Veronal - Barbiturates - Diethylmalonylurea
Antique amber glass bottle, with a boxwood and cork stopper.
Label: DANGEROUS
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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Veronal - Barbiturates - Diethylmalonylurea
Antique amber glass bottle, with a boxwood and cork stopper.
Label: DANGEROUS
Indicating to the pharmacist that it must be stored separately from other substances in the cabinet for toxic substances, the famous ‘poison cabinet’.
Veronal was the very first barbiturate in history, marketed at the turn of the century as a powerful sedative and hypnotic.
It was mainly prescribed as a hypnotic (sleeping pill) and sedative. It revolutionised the treatment of chronic insomnia and psychiatric disorders in the early 20th century, before being superseded by other derivatives due to its toxicity.
Veronal has a narrow therapeutic margin: the difference between the effective dose and the lethal dose is small.
Furthermore, it is eliminated slowly by the body, leading to accumulation effects. It quickly became one of the substances most frequently implicated in cases of acute poisoning, fatal accidents and high-profile suicides during the first half of the 20th century.
It became infamous for suicides, such as that of the writer Stefan Zweig.
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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Metal box of breath mints with cocaine
Box of Dr BENGUE Dragees
1920's
It is recommended to suck 8 to 10 lozenges per day, allowing them to melt in the mouth...
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Glycérine pure officinale
Pure pharmaceutical-grade glycerine
Antique BLUE glass pharmacy bottle
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Bibliothèque Choisie de Médecine - Volume 16
Selected Library of Medicine
By François PLANQUE - 1761
Complete original edition with 10 fold-out plates
Gargle
Antique pharmacy bottle
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Gelatine
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
Mastic of Chios
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
Square Section Dropper Bottle
Antique pharmacy bottle - 1920-30's
Glass stopper honed in the shape of a heart for better grip
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Bibliothèque Choisie de Médecine - Volume 6
Selected Library of Medicine
By François PLANQUE - 1749
Complete original edition with 5 fold-out plates
Créosote
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 in high doses
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Antique glass eye
Real antique eye prosthesis
Antique wooden advertising crate for Gallia / Ch. Gervais infant milk concentrate
Found in Parisian cellars that served as laboratories and storage rooms for pharmacists preparing their masterful concoctions from 1900 to 1950.
It was used to store products, glass bottles, etc.
Period: Circa 1947–1955
Antique drum microscope for botanist, entomologist
Mirror missing
Late 19th century, early 20th century
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
Iodine dye
Antique pharmacy bottle
With the inscription Teinture d'Iode molded in glass
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Anatomical chart by Ludovic Hirschfeld drawn by Léveillé
From Traité et iconographie du système nerveux et des organes des sens de l'homme avec leur mode de préparation
Published in 1866
Lithography
You buy 1 plate, not the whole set
Painted papier-mâché anatomical model of the brain
Produced by Établissements Auzoux
Model No. 12 from the 1874 catalogue
Dismantlable, numbered model, used for medical teaching.
A rare item in excellent working condition
This is a 1:1 scale model of the brain, sold separately at the time as a demonstration model; it is not a brain that was found inside anatomical manikins.
Veronal - Barbiturates - Diethylmalonylurea
Antique amber glass bottle, with a boxwood and cork stopper.
Label: DANGEROUS
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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