Antique pharmacy bottle "Mercury Bisulfate" - 19th century

Old amber glass pharmaceutical bottle from the Pharmacie Centrale de France, with its original paper label for Mercury Bisulfate. Beautiful old typographic label indicating the Pharmacie Centrale des Pharmaciens / Droguerie Centrale de France, with branches mentioned (Lyon, Bordeaux) and agencies (Marseille, Toulouse, Montpellier, Rouen). Address visible: Charles Buchet & Cie, successors of Menier Dorvault & Cie - 21 rue des Nonnains d’Hyères in Paris.

Mercury bisulfate was a chemical compound used in pharmacy and laboratory in the 19th century. The presence of its original contents and its old sealed stopper makes it an interesting witness to ancient pharmaceutical chemical preparations.

✦ Estimated period: Late 19th century (circa 1880-1900)
✦ Provenance: Pharmacie Centrale de France, Paris
✦ Dimensions: approx. 10.5 × 4.5 cm
✦ Material: Amber glass, printed paper label
✦ Content: Old Mercury Bisulfate bottle with original contents
✦ Condition: Good overall condition, traces of use and time, original label with stains and small wear. Old stopper present with original contents preserved.

Old laboratory and pharmacy bottle, an interesting testimony to 19th-century French chemical preparations and the history of the Pharmacie Centrale de France.