Ipecacuanha Opiate Powder - Dover's Powder
Antique amber glass bottle, with a boxwood and cork stopper.
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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Ipecacuanha Opiate Powder - Dover's Powder
Antique amber glass bottle, with a boxwood and cork stopper.
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’.
Dover's Powder is a standardized compounded preparation whose formula remained virtually unchanged from the 18th century until it was removed from pharmacopoeias in the 20th century. It was the go-to remedy of the time for treating respiratory conditions and breaking fevers.
It is composed of:
- Ipecacuanha root, which in high doses is a powerful emetic (inducing vomiting) but in low doses is an excellent expectorant that thins bronchial secretions.
- And it also contains opium, which provides sedative, analgesic (pain-relieving), and, above all, antitussive (cough-suppressing) properties.
Due to its opium content, this powder fell directly into the category of poisonous substances that could not be left freely accessible or mixed with simple powders to prevent any fatal dosing errors.
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.
Height of the bottle: 12cm with stopper
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Chlorure de magnésium
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
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Hypophosphite de Manganèse
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
70° alcohol
Antique pharmacy bottle - Apothecary
Mrs Bataille-Simon, First Class Pharmacist in Beaumont sur Sarthe - Tel 9
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...
Dropper Bottle
Antique pharmacy bottle - 1920-30's
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Jusquiame leaves - POISON
Antique pharmacy bottle - Wide-mouth apothecary jar.
19th-century mouth-blown glass
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.
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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Calcium hypophosphite
Antique amber glass bottle, with a boxwood and cork stopper.
Green label: SUBSTANCE TO BE STORED SEPARATELY – CODEX 1908
Handwritten label, pen inscription, neat calligraphy, with its thick and thin strokes.
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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Antipyrina Knorr
Named after its German discoverer: Ludwig Knorr
Pharmacy jar - Herbalism - Apothecary bottle
Late 19th century
Le Cachet Rose Flossim - Flossim Pink Tablets
Vintage tin medicine box - Pharmacy - Apothecary
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Stiassnie Microscope
Lacquered Brass Precision Microscope – M. Stiassnie, Paris, c. 1905/1908
In its mahogany case – Serial Number: 11765
Research microscope configuration with 3 objectives (including a 1/12 oil immersion objective), micrometric stage and Abbe condenser.
A rare collector’s item combining mechanical precision and Parisian scientific prestige.
Toothpaste elixir
Antique pharmacy bottle
Handwritten label with pen
Notebook – Order book from the Berthier Pharmacy in Paris
Writing on the first four pages only; the rest is blank
Excerpt from Strophanthus MENIER - TINY pot
Early/ mid-20th century pharmacy jar in white earthenware
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.
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Camphorated oil
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
EMPTY but cap is blocked and bottle will not open
Protective laboratory bell jar - High form with knob in blown glass
Period: 1900 - Pharmacy - Apothecary
Used by the pharmacist to cover precision instruments or isolate preparations undergoing analysis
Ipecacuanha Opiate Powder - Dover's Powder
Antique amber glass bottle, with a boxwood and cork stopper.
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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