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Tin of Medinal tablets (barbital), complete with contents. overall: height 56 mm; diameter 41 mm; weight 43g. Inscribed: '100 TABLETS each 0.32 G/ MEDINAL/ A Schering Product/ HYPNOTIC/ made in England/ BRITISH SCHERING BS LIMITED SLOUGH/.../ Each tablet contains:/ 0.32 G Barbitone/ Sodium B.P'. Made by British Schering Ltd., Slough, England. English, 1940-1970.

Tin of Medinal tablets (barbital)

1940-1970

Glass bottle with metal top of Veronal brand 5 gr. Barbitone tablets. 75 mm x 34 mm diameter, 68 g. Packed by Bayer Products Ltd., London, made in U.S.A., 1940-1960.

Bottle of Veronal tablets

1940-1960

Rectangular glass bottle for 500, 5 gr. tablets of Barbitone Sodium (approx. 150 tablets remaining). 85 mm x 45 mm x 75 mm, 394g. Produced by Philip Harris chemists, Birmingham, English, expires 1959.

Rectangular glass bottle for 500

1959

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

1930-1950

Glass phial with metal lid for 10 'Vernamon' tablets (barbital) with 8 tablets remaining. 40 mm x 20 mm diameter, 8 g. Made by Schering-Kahibaum A.G., German, 1920-1940.

Phial of Vernamon tablets

1920-1940

Wooden chest labelled 'Tabletten' of 50 numbered, stoppered, glass phials of tablets. Chest: 125 mm x 235 mm x 125 mm, phial: 100 mm x 15 mm diameter. Substances within phials include aspirin, quinine, tannic acid, ipecacuanha, mercury, Dover's Powder (opium), and Veronal (barbital). Unknown maker, for military use, German, 1900-1918.

Wooden chest of drugs in glass phials

1900-1918

Bottle of 'MEDINAL' ('soluable barbitone' - barbital), with half of the contents still remaining.80 mm x 45 mm diameter, 104g. Inscribed:'TRADE MEDINAL MARK/ SOLUABLE BARBITONE B.P./ TRADE BS MARK/ 1/2 [hand written] OUNCE POWDER / MADE IN ENGLAND/ BRITISH SCHERLING LTD./ 185-190 HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON W.C.1/ POISON' Made by British Schering Ltd., 185-190 High Holborn, London, WC1, England. English, 1945-1960.

Bottle of Medinal soluable barbitone

1945-1960

Glass bottle with metal lid for 250 Barbitone 5 gr. tablets, with approximately 75 tablets remaining. 115 mm x 55 mm diameter, 209 g. Produced by the British Drug Houses, English, 1940-1960.

Glass bottle with metal lid for 250 Barbitone 5 gr. tablets

1940-1960

Green glass poison bottle with bakelite lid for 250 tablets of Barbitone Sodium, approximately 200 remaining. 110 mm x 59 mm diameter, 259 g. Supplied by Wright, Layman and Umney Limited, Southwark, London, SE1, England, 1960-1980.

Poison bottle of Barbitone Sodium tablets

1960-1980

1oz card box in red paper of Veronal powder (barbitone sodium). 38 mm x 50 mm x 45 mm, 27g. Printed label reads, '1 oz./ VERONAL/ Patented and Registered in most of/ the Industrious countries/ FABENFABRIKEN vorm. FRIEDR. BAYER & Co./.../Germany/The resale and importation/ to the United States of America/ are prohibited'. Made by Friedr. Bayer and Co., German, 1930-1950.

Box of Veronal powder

1930-1950

Bottle of "Veronigen" (barbital), half full, containing an orange liquid.155 mm x 43 mm diameter, 166g. Red printed label with hand written ink insribed '.../"Veronigen".../(Hewlett) /JOHN BELL & CROYDEN LTD./.../50, WIGMORE STREET, LONDON, W.1.' Made by John Bell and Croyden Limited, 50 Wigmore Street, London, W1, England. English, 1890-1930.

Glass bottle of veronigen

1890-1930

Two glass tubes of 'Neurinase' tablets (barbitone) , in original cartons, complete with contents. Instructions on glass tube state both hypnotic and sedative dosages. Height 65 mm x width 26 mm x depth 26 mm, weight 46.5g. Inscribed: '.../"NEURINASE"/Tube containing 22 Tablets : net weight 129 grs/Sole Agents for Great Britain and Eire/WILCOX,JOZEAU & CO.Ltd./74-77, White Lion Street,LONDON,N.1/19, Temple Bar, DUBLIN/Manufacured by the Proprietors of / "NEURINAISE" by/PHYSIKON Ltd./74-77, White Lion Street, LONDON,N.1./ Each tablet contains:/ Barbitone soluable .. .. 3.3 grs/ Extract of Valerian .. 1.0 gr/ Lactose ... 2.2 grs / POISON' Manufactured by Physikon Ltd, London, for distributors Wilcox, Jozeau & Co. Ltd., London. English, 1940-1960.

2 x glass tubes of Neurinase complete with cartons

1940-1960

Aluminium canister for 100 Veramon tablets (amidopyrine and barbitone) with contents remaining. 80 mm x 54 mm diameter, 77 g. Supplied by British Schering Ltd., English, 1920-1950.

Canister of Veramon tablets

1920-1950

Glass bottle with bakelite lid 2/3 full of Trisan 'anti-asthmaticum' syrup (potassium iodide, chloral hydrate, barbitone, alcohol) in original packaging. 155 mm x 50 mm x 30 mm, 260g. Made by Hommels Haematogen and Drug Co., English, 1980-1985.

Bottle of Trisan 'Anti-Asmaticum'

1980-1985

Small glass bottle with plastic lid containing sugar-coated Plexonal Hypnotic and Sedative tablets (dihydroergotamine, hyoscine, barbitone, phenobarbitone). 40 mm x 20 mm diameter, 7g. Supplied by Sandoz, from Savory and Moore, made in Switzerland, 1940-1970.

Small bottle of Plexonal tablets

1940-1970

Injection kit with syringe (in tin case), 8 glass phials with cork stoppers and 4 glass ampoules of substances such as adrenaline, butobaritone and phenobarbitone. 25 mm x 150 mm x 95 mm, 291g. Manufactured by May & Baker Ltd., English, first half 20th century.

Leather covered injection kit with syringe (in tin case), 8 glass phials with cork stoppers and 4 glass ampoules of substances such as adrenaline, butobaritone and phenobarbiton

1900-1951

Sealed glass bottle of "Somnifaine" hypnotic liquid (diethylbarbituric acid and allobarbital), with instructional leaflet, in original carton. 80 mm x 37 mm x 35 mm, 50 g. According to the instructional packed, Sominfaine is used to treat 'nervous insomnia' and other conditions such as delirium tremens, tetanus and strychnine and cocaine poisoning. It was also used as a sedative in cases of morning sickness and sea-sickness. Produced by Roche Products Ltd., English, 1940-1960.

Bottle of Somifaine liquid hypnotic, with carton and instruction leaflet

1940-1960

Yellow cardboard box contaning 250 tablets of 300 mg Barbitone Sodium tablets packed in a plastic bag. 75 mm x 45 mm x 45 mm, 104g. Produced by Arthur H. Cox, English, 1960-1985.

Box containing 250 tablets of 300 mg Barbitone Sodium tablets

1960-1985

Amber glass bottle with bakelite lid for 250, 5 grain tablets of Barbitone B.P. (approx. 150 tablets remaining). 128 mm x 55 mm diameter, 232 g. Dispensed by Mawson and Proctor, Newcastle, 1920-1940.

Amber glass bottle with bakelite lid for 250

1920-1940

Glass bottle with bakelite lid for 100 Barbitone tablets, with 10 remaining. 97 mm x 52 mm x 29 mm, 99 g. Supplied by Savory and Moore, Standard Works, Lawrence Road, Tottenham, London, N15, England, 1940-1970.

Bottle of Barbitone tablets

1940-1970

Cardboard box, containing brown glass rectangle based bottle with metal screw cap and paper labels. Bottle contains 20 Indonal tablets, a hypnotic and sedative, consisiting of the active ingredients barbitone and extract of cannabis. The details on box are written in German.

bottle; controlled drug; barbital

Glass bottle with black painted steel screw cap lid of Barbitione Acetate Buffer for Electrolysis, contents half full. Inscription reads ' OXOID/code BR11g 100 Grams/ BARBITONE/ ACETATE BUFFER/ FOR ELECTROPHORESIS/ .../POISON/ This preparation contains the equivalent of 61% Barbitone Sodium/ MADE IN ENGLAND BY /OXOID LIMITED, LONDON, SE1 9HF/'. 118 mm Height x 60 mm Diameter , 254g. Manufactured by Oxoid, in London Greater London, England, United Kingdom, 1940-1980.

Bottle of Barbitone Acetate Buffer

1940-1980

10 cylinders of diaethylbarbituric acid tablets (barbital), wrapped in heavy brown paper. Overall: 138 mm x 45 mm x 14 mm, 54 g. Unknown maker, German military issue, 1910-1918.

Paper wrapper containing Barbituric Acid tablets

1910-1918

Amber glass bottle with bakelite lid for 100 Tablets of Barbitone Sodium, 5 gr., with approximately 50 tablets remaining. 83 mm x 45 mm diameter, 125g. Manufactured by the British Drug Houses, English, 1930-1960.

Amber glass bottle for 100 Tablets of Barbitone Sodium, 5 gr.

1930-1960

Four glass tubes of "Tetronox" tablets (barbitone), within original cartons, complete with contents. 19 mm x 61 mm x 19 mm, 48g. Inscribed: 'SAVORY & MOORE / TETRONOX/ TRADE MARK BRAND/ TABLETS/ 10 TABLETS/ EACH 9 GRAINS/.../ Barbitone B.P. 80.7% Phenazone 5.5%/ Phenacetin 5.5% Hexamine 1.1%/ Magnesium Peroxide 0.9% Excipient to 100%/POISON' Made by Savory and Moore Ltd., London. English, 1940-1960.

4 x glass tubes in cartons of Tetronox tablets.

1940-1960

Glass tube of 'Neurinase' tablets (barbitone) , in original carton, complete with contents. Instructions on glass tube state both hypnotic and sedative dosages. 65 mm x 26 mm x 26 mm, 25g. Inscribed: '.../"NEURINASE"/Tube containing 22 Tablets : net weight 129 grs/Sole Agents for Great Britain and Eire/WILCOX,JOZEAU & CO.Ltd./74-77, White Lion Street,LONDON,N.1/19, Temple Bar, DUBLIN/Manufacured by the Proprietors of / "NEURINAISE" by/PHYSIKON Ltd./74-77, White Lion Street, LONDON,N.1./ Each tablet contains:/ Barbitone soluable .. .. 3.3 grs/ Extract of Valerian .. 1.0 gr/ Lactose ... 2.2 grs / POISON' Manufactured by Physikon Ltd, London, for distributors Wilcox, Jozeau & Co. Ltd., London. English, 1940-1960.

Glass tube of Neurinase within original carton

1940-1960

Glass bottle with bakelite bottle of Somnased tablets (barbital, aspirin, codeine). 90 mm x 36 mm x 28 mm, 76 g. Manufactured by Duncan, Flockhart and Co., English, 1940.

Bottle of Somnased tablets

1940