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Clear glass bottle with glass stopper for oxymel of squill (squill bulbs mascerated with acetic acid and honey). 102 mm x 41 mm x 24 mm. Unknown maker, probably English, 19th century.

Bottle of oxymel of squill

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1900

1x15cc bottle of isopto frin eye drops, (phenylephrine hydrochloride), in box, by Alcon of Canada, 1960-1985

Bottle of 'Isopto Frin' phenylephrine hydrochloride eye drops

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1960-1985

Salt glazed stoneware dispensing pot with metal lid for ipecacuanha and squill pills (PIL: IP c SCILLAE), with dried contents remaining. 83 mm x 72 mm diameter, 307 g. Made by Powell of Bristol, English, 1830-1906.

Dispensing pot of Ipecacuanha and Squill Pills

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1906

Blue glass bottle with cork stopper containing an unidentified powdered drug substance. 141 mm x 63 mm diameter, 335 g. Unknown maker, unknown origin

Bottle of unidentified powder

Medical Glass-ware

Glass bottle of unidentified powdered drug with wood and cork stopper. 121 mm x 58 mm, 226 g. supplied by N.F. Tyler, London, 1890-1930.

Bottle of unidentified powdered drug

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1890-1930

Amber glass bottle with cork stopper containing an unidentified powdered drug. 205 mm x 74 mm, 611 g. Produced by Allen & Hanbury, dispensed by Savory and Moore, London.

Glass bottle of unidentified powder

Medical Glass-ware

Six paper packets containing Mrs Montague's 'Mild Liver Powder' within original card carton. Overall: 29 mm x 36 mm x 78 mm, 21 g. Dispensed by R. Stevens Chemist, London, c. 1870.

Box of Mrs. Montague's Mild Liver Powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1890

Gutta percha bottle containing 'Tabloid' brand ipecacuanha with squill pills. 118 mm x 39 mm x 39 mm. Prepared by Burroughs, Wellcome and Co., London, 1906-1920.

Bottle of Tabloid Ipecac and Squill tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1906-1920

Amber glass bottle with degraded plastic lid containing an unidentified white powder. 153 mm x 76 mm diameter, 808 g. Produced by the British Drug Houses, English.

Glass bottle of unidentified powder

Medical Glass-ware

Carboard box containing: 9 smaller boxes of glass phials of atropine sulphate hypodermic tablets, 6 glass phials of a non-medicated substance in the form of hypodermic tablets in boxes, 5 large glass phials of atropine sulphate hypodermic tablets, and 1 small glass phial of atropine sulphate hypodermic tablets. English, twentieth century

Box containing phials of atrophine sulphate tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Rectangular glass bottle with a glass stopper for paregoric elixir, empty. 109 mm x 33 mm x 25 mm, 90g. A. Foss Dispensing Chemists, Sydney, c. 1860.

Bottle for paregoric elixir

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1840-1870

Amber glass bottle of 100 Tedral S.A. tablets (theophylline and ephedrine hydrochloride). 100 mm x 40 mm, 227 g. Blue and white label reads, 'TEDRAL S.A./ Sustained Action/ 100 TABLETS/.../Theophylline PhEur/Ephedrine Hydrochloride PhEur/.../William R. Warner/...Gwent, UK/...EXPIRES SEP 1988'. Manufactured by Warner, Wales, expires 1988.

1x100 bottle of Tedral S.A. tablets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1980-1986

Narrow rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper, empty, originally contained chlorodyne. 89 mm x 32 mm x 20 mm, 73 g. English, 19th century.

Bottle for chlorodyne

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1900

Glass bottle with wax sealed cork stopper containing an unidentified red powder. 216 mm x 90 mm, 1008 g. Although two labels are present, they are illegible. The only recognisable word is 'Bismuth'. Unknown maker, unknown origin.

Glass bottle containing a red powder

Medical Glass-ware

Glass bottle with cork stopper containing a yellowish powdered drug substance. 215 mm x 90 mm diameter, 988 g. Unknown maker, unknown origin.

Glass bottle containing a yellowish powder

Medical Glass-ware

Glass bottle with cork stopper half-full of squill extract ( EXT. SCILL. LIQ.) 72 mm x 38 mm diameter, 59 g. By Savory and Moore, Standard Works, Lawrence Road, Tottenham, London, N15, England.

Bottle of squill extract

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1x250ml bottle of Alupent expectorant, (orciprenaline sulphate), by Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd., 1970-1985

Bottle of 'Alupent' orciprenaline sulphate expectorant

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1970-1985

Glass bottle with stopper missing for 'Alcool camphre' (camphorated alcohol). 121 mm x 46 mm x 32 mm, 130 g. Prepared by Mapcotte Chemists, Paris, 1820-1900.

Bottle of camphorated alcohol

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1820-1900

Hour-glass shaped glass albarello inscribed "Scilla preparat" (Prepared Squill), containing a grey powdered substance. 73 mm x 56 mm, 65 g. Unknown maker, unknown origin. Probably 18th c.

Glass albarello of prepared squill

Medical Glass-ware

Glass bottle with cork stopper containing an unidentified drug substance. 159 mm x 63 mm x 43 mm, 243 g. Distributed by Savory and Moore Ltd., 29 Chapel Street, Belgrave Square, London, SW1, England.

Bottle containing an unknown substance

Medical Glass-ware

Amber glass bottle with cork stopper half-full of 'Elixir Valibrom' (contains chloralformamide). 185 mm x 59 mm x 37 mm, 276 g. Advertised on the bottle as a 'Harmless Sedative and Hypnotic'. By British Drug Houses, English, 1940-1970.

Bottle of Elixir Valibrom

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1940-1970