Nux Vomica Tincture – Strychnine
Antique amber glass 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.
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Nux Vomica Tincture – Strychnine
Antique amber glass bottle
Red ‘POISON’ label
Indicating to the pharmacist that it must be stored separately from other substances in the toxic substances cabinet, the infamous ‘poison cabinet’.
The vomit nut is the seed of the Strychnos nux-vomica tree, native to South-East Asia.
This tincture (the maceration of the seeds in alcohol) is extremely rich in highly toxic alkaloids, primarily strychnine and brucine.
In pharmacy, in infinitesimal doses (in drops), it was used as a central nervous system stimulant and a cardiac stimulant.
But it is a potent poison. At toxic doses, strychnine causes generalised tetanic convulsions followed by death by asphyxiation.
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: 18.5cm with stopper
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Eau de Botot - Tooth-cleansing Elixir
CODEX 1884
Antique 19th-century pharmacy bottle
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Violet de Méthyle
Antique pharmacy bottle - Droguerie - Apothicaire
Bibliothèque Choisie de Médecine - Volume 8
Selected Library of Medicine
By François PLANQUE - 1750
Complete original edition with 10 fold-out plates
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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Grams / Tablespoons - Graduated bottle
in French: Grammes / Cuillères à soupe
Antique medicine bottle
Apothecary
Antique ampoule for hypodermic injection
Histogénol - (circa 1900)
Hypophosphite de Calcium
Antique pharmacy bottle
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Dropper No. xx05
Antique pharmacy bottle
He's lost his rubber duck
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Gaiacolated Tincture of Iodine
Antique pharmacy bottle
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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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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
Cumin Epicea Pill - Pil: Cum Picea
Antique blown glass pharmacy jar
Apothecary
Clastic Mannequin - Dr. Auzoux's anatomical skinned
Dropper bottle
Antique pharmacy bottle - 1920-30's
Glass stopper honed in the shape of a heart for better grip
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Potassium Cyanide and Iron
Also known as yellow potassium prussiate
Antique 19th-century pharmacy bottle
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Nux Vomica Tincture – Strychnine
Antique amber glass 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.
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