Set of pharmaceutical preparations in glass vials

Maker
Oppenheimer Son & Co. Ltd.
Date
Circa 1920
 Description
Set of pharmaceutical preparations in glass vials in a brown leather display wallet. The wallet has a catch at the front to secure it, inside it has a tan leather lining and there are individual leather holders for each vial. A label on the top flap of the case bears the following details: "With compliments of / OPPENHEIMER, Son & Co Ltd. / 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4". c.1920. The wallet contains twelve assorted pharmaceutical preparations in glass vials with metal or cork caps. The vials contain: 1. Laxoin (dihydroxyphthalophenon) 2. Pulv. Ipecac. Co. B.P 3. Vical + Calcium lactate & vitad (vitamins A & D) 4. Hydrarg. Subchlor 5. Alphidine (non toxic iodine) (x 2) 6. Ammoniated quinine compound 7. Pulverette Cardiac with strychnine, digitalis + nitroglycerine 8. Trinitrin (nitroglycerine) 9. Pulverette no sp 2773 with aloin, P.Ipecac, ext Bellad 10. Thyroid gland and potassium perm ang 11. Aperiens fort
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Object detail

Maker
Date
Circa 1920
Medium
leather, glass, metal, cork, various pharmaceutical preparations
Measurements
2.0 x 24.0 x 10.0 cm
Accession Number
A2003_99_020
Object Type
pharmacology/medication
Named Collection
Royal Women's Hospital Collection
Medical History Museum Category
Royal Women's Hospital
Medical and Surgical Equipment and Instruments
Museum
Medical History Museum

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