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Plastic dispenser containing combined monophasic contraceptive pills

Plastic dispenser containing combined monophasic contraceptive pills

1960-1970
Bottle for aconite, iodine and chloretone solution

Bottle for aconite, iodine and chloretone solution

1925-1960
Bottle of "Epanutin" capsules

Bottle of "Epanutin" capsules

1955-1970
Catarrh vaccine

Catarrh vaccine

1967
Sequential-frame three-colour process cine film negative: girl on swing

Sequential-frame three-colour process cine film negative: girl on swing

1902
stethoscope

stethoscope

1963
Sequential-frame three-colour process cine film negative: Knightsbridge

Sequential-frame three-colour process cine film negative: Knightsbridge

1901-1902
Reel of vintage positive cine film: sequential-frame three-colour process

Reel of vintage positive cine film: sequential-frame three-colour process

1902-1904
Sequential-frame three-colour process cine film negative: goldfish in a bowl

Sequential-frame three-colour process cine film negative: goldfish in a bowl

1902
Father Christmas

Father Christmas

1953-12-22
Sequential-frame three-colour process cine film negative: the inventor's children

Sequential-frame three-colour process cine film negative: the inventor's children

1902
Bottle of 'Camoquin' tablets, England, 1947-1960

Bottle of 'Camoquin' tablets, England, 1947-1960

1947-1960
Sequential-frame three-colour process cine film negative: marching soldiers

Sequential-frame three-colour process cine film negative: marching soldiers

1901-1902
120ml bottle of Rifadin rifampicin syrup

120ml bottle of Rifadin rifampicin syrup

1981
Box for 120ml bottle of Rifadin rifampicin syrup

Box for 120ml bottle of Rifadin rifampicin syrup

1981
Combined monophasic early contraceptive pills

Combined monophasic early contraceptive pills

1960-1970
Box for combined monophasic early contraceptive pills

Box for combined monophasic early contraceptive pills

1960-1970
Cardboard carton for 100 Tenuate Dospan tablets, (diethylpropion hydrochloride), with one blister pack of 10 tablets remaining. 63 mm x 105 mm x 47 mm, 19g. Manufactured by Merrell, Hounslow, Middlesex, 1960-1980.

Cardboard carton for 100 Tenuate Dospan tablets, with one blister pack of 10 tablets remaining. 63 mm x 105 mm x 47 mm

1960-1980
120ml bottle of Rifadin rifampicin syrup and box of 56 capsules of same by Lepetit Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Hounslow, 1981

120ml bottle of Rifadin rifampicin syrup and box of 56 capsules of same by Lepetit Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Hounslow, 1981

1981
Two amber glass bottles of aspirin, phenacetin and codeine tablets with bakelite lids. 86mm x 40 mm x 27 mm. Both bottles are labled with a cream printed label with black type face, ' 25/ Compressed tablets/ No. 726/ ASPIRIN/PHENACETIN/AND CODEINE/...Dose: 1 to 2 tablets/...Hounslow near London. One bottle is full of tablets which have become crystallised and weighs 81 g. The other bottle contains only 3 tablets, which are in better condition. Contents indicate the pills would have been used as pain relievers. Phenacetin was one of the first non-opiate analgestics on the market. Made by Parke, Davis and Co., Ltd., English, 1910-1940.

Two bottles of aspirin, phenacetin and codeine tablets

1910-1940
Glass bottle, contains "benadryl" liquid made by Parke, Davis and Co. of London, English 1920-1950

Glass bottle

1920-1950
Bottle of "Metagen" multi-vitamin capsules, by Parke, Davis and Co., Ltd., English, 1930-1960

Metagen multi-vitamins

1930-1960
Physician's pack of 10 Frisium 10 mg capsules (clobazam) in styrofoam padded blister pack. 53 mm x 73 mm x 10 mm, 6g. Produced by Hoechst, English, 1970-1985.

Physician's pack of 10 Frisium 10 mg capsules (clobazam) in styrofoam padded blister pack

1970-1985
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

1920-1950
Square glass bottle half-full of Epanutin with Phenobarbitone 'Kapseals' (Phenytoin Sodium and Phenobarbitone). 104 mm x 40 mm x 40 mm, 136 g. Supplied by Parke, Davis and Company, English, 1950-1965.

Bottle of Epanutin with Phenobarbitone

1950-1965
Glass bottle without cap full of 4 fluid ounces of 'Liquid Bardase' (phenobarbital, hyoscine and atropine). 133 mm x 48 mm diameter, 257 g. Supplied by Parke,Davis and Co., English, 1940-1970.

Bottle of 'Liquid Bardase'

1940-1970
Ampoules of adrenalin chloride solution in original carton, by Parke,Davis and Co., English, 1920-1940

Ampoules of adrenalin chloride solution in original carton

1920-1940
Tube of "Boroseptic" ointment, with advertisement, in origincarton, by Parke,Davis and Co. , London, 1920-1940

Tube of "Boroseptic" ointment

1920-1940
Tubes, 2, of Neo-Protosil ointment, in original cartons, by Parke, Davis and Co., English, 1930-1960

Tubes, 2, of Neo-Protosil ointment

1930-1960
"Marryat-Scott Lift Planning Rule", card ready reckoner, 5th edition c. 1954 (first issued 1936), with instruction sheet

"Marryat-Scott Lift Planning Rule"

1955
Cartons, 4, of adrenalin and chloretone suppositories, by Parke, Davis and Co. Ltd., English, 1920-1940

Suppositories of adrenalin and chloretone

1920-1940
Glass bottle with bakelite lid of 4 oz. of Liquid Bardase (phenobarbital, hyoscine, atropine). 125 mm x 40 mm diameter, 231 g. Produced by Parke, Davis and Co. Ltd., English, 1940-1970.

Bottle of liquid Bardase

1940-1970
Collection of vintage positive and original negative films made using the Lee and Turner sequential-frame three-colour process, 1901-1904, together with modern preservation 35mm fine grain positive and negative films, digital hard drive and 35mm preservation colour print made in 2012.

Collection of cine films made using the Lee and Turner sequential-frame three-colour process, and modern copies

1901-1904
Unidentified drug in aluminium "Carbrital" canister (substance is not original to the canister). 94 mm x 67 mm diameter, 257 g. Canister produced by Parke, Davis and Co., English.

Unidentified drug in Carbital canister

Six ampoules of "Crysto-Vibex", in original carton, by Parke, Davis and Co., English

Six ampoules of "Crysto-Vibex"

Glass bottle, contains pichi compound made by Parke, Davis and Co. of Hounslow, English, 1900-1917

Glass bottle

1900-1917
Teat pipettes, 2, from bottle of "Abidec" multi-vitamin drops, in original carton, by Parke, Davis and Co., Ltd., English, 1930-1965

Teat pipettes

1930-1965
Bottle of chlorbutol capsules, by Parke,Davis and Co., English, 1920-1950

Bottle of chlorbutol capsules

1920-1950
Canister of "Abidec" multi-vitamin capsules, by Parke, Davis and Co., English, 1960-1970

Canister of "Abidec" multi-vitamin capsules

1960-1970
Bottle of calisaya and strychnine elixir, by Parke, Davis and Co., London

Bottle of calisaya and strychnine elixir

Bottle of "Mercloran" tablets, in original carton, by Parke,Davis and Co. Ltd., English

Bottle of "Mercloran" tablets

Tube of yellow mercuric oxide ointment, in original carton, by Parke,Davis and Co., English, 1950-1965

Tube of yellow mercuric oxide ointment

1950-1965
Bottle of thyorid tablets, by Parke,Davis and Co. Ltd., English

Bottle of thyorid tablets

Six ampoules of "pituitrin", in original carton, by Parke, Davis and Co., English

Six ampoules of "pituitrin"

Tube of hyosine hydrobromide tablets, by Parke, Davis and Co., English

Tube of hyosine hydrobromide tablets

Bottles, 3, of throat lozenges, by Parke, Davis and Co., English, 1930-1960

Bottles, 3, of throat lozenges

1930-1960
One photograph titled 'Demonstration destruction' showing Allen Sparke, a concrete technologist, inspecting a concrete beam which has been broken as part of a demonstration test at a concrete factory in Hounslow, Middlesex. The caption on the back describes how the beam is very similar to the ones used in the construction of the Chiswick-Langley (M4) section of the South Wales motorway.

Daily Herald Photograph: Destruction demonstration of concrete beam

1963-10-03
C20 glass phial containing taka-diastase, by Parke Davis, Hounslow, 1921 to 1950

C20 glass phial containing taka-diastase

1921-1950
Bottle of "Citronin" by Parke, Davis and Co., English

Bottle of "Citronin" by Parke

Carton for 100 Frisium capsules (clobazam) in blister pack strips, with 70 capsules remaining. 55 mm x 80 mm x 65 mm, 37g. Produced by Albert Products, English, 1970-1985.

Carton for 100 Frisium capsules (Clobazam) in 10 blister pack strips, with 7 blister packs remaining

1970-1985