Gutta percha tube for 1/2 gr. compressed Tabloid brand opium tablets, empty with possible traces remaining. 80 mm x 15 mm diameter. Interior of the tube is lined with wax paper and contains a small amount of cotton, possibly obscuring traces of opium. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., English, 1900-1910. Gutta Percha tube for Opium tablets 1900-1910
Black gutta percha tube for 5 gr. Tabloid brand Aromatic Chalk Powder with Opium tablets, with possible traces remaining. 89 mm x 19 mm diameter. Interior of the tube is lined with wax paper and contains a small amount of cotton, possibly obscuring traces of opium or remaining tablets. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., English, 1900-1910. Gutta percha tube of Aromatic Chalk Powder with Opium tablets 1900-1910
Glass bottle with glass stopper for 'Cholera Drops' with traces of original contents remaining. 117 mm x 37 mm x 45 mm, 173g. Label reads, 'Cholera Drops/ A teaspoonful in a little/ water and repeat in an/ hour if required.' Bottle is dated to the 19th of August 1864. Dispensed by Decastro and Watson Chemists, English, 1864. Bottle for Cholera Drops 1864
Glass bottle with glass stopper covered in chamois for Laudanum (opium tincture) with traces remaining. 116 mm x 40 mm, 147 g. Sprackett Chemists, Bristol, 1862-1900. Bottle of Laudanum 1862-1900
Bottle, amber glass, cork stopper, for opium tincture, trace remains. Printed label on white paper with maroon text reads, 'Opiumtinktur'. 83mm x 32 mm x 22 mm, 56 g. Unknown maker, probably German, 1900-1910. Amber glass bottle of opium tincture 1900-1910
Small bottle with glass stopper full of powdered opium. 67 mm x 17 mm x 23 mm, 35g. Unknown maker, English, 19th century. Bottle of powdered opium 1801-1890
Glass bottle with metal screw top full of Compound Syrup of Cocillana (contains cocillana, opium, antrimony and morphine). 164 mm x 53 mm x 30 mm, 308 g. Prepared by Wright, Leyman and Umney Ltd., London, 1940-1960. Bottle of Compound Syrup of Cocillana 1940-1960
2 litre glass bottle of Opiate Squill Linctus (Gee's Linctus), full. 300 mm x 100 mm diameter. Manufactured by Macarthys, English, 1960-1985. 2 litre glass bottle of Opiate Squill Linctus (Gee's Linctus) 1960-1985
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. Bottle of Brown Mixture Compound tablets 1893-1900
Pewter canister with screw top mostly full with 'Diascordio', an ancient medical preparation which contains poppy syrup. 52 mm x 24 mm diameter, 45 g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1771-1850. Canister of Diascordio 1771-1850
Square glass bottle with glass stopper used for Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium) and Syrup of Squills, with traces of most recent contents remaining. 90 mm x 40 mm x 40 mm, 106g. Dispensed by Dadson of Manor Park, nineteenth century. Bottle used for Paregoric Elixir and Syrup of Squills 1801-1900
Four glass phials with metal caps containing ipecacuanha and opium tablets, 0.3 g, wrapped in paper, with two additional packets not in a phial. Each phial: 101 mm x 18 mm diameter, 21 g. Unknown maker, produced for the German Army by various depots in Frankfurt and Cologne, 1915-1916. Four glass phials and two additional packets not in a phial, all containing ipecacuanha and opium 1915-1916
Square glass bottle with cut-glass stopper approximately half full of 'Diarrhoea Powder' (opium and chalk). 57 mm x 37 mm x 37 mm, 99g. Dispensed by J. Martin, Bristol, English, nineteenth century. Bottle of Diarrhoea Powder 1801-1900
Small clear glass bottle with cork stopper, containing cholera pills. 47 mm x 18 mm diameter, 10 g. Dispensed by the Punjab Medical Hall, Lahore, Indian, 1871-1920. Small bottle of Cholera pills 1871-1920
Pewter canister with screw top containing the ancient medical preparation 'Diascorde' (contains opium). 52 mm x 23 mm diameter, 31g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1775-1850. Pewter canister of Diascorde 1775-1850
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
Dispensing bottle with traces of opium. Gold label with black print reads, 'Opium/ gr. j.' English, 1850-1900. Dispensing bottle of opium 1850-1900
Small rectangular pocket dispensary with hinged metal segments, 7 of which contain pills (including opium, Dover's powder, quinine, and lead with opium), 2 contain packets of powder (calomel and antimony), with an informational leaflet. 84 mm x 57 mm x 13 mm. Made by Flockhart and Company, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1837-1870. Small pocket dispensary containing drugs 1837-1870
Wooden box with sliding lid containing chunks of 'Gum Opii', opium gum. 35 mm x 102 mm x 70 mm, 50.5g. Prepared by the Apprentice Chemists Association, England, c.1880. Box of Opium gum 1860-1900
Bottle, clear glass, leather covering over cork, of Cholera Tincture. This liquid is believed to contain opium tincture due to the fact most Cholera treatments contained opium. 116 mm x 44 mm x 24 mm, 100 g. Inscription reads:'CHOLERA TINCTURE/.../ FRANK BLISS & Co. / DISPENSING AND FAMILY CHEMISTS,/SIMLA'. Distributed by Frank Bliss and Co., Indian, 1851-1910. Bottle of cholera tincture 1851-1910
Rectangular glass bottle with a glass stopper containing aromatic powder (chalk and opium powder). 108 mm x 33 mm x 26 mm, 120g. Unknown maker, Australian, c.1860. Bottle of Aromatic Powder 1850-1870
Pewter canister with screw top containing 'Teriaca' or Theriac, an ancient medical preparation which contains poppy syrup. 52 mm x 25 mm diameter, 38 g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1771-1850. Canister of Teriaca 1771-1850
Rectangular glass bottle with paper-covered cork stopper approximately one-quarter full of 'Syr. Diacody', or Diascorde syrup. 110 mm x 68 mm x 55 mm, 239g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1780-1850. Glass bottle of 'Diacody Syrup' 1780-1850
Pewter canister with screw top containing the ancient medical preparation 'Theriaca' or Theriac (contains opium). 52 mm x 23 mm diameter, 39g. Unknown maker, Italian, 1775-1850. Pewter canister of Theriac 1775-1850
Painted wooden drug jar, for unidentified opium mixture (OPUM/ TEBAIC) with wood lid and traces remaining. 151 mm x 75 mm, 237 g. Unknown maker, probably Swiss, 1770-1830. Wooden jar for opium mixture 1770-1830
Small glass dispensing bottle with ivory and cork stopper with traces of Calomel( mercury chloride) and opium. 42mm x 16mm diameter. Gold printed label reads, 'CALOMEL C. OPI/gr.ij./gr.fs.' Calomel was often used as a laxative or an a disinfectant. English, 1850-1900. Small dispensing bottle for Calomel and Opium 1850-1900
Square glass bottle with glass stopper full of 'Warburg's Tincture' tablets (opium and quinine). 95 mm x 44 mm x 50 mm, 208g. Ferris & Co. Ltd , English, 1893-1900. Bottle of Warburg Tincture tablets 1893-1900
Two glass bottles with green paper covers full of 'Cholera Drops'. Each: 60 mm x 22 mm diameter, 19g. Supplied by Willem Pitlo, Arnhem, Dutch, 1801-1900. Two bottles of 'Cholera Drops' 1801-1900
Glass bottle with bakelite lid half-full of compound Aspirin and Opium tablets (TAB. ACID. ACETYLSALICYL et OPII P.B.). By Southall Bros. and Barclay (1935) Ltd., English, 1930-1950. Glass bottle of Aspirin and opium tablets 1930-1950
Green paper packet containing poppy capsules, 176mm x 121 mm x 16 mm. Printed label on the packet reads, '717 POPPY CAPSULES/ (papaver somniferum)' and has a red mark ' B 4'. Europe, 1880-1940. Paper packet of poppy capsules 1880-1940
Small glass bottle with chamois covering full of Lead and Opium pills. 45 mm x 20 mm diameter, 13 g. Label reads, 'R. Scott Thompson and Co./ Medical Hall Calcutta/ LEAD AND OPIUM PILLS/ Use.- In mild cases of diarrhoea and dysentery./ Dose.- One every 3 hours, til purging abates.' Dispensed by R. Scott Thompson and Co., Calcutta, India, 1831-1900. Small bottle of Lead and Opium pills 1831-1900
Glass bottle with cork stopper of opium tincture with a trace remaining. Bottle is stained, probably from the evaporation of the alcohol in the tincture. Inscription reads, 'U3/K/Opium tinktur/F.' Unknown maker, probably German in origin, 1900-1910. Glass bottle of opium tincture 1900-1910
Lipped poison bottle, clear glass,with trace contents for TR. OPII (tincture of opium). 82 mm x 243 mm, 609 g. English, 1860-1900 Bottle for opium tincture 1860-1900
Square glass bottle with cut-glass stopper approximately containing of 'Dover's Powder' (ipecacuanha, opium, and morphine). 57 mm x 37 mm x 37 mm. Dover Powder 1801-1900
Rectangular clear glass bottle with glass stopper, without metal stopper retaining clip, containing approximately 2 ounces of tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex), unsigned, England, 1900-1910 Glass bottle, without metal clip to secure glass stopper, for tincture of opium 1900-1910
Clear glass shop round with glass stopper for opium liniment (LIN: OPII), with dried residues in base and neck. 205 mm x 77 mm diameter. This liniment would have been applied topically. Unknown maker, English, late nineteenth century. Shop round for opium liniment 1840-1910
Jar, with a plastic screw-top lid, one of two, containing opium electuary, labelled with 'D210', unsigned, England, 1985-1995; the opium electuary was originally stored in the (A638232/3) salt-glazed stoneware storage jar, unsigned, England, 1850-1900 Jar, with a plastic screw-top lid 1850-1900
Cylindrical glass jar with leather covering and painted label for "Laud.S.Op. Hart." (Opium Tincture with Hartshorn), traces remaining. 115 mm x 66 mm diameter, 103g. Unknown maker, probably Spanish, 17th or 18th century. Glass jar for Laudanum and Hartshorn 1601-1800
Brown paper wrapping with label containing four (out of ten) glass phials with cork stoppers of 'Papaverin' (papaverine hydrochloride) tablets. 59 mm x 90 mm x 22 mm, 35 g overall. By Knoll, from Savory and Moore, English, 1930-1950. Paper wrapping containing four phials of papaverin 1930-1950
Sealed bottle with bakelite lid full of Aromatic Powder of Chalk with Opium (Pulvis Cretae Aromaticus cum Opio). 100 mm x 54 mm diameter, 269 g. Produced by the British Drug Houses, English, 1960-1979. Sealed bottle containing Aromatic Powder of Chalk with Opium (Pulvis Cretae Aromaticus cum Opio). 1960-1979
Tin carton of Gee's Linctus Pastilles BPC (contains opium tincture). 19 mm x 78 mm x 89 mm, 104 g. Made by Smith Kendon Ltd., 132 Borough High Street, London, SE1, England, 1950-1965. Carton of Gee's Linctus Pastilles 1950-1965
Floral painted opaline glass shop round with lid used for Dover's powder (contains opium). By the Farmacia de Onate, Spanish, 1850-1900. Opaline glass shop round for Dover's powder 1850-1900
Amber glass bottle with cork stopper for 500 ml of syrup of red poppies (SYRUPUS RHOEADOS) B.P.C. 1934, with traces remaining. 230 mm x 75 mm diameter, 526g. Made by Wright Layman and Umney, London, 1934-1949. 500ml bottle of syrup of red poppies B.P.C. 1934-1949