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Small glass bottle of opium tablets with tin screw top from a small steel medicine chest. 70 mm x 20 mm x 25 mm, 38g. Labels on the chest reveal it was created for travellers to tropic areas. White paper label with black type face reads, ' POISON/ Burroughs, Wellcome & Co/ 'Tabloids'/ of compressed/ OPIUM 1/2 gr./ Directions.- One or two 'tab/ loids' may be swallowed with a/ little water as a sedative, or for / the relief of pain./ Snowhill Buildings, London, E.C.' The term tabloid' medicines in compressed and measured doses was invented by Sir Henry Wellcome as early as 1884.

Bottle of comprssed opium tablets

Pharmacy-ware

1901-1930

Square glass bottle with broken glass stopper containing Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium). Instructions reads, 'Prepared in Accordance/ with the New Pharmacopoeia/ Dose: Adults 1 to 2 drams/ children 10 to 20 drops/ from 2 to 4 years'. 100 mm x 25 mm x 33 mm, 123g. Dispensed by Twinberrow, London, 1830-1864.

Bottle of Paregoric Elixir

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1864

Glass bottle with flat glass stopper full of Tabloid brand Dover Powder tablets (ipecac and opium). 78 mm x 45 mm x 32 mm, 103 g. Prepared by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, 1908-1935.

Bottle of compressed Dover Powder tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1908-1935

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

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).

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1960-1979

Small glass bottle of compressed lead and opium tablets with tin screw top from a small steel medicine chest. 70 mm x 20 mm x 25 mm, 28g. 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'/ LEAD AND OPIUM./ Anodyne and astringent./ In obstinante diarrhoea or dysen-/tary , one every six hours./ 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.

Small bottle of compressed lead and opium tablets

Pharmacy-ware

1901-1930

Glass bottle with glass stopper and chamois covering full of Laudanum (opium tincture). 87 mm x 30 mm x 17 mm, 62g. Dispensed by Williams and Elvey Chemists, London, nineteenth century.

Bottle of Laudanum

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1900

"Base-Ring" juglet made of earthenware, with handle, decorated with polished brown slip and double relief band, from Cyprus, 1600 BC-1400 BC

"Base-Ring" juglet made of earthenware, with handle

Classical & Medieval Medicine

1600-1400 BCE

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

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1900

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

Small clear glass, rectangle based bottle with glass stopper and paper label. To contain Laudanum, or Tincture of Opium. Believed to have possibly been from a small medicine chest. Contents mostly gone, remaining dry and congealed.

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Rectangle based clear glass bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Bottle to contain approximately 2 ounces of laudanum otherwise known as tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Clear glass, circle based jar with top and bottom necks, broken paper cover. Containing three lumps of opium. Unknown origin.

jar; controlled drug; opium

Medical Glass-ware

Colourless glass bottle, with glass stopper and paper label, containing Laudanum (tincture of opium). The bottle is labelled a poison. Trace contents of evaporated substance. Manufactured by 'Savory and Moore, Chemists to the Queen, H.R.H. the of Wales, H.H. the Khedive of Egypt, and c.' The bottle probably dates between 1860-1890.

Bottle, with glass stopper, containing Laudanum

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

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

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Clear glass, circle based jar with top an bottom necks, cardboard cover tied with string. The lid of the jar is broken. Containing two lumps of opium, different sizes.

jar; controlled drug; opium

Medical Glass-ware

Black plastic tube (part of saddle bag first aid kit), containing 5 gr. compressed Dover Powder tablets (ipecacuahna and opium). 87 mm x 19 mm, 26 g. Produced by Burroughs Wellcome, English, 1914-1918.

Plastic tube of Dover powder tablets

Therapeutics

1914-1918

Metal bottle of 'Placadol' tablets (papaverine hydrochloride) in original carton. 35 mm x 20 mm x 20 mm, 5g. Manufactured by Ward, Blenkinsop and Co., from Savory and Moore, English, 1940-1960.

Metal bottle of Placadol tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1940-1960

Square glass bottle with glass stopper full of Dover's Powder (opium and ipecac). 52 mm x 33 mm x 33 mm, 88g. By Savory and Moore, London, 1862-1901.

Small bottle of Dover's powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1863-1901

Glass bottle with bakelite top for 5 gr. Dover's Powder tablets (ipecacuanha and opium) with a small quantity remaining. 107 mm x 56 mm diameter, 172 g. Produced by the British Drug Houses Ltd., English, 1940-1960.

Bottle for Dover's Powder tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1940-1960

Brown glass bottle of chocolate-coated Febricula (laxative) tablets. Printed label reads, '100/ Chocolate-Coated/ Tablets/ NO. 197/ FEBRICULA/ (Cold, Laxative)/ Quinine Hydrobromide../Ipecacuahna and Opium.../Aloin../Calomel.../Powdered Capsicum.../Tincture of Aconite...' Parke, Davis and Co., London, preparer, 1900-1930.

Bottle of Febricula laxative tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1930

Narrow glass bottle with glass stopper full of Aromatic Confection (chalk and opium powder). 104 mm x 26 mm x 17 mm, 72g. Dispensed by John Owen Chemists, Highbury, English, 1820-1860.

Bottle of Aromatic Confection

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

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

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1950

Small rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper for Dovers Powder (opium and ipecacuanha) with traces of contents remaining. 81 mm x 38 mm x 35 mm, 129g. Dispensed by William T. Cooper, English, mid 19th century.

Glass bottle of Dovers Powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1831-1870

Bottle of papaverine hydrochloride tablets (opium alkaloid). 64mm x 30 mm diameter, 55g. Produced by British Drug Houses, English, 1940-1960.

Bottle of Papaverine Hydrochloride

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1940-1960

Glass jar with ground glass stopper of Chlorodyne Lozenges, each lozenge with moulded 'chlorodyne' label. 120 mm x 55 mm x 40 mm, 267g. Produced by the Civil Service Co-operative Society and dispensed by M.H. Arundel, London, c. 1850.

Jar of Chlorodyne lozenges

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1820-1870

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

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910-1940

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

Small clear glass, rectangle based bottle with glass stopper and paper label. To contain Laudanum, or Tincture of Opium. Believed to have possibly been from a small medicine chest. Contents mostly gone, remaining dry and congealed.

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Slender glass bottle with ground glass stopper of Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium), half-full. 106 mm x 31 mm x 28 mm, 119g. Dispensed by Taplin Chemists, Bristol, 1840-1880.

Glass bottle of paregoric elixir

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1840-1880

Square based clear glass bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Bottle containing approximately 2 ounces of tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Clear glass jar with glass stoper and small paper label. To contain apporximately 8 ounces of narcotine, an alkaloid obtained from opium. It has a midly depressant action upon the cerebral hemispheres. Its effect is similar to that of morphine on sensory cells but is much less marked. Like papaverine it relaxes the tone of plain muscle.

jar; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1900

Clear glass specimen jar with glass domed cap sealed to the jar and small paper label. To contain apporximately 10 ounces of narcotine, an alkaloid obtained from opium. It has a midly depressant action upon the cerebral hemispheres. Its effect is to that of morphine on the sensory cells but is much less marked. Like papaverine it relaxes the tone of plain muscle.

jar; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1920

Clear glass, square based, bottle with cut glass stopper and printed/transfer label. Containing remains of 'Confection of Opium' (Con. Opii).

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

Square glass bottle with glass stopper full of Dover's Powder (ipecacuanha and opium). 50 mm x 30 mm x 30 mm, 71g. Made by S. Maw, English, c. 1850.

Glass bottle of Dover's Powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1860

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

Large glass bottle with glass stopper containing Dover's Powder (opium and ipecacuanha). 110 mm x 35 mm x 37 mm, 145g. Dispensed by H.B. Brady Pharmaceutical Chemists, English, late nineteenth century.

Bottle of Dover's Powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1861-1900

Small glass bottle with ground glass stopper of Dover's Powder (opium and ipecac). 70 mm x 37 mm x 30 mm, 87g. Dispensed by Kingsland & Co., English, 1840-1900.

Small glass bottle of Dover's Powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1840-1900

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

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1831-1900

Clear glass bottle for "Regepyrin" (antipyrine)and Pulv. Opii. (opium) tablets with cork stopper. 103 mm x 41 mm x 30 mm, 59 g. Handwritten notes on the bottle indicates it was re-used a number fo times, most recently for a mixture of 'Antipyrine' and 'Pulv. Opii' tablets. Boots The Chemists, English, 1890-1920.

Bottle of 'Regepyrin' and Opium tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1890-1920

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

Medical Glass-ware

1930-1950

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

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1930-1960

Small glass bottle with chamois-covered cork stopper full of Tabloid brand Warburg Tincture compressed tablets (contain opium and quinine). 80 mm x 19 mm diameter, 21 g. Produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, 1890-1920.

Bottle containing Tabloid Warburg Tincture

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1890-1920

Glass bottle with cork stopper and wax seal and paper label to contain sampleof narceine powder. Believed to have been prepared by Pelletier of France. Narceine is an alkaloid obtained from opium, and as such as weak narcotine-like action and can administered in a pill.

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Container, pewter, of ‘Theriaque d’Andromaque’ (Andromeda Theriac), from medicine chest, prepared by Prozet, Rue Royale, Orléans, part of Debacq collection France, 1751-1850

Container of Andromeda Theriac from medicine chest

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1750-1850

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

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1920-1950

Small circular bottle with aluminium coated cork stopper and ivory lid containing Dover's Powder. 44 mm x 18 mm diameter, 12 g. Unknown maker, English, 19th century.

Small glass bottle of Dover's powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1900

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

Rectangular glass bottle with ground glass stopper for Aromatic Chalk powder with opium ( P. Creta. C. c. Opio.), full. 71 mm x 46 mm x 29 mm, 116 g. Unknown maker, English, 1810-1850.

Bottle of Aromatic Chalk powder with opium

Therapeutics

1810-1850

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