Blue glass ribbed triangular based bottle, with a paper label and cork stopper (sealed), containing Solution No. 1

Made:
1908-1920 in London
maker:
Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited

Small, blue glass ribbed triangular based bottle, with a paper label and cork stopper (sealed), containing Solution No. 1 - The Eye Drops. Manufactured by Burroughs Wellcome and Company. The solution contains 0.5% of cocaine alkaloid. The state 'To be applied to the affected eyeball by means of the camel hair brush in the bottle'. The preparation is labelled a poison. The bottle probably dates between the Poisons and Pharmacy Act, 1908 and the D.D.A., 1920.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A629693
Materials:
liquid and glass
type:
bottle and cocaine
credit:
Wellcome Trust