Crushed cola nuts
Antique pharmacy bottle - Wide-mouth apothecary jar.
19th-century mouth-blown glass
There is still some product left inside
A fascinating artifact from the history of pharmacology
Crushed cola nuts
Antique pharmacy bottle - Wide-mouth apothecary jar. 19th-century mouth-blown glass
It comes from the old cellar-laboratory of a Parisian pharmacy. The bottles had not been moved from the shelves since the late 1950s!
There is still some product left inside
This is the cola nut – Cola nitida – the original ingredient of the famous Coca-Cola, but in its pure, laboratory form.
Cola was the king of tonic and energy-boosting preparations:
Cola Wine: This was the best-selling preparation over the counter. The chemist would macerate crushed cola nuts in fortified wine (often Malaga or Grenache). It was prescribed for convalescence, fatigue or as an aphrodisiac.
Cola Elixir: A more concentrated, alcohol-based version to ‘boost the strength’ of workers or athletes (widely used by early cyclists!).
Tinctures and Syrups: To relieve headaches or aid digestion.
This large-capacity jar was a storage jar intended for keeping stock.
Height: 20.5cm - Diameter: 9cm - Weight: 0.73kg
Tube of eye spatulas
Antique pharmacy bottle
“Taxe d'Armement” label: 1939/1940
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
L'art de procréer les sexes à volonté - The art of procreating sexes at will
By Millot - With illustrated plates
Antique book from 1802 (Year X of the Republic) - Third edition
The author explains how to procreate boys and girls, and gives his recipes for treating sterility and malformations...
Collector’s bronze dental articulator
Circa 1920 for the bronze frame
The plaster and resin forming the gums and teeth are modern.
American mint alcohol
Antique pharmacy bottle
Potassium Bromide Elixir
Antique and large brown English pharmacy bottle
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
Le Jardin des Plantes
Description and habits of the mammals in the menagerie and the Natural History Museum
By Boitard - Antique book circa 1851
A beautiful snapshot of the museum and its garden in the mid-19th century, featuring interiors of the museum that no longer exist today.
Myrrh
Antique pharmacy bottle - Wide-mouth apothecary jar.
19th-century mouth-blown glass
There is still some product left inside
A fascinating artifact from the history of pharmacology
Aqua Calris - Hot water
Antique pharmacy jar
Apothecary
Phénol Aqueux
Antique pharmacy bottle
Green label: SUBSTANCE TO BE SEPARATED - CODEX 1908
This means that this bottle had to be kept separate from the others because it was dangerous - POISON
EMPTY
An antique absinthe topette (decanter)
6 Beaded Topette
Residue in the bottom of the carafe
Horseradish syrup
Grams / Tablespoons - Graduated bottle
in French: Grammes / Cuillères à soupe
Antique medicine bottle
Apothecary
Noirot Extract
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
Beautiful reflections in the glass
Lower part of the lower mandible of a horse jaw
Antique model from Maison Auzoux in Paris
Paper-mâché pedagogical model
Model B - 1 year
Camphorated alcohol
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
EMPTY
Crushed cola nuts
Antique pharmacy bottle - Wide-mouth apothecary jar.
19th-century mouth-blown glass
There is still some product left inside
A fascinating artifact from the history of pharmacology
