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.
Jusquiame leaves - POISON
Antique pharmacy jar - Wide-mouthed apothecary jar. 19th-century mouth-blown glass.
The glass displays the typical irregularities – air bubbles and slight ripples – characteristic of semi-industrial production from the early 20th century or end of 19th. The base shows a mark from the blowing rod.
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.
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.
This large-capacity jar was a reserve jar intended for the storage of raw materials to be processed into powders, tinctures or infusions in the pharmacy laboratory.
It was used to store the dried leaves of Jusquiame (Hyoscyamus niger). Also called Witches' Grass.
A plant known for its sedative properties, but extremely toxic due to its alkaloid content (hyoscyamine and scopolamine). It is one of the emblematic herbs of ancient pharmacopoeia and traditional witchcraft that produces strong hallucinations.
This large-capacity jar was a storage jar intended for raw materials to be processed into powders, tinctures or infusions in the pharmacy’s laboratory.
The ‘POISON’ label at the bottom of the jar is not decorative. Foxglove has a very narrow therapeutic window: the curative dose is very close to the toxic dose. Handling the dried leaves required extreme precision and was strictly regulated due to its high toxicity.
Beautiful handwritten cursive script in pen on the label.
The red paper used for the label was intended for toxic substances, so that the chemist could immediately distinguish them from non-toxic substances. The label also bears the supplier’s details: “Mod. 250, M., J. & Cie, Paris”.
Height: 23.5 cm – Diameter: 10 cm
Bi-Carbonate de Soude - Sodium bicarbonate
Antique cardboard pharmacy box
Beautiful typography typical of the Belle Époque: circa 1910-1920
Scolopendre
Pharmacy jar - Herbalism - Apothecary Mouth-blown glass bottle
Late 19th century - Beginning of the 20th
The apothecary’s Drawer - Size L
Antique wooden pharmacy drawer that can be used as a storage box - Craft Furniture Drawer
To be diverted on the shelf or niche for your curiosities
Antique hand-crafted manufacturing with dovetail joints and turned wooden pull knob
Width: 13cm - Length: 49cm - Height: 5cm
Sold empty, without accessories
Lower part of the lower mandible of a horse jaw
Antique model from Maison Auzoux in Paris
Paper-mâché pedagogical model
Model B - 1 year
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
Quinium
Antique pharmacy blown-glass bottle - XIXth century
EMPTY - Blocked cap
Jusquiame - Henbane
Antique pharmacy 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.
Date: Begining of 20th century
EMPTY
Adrenaline Solution at 1‰
Antique pharmacy bottle
Label leftovers: TO BE SEPARATED and POISON label
This means that this bottle had to be kept separate from the others because it was dangerous - POISON
EMPTY
Carbonate de Potasse
Antique pharmacy bottle
Early 20th century (circa 1910 - 1920)
EMPTY
Rock Candy
Antique Apothecary Bottle of Rock Candy – Coopération Pharmaceutique Française (circa 1930–1940)
It comes from the former cellar-laboratory of a Parisian pharmacy. The bottles had remained untouched on the shelves since the late 1950s. The cellar served as a medical analysis laboratory and as a laboratory for the pharmacy's compounded preparations from 1900 until around 1950.
It still contains large crystals of rock candy (Saccharum candi), perfectly preserved.
Antipyrina Knorr
Named after its German discoverer: Ludwig Knorr
Pharmacy jar - Herbalism - Apothecary bottle
Late 19th century
White Precipitate - Mercury
Antique pharmacy bottle made of blown glass and enameled painted label.
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.
Dating: 19th century
There is still some product inside but the cap is blocked and does not open.
Antique drum microscope for botanist, entomologist
Mirror missing
Late 19th century, early 20th century
Foxglove leaves - POISON
Antique pharmacy bottle - 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.
Dr. Potain’s aspirator set in its felt-lined box
Late 19th century, circa 1880
Antique medical instrument without manufacturer marking
non-functional
Chloral hydrate
Antique pharmacy bottle made of blown glass and enameled painted label
Red TOXIC 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.
Dating: 19th century
EMPTY - The glass collar has a significant vintage sheen on the stopper, and its original ground-glass cap is blocked and sealed with time.
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.
