Bottle of Brown Mixture Compound tablets

PART OF:
Wooden medicine chest, 1893-1900
Made:
1893-1900 in England

Square glass bottle with chamois-covered stopper full of 'Brown Compound Mixture' tablets (opium, benzoic acid, camphor, antimony, anise and ammonia chloride). 95 mm x 44 mm x 50 mm, 209g. Ferris & Co. Ltd , English, 1893-1900.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655805 Pt9
Materials:
glass, chamois, opium, benzoic acid, antimony, camphor and complete
Measurements:
overall: 95 mm x 44 mm x 50 mm, 209g
type:
bottle and opium
credit:
Wellcome Trust