Mercury Proto-Iodide - Syphilis Treatment
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.
Period: Late 19th century - Very early 20th century (circa 1890–1910)
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Mercury Proto-Iodide - Syphilis Treatment
Antique pharmacy bottle
Red POISON label
Signaling to the pharmacist that it must strictly be stored separately from other substances in the toxic substances cabinet, the famous "poison cabinet".
This bottle contained mercury proto-iodide, the standard treatment for syphilis in the 19th century.
At the time, mercury was used to temporarily reduce the skin rashes caused by the disease. Doctors aimed to induce extreme salivation (ptyalism) in the patient, mistakenly believing that the body was flushing out the illness.
In reality, the treatment was completely ineffective at curing the infection and caused severe mercury poisoning: excruciating pain, tooth loss, dark necrosis of the jaw and palate, tremors, and severe neurological damage.
The use of mercury declined after 1909 with the discovery of Salvarsan, before disappearing completely with the advent of penicillin.
It comes from the old basement laboratory of a Parisian pharmacy. These bottles had remained untouched on the shelves since the late 1950s. The basement served as a medical analysis lab and a compounding laboratory for the pharmacy from 1900 until around 1950.
Bottle height: 8 cm with stopper
Period: Late 19th century - Very early 20th century (circa 1890–1910)
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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
Antique pharmacy jar: Illicium verum (Fruit) / Star anise
Glass pharmacy bottle - XIXth century
Antique pharmacy jar
Liquid Peptone
Raw meat product very fashionable in the first half of the 20th century.
Solution N°153
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
Antique surgical board
From Benjamin Bell's Complete Course in Surgery, published in 1796
Alum
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
Color pigments have been added to the inside of the jar
Large antique wooden pharmacy drawer with compartments - From a pharmacy or herbalist's cabinet
4 compartments
Ref A - 39.5x50cm
Can be used as a storage box
Weight: 4.1kg !
Infangyl Carlier
Antique pharmacy bottle - Apothecary
The box still contains its full, sealed bottle and instructions
Test Tube with Special Bulb for Mercury Ureometer - 1900 - Pharmacy - Apothecary
Period: 1900 - Pharmacy - Apothecary
To be diverted into a soliflore vase
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 dropper in white glass
Apothecary - Pharmacy
Mercurochrome
Antique pharmacy bottle - Apothecary
Mrs Bataille-Simon, First Class Pharmacist in Beaumont sur Sarthe - Tel 9
An antique absinthe topette (decanter)
4 Beaded Topette
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.
EMPTY
Antique hypodermic Pravaz syringe with ear cups - 19th century
Syringe in it's case
The small difference is that here it is the model with earbuds for a better grip during injection.
not functional
Mercury Proto-Iodide - Syphilis Treatment
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.
Period: Late 19th century - Very early 20th century (circa 1890–1910)
EMPTY
