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Bottled Valium, carton, plastic pipette, instructions

1975-1984

Oblivon elixir (methylpentynol)

1960-1980

Clear glass bottle, unribbed, with cork stopper and paper label. Containing approximately 6 ounces of Sulphonal. Sulphonal, otherwise known as sulphonmethane, is a hypnotic and is used for producing long sleep in psychiatric cases and in nervous especially when chloral is contraindicated.

Clear glass bottle

Clear glass, circle based bottle with glass stopper, wax seal and paper label. Containing approximately 4 ounces of methylsulphonal

bottle; sedative

Small, half ribbed, blue glass, circle-based bottle with cork stopper and paper label. Containing approximately 1 ounces of methylsulphonal, a hypnotic.

Small, half ribbed

1901-1940

Small glass vial, on spreading base, with plastic cap containing crystals of sulphonal. Sulphonal is a pure hypnotic possessing no analgesic properties. It is used in simple insomnia when pain is absent.

Small glass vial

1900-1930

Gutta-percha, square based bottle with stopper. Paper label around bottle, which is inside a paper sleeve. To contain Tabloid brand of Sulphonal tablets.

Gutta percha bottle for Sulphonal tablets

1906-1920

Small, clear glass, circle-based bottle with glass stopper and transfer label. To contain approximately 4 ounces of sulphonal crystals, a hypnotic.

Small, clear glass

1860-1900

Small clear glass bottle with cork stopper and paper label. Contains sulphonal powder, a hypnotic sedative.

Small clear glass bottle with cork stopper and paper label. Contains sulphonal powder

1871-1920