 1831-1850.

Phial for 'Solution of Muriale of Morphia'

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1831-1850

Small brown glass bottle with screw-on pewter cap, concave sides for 'Laudano liquido', containing traces of the original contents. 76 mm x 30 mm x 30 mm, 56g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1750-1850.

Bottle of Laudanum

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1750-1850

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

Painted opaline glass bottle with glass stopper inscribed "Laud:Liq:Syd:" or Sydenham's Laudanum (opium tincture). 154 mm x 78 mm, 175 g. Unknown maker, possibly German, 18th century.

Glass bottle for Sydenham's Laudanum

Medical Glass-ware

1701-1800

Rectangular shop round with glass stopper with liquid traces of squill tincture. 190 mm x 35 mm x 65 mm, 258g. Unknown maker, English, 1920-1960.

Shop round of Tincture of Squill

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1920-1960

Green glass poison bottle, rectangular, with ribbed back and glass stopper for tincture of camphorated opium (TR: OPII: CAMPH), traces remaining. 210 mm x 80 mm x 50 mm, 349 g. Unknown maker, probably English, 1860-1920.

Poison bottle for camphorated tincture of opium

Medical Glass-ware

1860-1920

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 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

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

Blue glass poison bottle with broken cork stopper for Laudanum (opium tincture), with dried traces of contents remaining. 56 mm x 20 mm diameter, 18 g. Dispensed by Dinneford and Co., London, c.1834.

Blue glass poison bottle for Laudanum

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1820-1840

Blue glass shop round for red poppy syrup with cork stopper and aluminium lid, traces remaining. 217 mm x 75 mm diameter, 344 g. Unknown maker, English, late 19th century.

Shop round for poppy syrup

Medical Glass-ware

1850-1900

Brown stoneware drug jar, cylindrical with japanned metal lid, moulded Royal Coat-of-arms and painted label on side, "OPIUM OPT:" with traces remaining. 170 mm x 137 mm diameter, 1164 g. Unknown maker, English, early nineteenth century.

Stoneware drug jar for opium

Medical Ceramic-ware

1816-1837

Rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper for Laudanum(opium tincture) with traces remaining. 115 mm x 38 mm x 28 mm, 91 g. Handwritten label reads, 'Laudunum/Dose 5 to 10 minims'. W. and T. Avery Ltd, England, 1870-1910.

Glass bottle of laudanum

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1870-1910

Glass bottle with glass stopper for Paregoric elixir (camphorated tincture of opium) with traces remaining. Printed label reads, 'PAREGORIC ELIXIR/ Giles & Son, Pharmaceutical Chemists...'. Giles and Son, Clifton, England, 1801-1850.

Bottle of Paregoric elixir

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1850

Rectangular glass bottle with ground glass stopper of 'Elixir Paregoric' (camphorated tincture of opium), traces remaining. 107 mm x 44 mm x 50 mm, 156g. Dispensed by Richard Vines, London, 1830-1834.

Bottle of paregoric elixir

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1834

Square glass bottle with ground glass stopper of Compound Tincture of Camphor (Paregorix Elixir) with traces remaining. 86 mm x 38 mm x 38 mm, 107 g. Dispensed by Wallas & Co., London, c. 1840.

Bottle of Compound Tincture of Camphor

Therapeutics

1810-1850

Glass bottle with glass stopper of Dovers' Powder. 36 mm x 108 mm, 127 g. Handwritten label reads 'Dovers' Powder.' By Seabury and Johnson, London, 1810-1840.

Bottle of Dovers' Powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1810-1840

Hypodermic syringe, glass and silver plated brass, in aluminium case, with syringe cleaner and two glass tubes with cork stoppers for Strychnine sulphate and Morphine and Atropine Sulphate (compound) tablets. Case by Allen and Hanburys, London, 1890-1910. Medicaments by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London.

Case for syringe with phials

Therapeutics

1890-1910

Green glass poison bottle with bakelite lid, containing powdered traces of barbitone sodium. 99 mm x 55 mm diameter, 141 g. Made by Savory and Moore Ltd., Standard Works, Lawrence Road, Tottenham, London, N15, England, 1930-1960.

Bottle of Barbitone Sodium powder

Medical Glass-ware

1930-1950

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

Medical Glass-ware

1880-1910

Albarello, earthenware, tin-glazed, for opium poppy seeds. 256 mm x 129 mm, 1128 g. Glazed inscription reads, 'S. Papau. Alb' although handwritten note on the lid indicates the jar may have also been used for Magnesium sulphate. Unknown maker, Spanish, 18th century.

Albarello for poppy seeds

Medical Ceramic-ware

1701-1800

Glass bottle with ground glass stopper for 'Elixir Paregoric' (camphorated tincture of opium) with traces remaining. 117 mm x 32 mm x 30 mm, 125g. Unknown maker, 1790-1830.

Glass bottle for 'Elixir Paregoric'

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1790-1830

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

Medical Glass-ware

1601-1800

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

Bevelled glass bottle with glass stopper, containing brown residue of opium tincture. 95 mm x 17 mm x 16 mm, 41 g. England, 1840-1860.

Bottle of liquid opium

Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception

1840-1860

Lipped poison bottle, clear glass,with trace contents for TR. OPII (tincture of opium). 82 mm x 243 mm, 609 g. English, 1860-1900

Bottle for opium tincture

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1900

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

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

Square glass bottle with glass stopper for Chlorodyne (morphine and chloroform), with trace contents remaining. 73 mm x 35 mm x 30 mm, 82g. Unknown maker, English, c1850.

Bottle for Chlorodyne

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1831-1870

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

Square glass bottle with glass stopper for Laudanum (opium tincture), with trace contents remaining. 105 mm x 40 mm x 40 mm, 150g. Unknown maker, English, c1830.

Bottle for Laudanum

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1820-1840

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

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1862-1900

3 ampoules of water and with three accompanying ampoules of gonadotrophin (trace remaining) for preparing an injection of serum gonadotrophin, with instructions, in original carton. 18 mm x 59 mm x 98 mm. This product is brand named 'Serogan' by BDH. Instructional packet explains that this serum was used to encourage fertility in both males and females. Suggested dosage: ' 400 to 20000 international units weekly'. Manufactured by the British Drug Houses Ltd., London, 1953.

Carton of 3 x 1 ml ampoules of Serogan

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1953