Mercury Proto-Iodide - Syphilis Treatment

Antique pharmacy bottle.

Red ‘POISON’ label

Indicating to the pharmacist that it must be stored separately from other substances in the cabinet for toxic substances, the famous "poison cabinet".

It comes from the former cellar-laboratory of a Parisian pharmacy. The bottles had not been moved from the shelves since the late 1950s. The cellar had served as a medical analysis laboratory and a laboratory for the pharmacy’s compounded preparations from 1900 until around 1950.

Period: Late 19th century - Very early 20th century (circa 1890–1910) 

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Antique and large drum microscope

In it's mahogany wooden box

For botanist, entomologist

This is a larger model than those usually found on the market

Piperazine

Antique amber glass bottle. The cap is missing

Green label: SUBSTANCE TO BE STORED SEPARATELY – CODEX 1908

Indicating to the pharmacist that it must be stored separately from other substances in the cabinet for toxic substances, the famous ‘poison cabinet’.

It comes from the former cellar-laboratory of a Parisian pharmacy. The bottles had not been moved from the shelves since the late 1950s. The cellar had served as a medical analysis laboratory and a laboratory for the pharmacy’s compounded preparations from 1900 until around 1950.

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Portable autopsy kit from the mid-19th century

Maison Charrière in Paris, circa 1845–1870

Mahogany case for autopsy and dissection

Small portable mahogany case containing a set of autopsy instruments: hook hammer, bone chisel, enterotome scissors, probes, hooks and suture needles. Used by forensic scientists and anatomists for opening and examining bodies.

Charrière, a major 19th-century Parisian manufacturer, was a pioneer in the design of high-precision surgical and anatomical instruments.

Mahogany and polished steel: 23 × 11 cm

Please note: crack in the wood under the case

A beautiful object, very rare to find

Potassium Bromide Elixir

Antique and large brown English pharmacy bottle

Toothpaste - Antique apothecary

Porcelain pot with illustrated plastic lid

Antiseptic

Early 20th century - Caution the lid is cracked

Incense

Antique pharmacy bottle - Wide-mouth apothecary jar.

19th-century mouth-blown glass

There are still some product inside.

A fascinating artifact from the history of pharmacology

Mercury Chalk – Treatment for Syphilis

Antique amber glass bottle, with a boxwood and cork stopper.

Handwritten label, pen inscription ‘Mercurial Chalk’, neat calligraphy with its thick and thin strokes.

Bottom band ‘TO BE SEPARATED’, instructing the pharmacist to store it in the cabinet for toxic substances, the famous poison cabinet.

It comes from the former cellar-laboratory of a Parisian pharmacy. The bottles had not been moved from the shelves since the late 1950s. The cellar had served as a medical analysis laboratory and a laboratory for the pharmacy’s compounded preparations from 1900 until around 1950.

Period: Judging by the handwriting, late 19th century

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Cobalt blue glass pharmacy jar - Apothecary - Wide neck - H26cm - 19th

Apothecary jar with wide opening. Antique pharmacy bottle

Mouth-blown glass - Cobalt blue color tinted throughout

This large-capacity jar was a storage jar intended for stockpiling

Antique brass and cast-iron rack-and-pinion microscope in wooden case

Late 19th century - Early 20th century

Cumin Epicea Pill - Pil: Cum Picea

Antique blown glass pharmacy jar 

Apothecary

Specimen jar in blown glass - Inverted apothecary jar - Seed vase

Size L

A vintage laboratory or conservatory container designed for the display and preservation of biological or botanical specimens

Alcool dénaturé - Alcool à brûler

Denatured alcohol - Methylated spirits

Antique pharmacy bottle - Apothecary

Empty

Antique glass laboratory funnel - Size L

Buckthorns syrup

Antique pharmacy bottle 

Apothecary vial 

Sparteine sulphate

Used as a tonic for nervous syndromes at the very beginning of the 20th century, sparteine was also used to facilitate morphine withdrawal.

Antique pharmacy bottle 

Apothecary vial 

Some product left inside