Bottle of 'Choleflavin' pellets

Made:
1930-1940 in Germany
maker:
Bayer Products Limited

Glass bottle of "Choleflavin" brand (papaverine hydrochloride) pearl pellets in original carton. Carton: 73 mm x 44mm x 28 mm. Yellow carton with maroon borders and blue central text pabel reads, ' 60 pellets/ CHOLEFLAVIN/ Trademark Brand/ Trypaverin/ Bayer Products Ltd./...' The carton contains an oval shaped clear glass bottle with a shiny metalic top which is embossed with the Bayer logo. On the front of the bottle is adhered a printed label, again in yellow and blue, which repeats the information on the front of the carton. The 'pellets' contained within the bottle are spherical and silver in colour. Supplied by Bayer Products Ltd., German, 1930-1940.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A601078
Materials:
full, paper, metal, glass and opium
type:
bottle and opium
credit:
Wellcome Trust