Antique apothecary bottle – Coca powder – Late 19th century/Early 20th century
POISON
Coca powder is the source of cocaine, which was the first effective local anaesthetic used in surgery and dentistry.
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Antique pharmacy bottle – Coca powder – Late 19th century/Early 20th century
POISON
This amber glass pharmacy bottle is a fascinating artefact from the pharmacopoeia of days gone by. It features beautiful original labels with a patina, bearing the handwritten inscription ‘Coca pulv:’ (coca leaf powder).
The visual impact is enhanced by two orange and black bands marked ‘POISON’, framed by the famous skull and crossbones, a reminder of the danger and strict regulations surrounding active substances at the time. The bottle is topped with its original metal stopper.
Before being classified as a narcotic and subsequently banned from the pharmacopoeia, coca was a key plant in European medicine, particularly between 1860 and 1920.
Coca powder is the source of cocaine, which was the first effective local anaesthetic used in surgery and dentistry.
The remedy for fatigue: It was used to prepare medicinal wines (such as the famous Vin Mariani), lozenges for sore throats, or powders purported to treat depression, neurasthenia and lethargy. It was praised for its stimulating properties on the nervous and muscular systems.
Appetite suppressant and physical performance: In keeping with traditional Andean practices, it was prescribed to boost physical stamina and reduce feelings of hunger.
By the end of the 19th century, pharmacists were aware of the plant’s toxicity and addictive properties. The bottles were therefore labelled ‘Poison’ to indicate that dispensing was strictly controlled by the pharmacist and kept in the Poison Cabinet.
Diameter 7cm. Height with cap: 22.5cm
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EMPTY
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Red POISON label
Signaling to the pharmacist that it is imperative to keep apart the other substances in the cabinet of toxic substances, the famous poison cabinet.
A fascinating testimony to pharmacology
It comes from an old cellar-laboratory in a Parisian pharmacy. The bottles had not moved since the late 1950s on the shelves. The cellar had served as a laboratory for medical analyses and a laboratory for magistral preparations of the pharmacy from 1900 until around 1950.
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Beautiful labels: Red POISON label with the famous skull and crossbones and the Poisonous Substances label
Signaling to the pharmacist that it is imperative to keep apart the other substances in the cabinet of toxic substances, the famous poison cabinet.
It comes from an old cellar-laboratory in a Parisian pharmacy. The bottles had not moved since the late 1950s on the shelves. The cellar had served as a laboratory for medical analyses and a laboratory for magistral preparations of the pharmacy from 1900 until around 1950.
EMPTY
70° alcohol
Antique pharmacy bottle - Apothecary
Mrs Bataille-Simon, First Class Pharmacist in Beaumont sur Sarthe - Tel 9
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Is there any bluish residue left inside, and the bottle may have served as an inkwell at one time?
EMPTY
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19th-century mouth-blown glass
There is still some product left inside
A fascinating artifact from the history of pharmacology
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70° alcohol
Antique pharmacy bottle - Apothecary
Mrs Bataille-Simon, First Class Pharmacist in Beaumont sur Sarthe - Tel 9
Antique apothecary bottle – Coca powder – Late 19th century/Early 20th century
POISON
Coca powder is the source of cocaine, which was the first effective local anaesthetic used in surgery and dentistry.
SOLD EMPTY
