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Green glass poison bottle

1901-1914

Glass shop round for Camphorated tincture of opium

1801-1900

Amber glass ribbed poison bottle with cork stopper 2/3 full of chloral syrup. English, twentieth century

Poison bottle containing chloral syrup

Glass poison bottle containing a liquid preparation of ergot, part of label missing

Glass poison bottle containing a liquid preparation of ergot

Adapted poison bottle containing tube of atropine sulphate tablets for injection, used by German Army, Germany, 1910-1918.

Adapted poison bottle containing tube of atropine sulphate tablets for injection

1910-1918

Poison bottle, colourless glass, empty, for morphine chloride. 163 height x 60 mm diameter, 283 g. Box wood stopper is cracked along the side and the cork is missing from the base. Painted inscription on gold background with black lettering, reads 'MORPH:MUR'. Made by Toogood, Mount Street, London, English, 1860-1900.

Poison bottle for Morphine Chloride

1860-1900

Glass poison bottle for morphine sulphate, empty. 160 x 57 mm diameter, 187 g. Bottle is fitting with a black stopper as well as a cork in the center of the base to allow the contents to be accessed from either end. The bottle has a painted label in gold, black and red which reads, 'RPH:SULP:' . Made by Toogood, Mount Street, London, English, 1860-1900.

Poison bottle for morphine sulphate

1860-1900

Poison bottle, clear glass, empty, for compound chalk powder with opium. 203mm height by 74 mm diameter, 378g. Opening at the base of the bottle is missing its stopper. Painted label with gold background and black lettering reads, 'P:CRET:C:C[hyphen above letter]OP:/gr.i in (inverted E) ii. ' Toogood, Mount Street, London, English, 1860-1900.

Glass poison bottle for chalk powder with opium

1860-1900

Glass bottle containing "Tinct. Cantharidis" or tincture of cantharidin

Glass bottle containing "Tinct. Cantharidis" or tincture of cantharidin

Green glass bottle, cylindrical body, ribbed, concave base, cylindrical neck with cork, sealed containing nux vomica extract, labelled

Green glass bottle

Bottle, clear glass, metal lid, with contents, by Keatings of London, English, second half 19th century

Bottle, clear glass

1851-1900

Round poison bottle, green glass, trace contents, for mercuric iodide solution, by Henry Gilbertson and Sons, 11 St. Andrew's Street, Holborn Circus, London, England, 1870-1900.

Round poison bottle

1870-1900

Bottle of acriflavine solution for dental use, prepared by Cousins, Thomas and Sons, Oxford, 1925-1940

Bottle of acriflavine solution for dental use

1925-1940

Bottle of tricresol formalin, for dental use, by Associated Dental Products Ltd., London, 1950-1965

Bottle of tricresol formalin for dental use

1950-1965

Poison bottle of chromic acid solution, England, supplied 1963

Poison bottle of chromic acid solution

Poison bottle of Tricresol formalin, supplied by John Bell and Croyden, London, 1955-1965

Poison bottle of Tricresol formalin

Glass bottle containing tablets of Mercuric Potassium Iodide, by Burroughs Wellcome, London

Glass bottle containing tablets of Mercuric Potassium Iodide

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

1860-1900

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

1860-1920

Poison bottle containing 'Liquor Picis Carbonis' or a solution of coal tar, by Savory and Moore Ltd., 29 Chapel Street, Belgrave Square, London, SW1, England.

Poison bottle containing 'Liquor Picis Carbonis' or a solution of coal tar

Green Glass bottle with a rectangular body, concave base and angular sholders stoppered by a cork and sealing in wax containing an unidentified liquid drug. 130 mm x 48 mm x 30 mm, 107 g. Unknown maker, unknown origin.

Green glass poison bottle containing an unidentified drug

Blue glass bottle, rectangular body, flat base, cylindrical neck and cork, sealed, containing tablets of mercuric chloride and sodium chloride, labelled, by Parke, Davis and Co. London

Blue glass bottle

Bottle of nux vomica extract

Bottle of nux vomica extract

Poison bottle of adrenaline tartrate solution, by Evans Medical Ltd., England, 1970-1979

Poison bottle of adrenaline tartrate solution

1970-1979

Adapted poison bottle containing tube of atropine sulphate tablets for injection, used by German Army, Germany, 1915.

Adapted poison bottle containing tube of atropine sulphate tablets for injection

1915

Poison bottle containing tincture of jaborandi

Poison bottle containing tincture of jaborandi

6-sided blue glass bottle with cork stopper half full of hydrogen perchloride. English, twentieth century

Glass bottle containing hydrogen perchloride

Green glass ribbed poison bottle with bakelite lid about 1/4 full of mercury with ammonia powder. English, twentieth century

Poison bottle containing mercury with ammonia powder

Green glass ribbed poison bottle with bakelite lid full of lead acetate powder. English, twentieth century

Poison bottle containing lead acetate powder

Green glass poison bottle with bakelite lid full of white powdered antimony tartrate. English, twentieth century

Poison bottle containing powdered antimony tartrate

Poison bottle, aqua glass, trace content, for cayenne preparation (label partly illegible) , English, 1860-1900, supplied by Savory & Moore Ltd., London

Poison bottle containing a trace of cayenne preparation

1860-1900

Glass bottle with contents of pepsin compound mixture, Wright Layman and Umney 1923

Glass bottle with contents of pepsin compound mixture

1923-1940

Glass bottle of carbolised resin, for dental use, by Associated Dental Products Ltd., London, 1935-1960

Glass bottle of carbolised resin

1935-1960

Poison bottle of silver nitrate solution, England, 1955-1965

Poison bottle of silver nitrate solution

Poison bottle of pure ethanol, England, supplied 1979

Poison bottle of pure ethanol

Poison bottle of hydrogen peroxide solution, England, 1975-1980

Poison bottle of hydrogen peroxide solution

Poison bottle of sodium fluoride solution, England, supplied 1962

Poison bottle of sodium fluoride solution

9 poison bottles of varying size, shape, colour, content and provenance, 1860-1920

9 poison bottles of varying size

1860-1920

Poison bottle containing lead subacetate glycerine, by Savory and Moore, Chapel Street, London

Poison bottle containing lead subacetate glycerine

Green glass bottle, hexagonal body, concave base, angular shoulders, cylindrical neck, glass stopper, ribbing on body, contains epispasticus or cantharides in liquid form, labelled, sealed, by Savory and Moore, 29 Chapel Street, Belgrave Square, London, SW1, England.

Green glass bottle

Green glass poison bottle with cork stopper full of Compound Mixture of Bismuth and Pepsin ( MIST. BISMUTH. CO. c. PEPSIN). 225 mm x 76 mm x 52 mm, 804 g. By Savory and Moore Ltd., Standard Works, Lawrence Road, Tottenham, London, N15, England, early twentieth century.

Poison bottle of Bismuth and Pepsin mixture

1900-1940

Bottle of aconite solution, by Savory and Moore Ltd., Standard Works, Lawrence Road, Tottenham, London, N15, England.

Bottle of aconite solution