Sonéryl - Butobarbital - Barbiturates
Antique pharmacy bottle
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Sonéryl - Butobarbital - Barbiturates
Antique pharmacy bottle
Sonéryl is the brand name for butobarbital, a key substance in the barbiturate family.
Introduced in the 1920s, Sonéryl was a powerful hypnotic (sleeping pill) and sedative. It was widely prescribed to treat nervous insomnia, agitation or anxiety.
At that time, barbiturates were regarded as veritable miracle cures for sleep, far more effective than the old opium- or bromide-based syrups.
However, the extent of their dramatic side effects was not yet known: a very high risk of habituation, severe physical dependence and a risk of fatal overdose (very common, whether accidental or deliberate).
It comes from the old 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: 9cm
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Antique brass and cast-iron rack-and-pinion microscope in wooden case
Late 19th century - Early 20th century
Pyramidon
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
Color pigments have been added to the inside of the jar
Berthet - Pharmacie de la Rotonde
Antique pharmacy bottle
EMPTY
Antique pharmacy jar: Lignum Quillayae Saponaria - Panama wood - 19th century
Strophanthus extract - Codex 1908
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.
EMPTY
Boule de Nancy - Genuine Mars Vulnerary Ball - Steel Ball
This iron-containing ball was once considered a miracle cure for many ailments and injuries.
The Boule de Nancy is sold individually in a small antique drugstore box
Unavailable 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
Clastic Mannequin - Dr. Auzoux's anatomical skinned
Camphorated oil
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
EMPTY but cap is blocked and bottle will not open
Antique Laundry blue box - Helvetia Blue from Talissot & Chevalier in Dôle and Geneva
Period: 1890-1905
Box containing 6 gold-plated “coins” made of blue wash, resembling the iconography of Swiss coins and medals from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Beautiful blue and gold illustration on the box.
Your box will be sealed: never opened in 120 years
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
Antique brown glass bottle
Huile camphrée
Apothecary - Pharmacy
Catillon Granules – Strophanthin – Containing Ouabain
POISON
Antique tube of pharmaceutical granules – Apothecary
EMPTY
Pocket microscope
Floroscope - Insectoscope in brass
1850's - 1930's
Pharmaceutical zinc sulphate
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.
EMPTY
Cinnamon Water
Antique and large brown English pharmacy bottle
Sonéryl - Butobarbital - Barbiturates
Antique pharmacy bottle
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