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Tube of 'Penicillin Snuff', Liverpool, England, 1942-1943

Biotechnology

1942-1943

Glass phial of 'Mepacrine' an anti-malaria treatment, England, 1957-1975

Industrial Chemistry

1957-1975

Glass phial, pale green, cylindrical body

Classical & Medieval Medicine

601-800

Glass phial, pale green, cylindrical body

Classical & Medieval Medicine

601-800

Glass phial, green, cylindrical body, flat base

Classical & Medieval Medicine

601-800

Glass flask, blue, cylindrical body tapering

Classical & Medieval Medicine

Glass phial, yellow, body expanding

Classical & Medieval Medicine

601-800

Glass phial, pale green, cylindrical body

Classical & Medieval Medicine

601-800

Glass tube contain Benzoic acid

Heat

1889

Glass phial, Islamic, 600-800 CE

Classical & Medieval Medicine

600-800 CE

Glass phial, pale yellow, tubular body

Classical & Medieval Medicine

Glass phial, pale yellow

Classical & Medieval Medicine

601-800

Decorated phial, Egyptian

Classical & Medieval Medicine

3000BCE-100CE

Decorated glass alabastron, Egyptian

Classical & Medieval Medicine

850-650

Packet of Technetium (glucanate) for kidney/brain scintigraphy 'Amerscan' agent

Nuclear Physics

1981

Packet of Technetium (MDP) for bone scintigraphy 'Amerscan' agent

Nuclear Physics

1981

Glass phial, pale green, tubular body, round base

Classical & Medieval Medicine

Glass phial, green, cylindrical body, flat base

Classical & Medieval Medicine

601-800 CE

Glass phial, pale yellow, body expanding

Classical & Medieval Medicine

601-800

Glass phial, pale brown, cylindrical body

Classical & Medieval Medicine

Glass phial, green, cylindrical body, rounded base

Classical & Medieval Medicine

Packet of Technetium (tin colloid) for liver scintigraphy 'Amerscan' agent

Nuclear Physics

1981-1982

Packet of Technetium (EHIDA) for hepatobiliary scintigraphy 'Amerscan' agent

Nuclear Physics

1981

Glass phial, green, cylindrical body, convex base

Classical & Medieval Medicine

601-800

Glass flask, Islamic

Classical & Medieval Medicine

Ancient Egyptian phial

Classical & Medieval Medicine

3000BCE-100CE

Small phial of atropine with cocaine

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1920

Glass flask, Islamic

Classical & Medieval Medicine

Glass phial, pale green, cylindrical body

Classical & Medieval Medicine

601-800

Glass phial, pale green, slightly concave sides

Classical & Medieval Medicine

Phial of Morphine and Chloroform Tincture

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1925

Packet of Technetium (MAA) for lung scintigraphy 'Amerscan' agent

Nuclear Physics

1981

Packet of Stannous for red blood cell labelling 'Amerscan' agent

Nuclear Physics

1981

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

7 phials of source material for electromagnetic separator, one labelled: 'Cd Cl2' (cadmium chloride), one labelled: 'W Cl6' (tungstenate chloride), one labelled: 'Cr Cl3' (chromium chloride), one labelled: 'Ag I' (silver iodine), one labelled: 'Se' (selenium metal), one labelled: 'Zn' (zinc), and one labelled: 'Sb' (antimony), unsigned, Europe, 1970-1980

Source material for electromagnetic separator in 7 phials

Nuclear Physics

1970-1980

Glass phial with cork stopper stopped with wax half-full of atropine powder. English, twentieth century

Glass phial containing atropine powder

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Cardboard box containing one glass phial with cork stopper of a small amount of powdered catharindin. English, 1949-1960

Cardboard box containing one glass phial of powdered catharindin

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Glass phial with plastic stopper half-full of powdered yohimbine hydrochloride. English, 1949-1960

Phial containing powdered yohimbine hydrochloride

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Two vials of penicillin sodium salt, 200000 units, individually boxed with leaflets, by Glaxo Laboratories Limited, Greenford, Middlesex, England, 1947

Two vials of penicillin sodium salt, 200000 units, individually boxed with leaflets

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1947

Glass phial of 'Avloquine' solution, one of ten anti-malarial drug preparations from ICI Ltd. (Pharmaceuticals Division), 1951-1975.

Glass phial of 'Avloquine' solution

Industrial Chemistry

1951-1975

Square cardboard box containing smaller oblong cardboard box, which in turn contains a glass vial cork stopped, for 50 opthalmic disks (lamellae) consisting of the active ingredients homatropine and cocaine. Also contained within the square box are fine brushes thought to be used for application.

phial; controlled drug; cocaine

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1920-1950

Corked transparent yellow glass phial with paper label. Contains white circular gelatin discs. Label states 'Atropine 1/5000 grn. (0.013 Mgm.) With Cocaine 1/200 grn. (0.32 Mgm.) POISON Savory and Moore, Ld. LONDON. M6011'

Corked glass phial and cannister, containing Atropine with Cocaine

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1925-1940

Small cardboard box containing a small glass vial with cork stopper and paper label. Also contained within the box is a brush for application. The glass vial contains approximately 25 gelatine disks (lamellae) of cocaine hydrochloride for use in procedures.

Small cardboard box containing a small glass vial with cork stopper and paper label. Also contained within the box is a brush for application.

Anaesthesiology

Drop shaped green glass phial, English, 1600 to 1800

Drop shaped green glass phial, English, 1600 to 18

Medical Glass-ware

1600-1800

Glass phial containing bone dust resulting from trephination using glass, produced during experiment by Dr. T. Wilson Parry, England, 1918-1920

Glass phial containing bone dust

Surgery

1918-1920

Glass phial containing bone dust resulting from trephination using flint, produced during experiment by Dr. T. Wilson Parry, England, 1918-1920

Glass phial containing bone dust

Surgery

1918-1920

24 clear glass phials, from Savory and Moore, English, 1940-1970

24 clear glass phials, from Savory and Moore, Engl

Medical Glass-ware

1940-1970

Twelve clear glass phials with screw-tops, from Savory and Moore, English, 1940-1970

Twelve clear glass phials with screw-tops, from Sa

Medical Glass-ware

1940-1970

Green glass phial, in the shape of an elongated cylinder, pontil mark on base, hand moulded, probably made in England, 1700 to 1800

Green glass phial, in the shape of an elongated cy

Medical Glass-ware

1700-1800

Glass vial with cork stopper containing approximately 25 'hypodermettes' hypodermic tablets consisting of 1/8 grain of morphine sulphate. Morphine is a powerful analgesic and narcotic but it also has central stimulant actions.

phial; controlled drug; morphine

Therapeutics