Box of rubber washers for hot water bottles
In its original cardboard box
1939/1940
New Old Stock
Box of rubber washers for hot water bottles
In its original cardboard box
A cylindrical cardboard box containing its original set of rubber washers. These seals were essential for replacing worn parts in hot water bottle stoppers (made of metal or stoneware), ensuring the safety of heat therapy administered to patients at home.
The lid bears the handwritten inscription in period ink: ‘Rondelles pour Bouchons de Bouillottes’.
New Old Stock
Still retains its original label showing the price and ‘taxe d’armement comprise’ (armament tax included).
This inscription serves as a chronological marker: the rearmament tax was introduced in France by the decree-law of 21 April 1939 to finance the nation’s rearmament. These caps were therefore sold between May 1939 and sometime in 1940.
It comes from the former cellar-laboratory of a Parisian pharmacy. The bottles and other items 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.
Dimensions of the box: 6cm
Aqua Calris - Hot water
Antique pharmacy jar
Apothecary
Antique pharmacy jar: Lignum Quillayae Saponaria
Panama wood - 19th century jar
Salamander - Pharmacy corkscrew in bronze
XIXth century
Berthet - Pharmacie de la Rotonde
Antique pharmacy bottle
EMPTY
Cèdre - Cedarwood Oil
Antique pharmacy bottle
There is some product left, but the stopper is stuck
The writing has faded, but in oblique light one can make out CEDRE
Tincture of Jalap Compound also known as German brandy
A purgative powder is extracted from the Jalap plant.
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
Packet of Potato Starch
Circa 1920
New old stock
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
Talc powder
Pharmacy jar - Herbalism - Apothecary Mouth-blown glass bottle
Late 19th century - Beginning of the 20th
Hypophosphite de Calcium
Antique pharmacy bottle
EMPTY
Essence of star anise
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
Crin de Florence - Antique suture thread
Catgut
Natural suture thread obtained from the caterpillar of the Bombyx mori butterfly.
Toothpaste elixir
Antique pharmacy bottle
Handwritten label with pen
Incense
Antique pharmacy bottle - Wide-mouth apothecary jar.
19th-century mouth-blown glass
There are still some product inside.
A fascinating artifact from the history of pharmacology
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
EMPTY
Grams / Tablespoons - Graduated bottle
in French: Grammes / Cuillères à soupe
Antique medicine bottle
Apothecary
Box of rubber washers for hot water bottles
In its original cardboard box
1939/1940
New Old Stock
