Bottle of comprssed opium tablets
Small glass bottle of opium tablets with tin screw top from a small steel medicine chest. 70 mm x 20 mm x 25 mm, 38g. Labels on the chest reveal it was created for travellers to tropic areas. White paper label with black type face reads, ' POISON/ Burroughs, Wellcome & Co/ 'Tabloids'/ of compressed/ OPIUM 1/2 gr./ Directions.- One or two 'tab/ loids' may be swallowed with a/ little water as a seda...
- Measurements:
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overall: 70 mm x 20 mm x 25 mm, 38g
- Object Number:
- A651296 Pt4
- type:
- medicine chest and opium