Old amber glass pharmaceutical bottle from the Henri Pelliot & Cie pharmacy in Paris, specializing in chemical and pharmaceutical products. It contained Calomel (mercurous chloride), a mercury-based compound formerly used in pharmacy as a purgative treatment and in various medical preparations before its gradual abandonment due to the toxicity of mercury derivatives. A beautiful pharmacy specimen with its original label, its regulatory mention "Dangerous" and its old stopper preserved.
✦ Estimated period: Late 19th / Early 20th century (circa 1890-1910) ✦ Provenance: Henri Pelliot & Cie Pharmacy - Paris ✦ Dimensions: approx. 9.5 × 3.5 cm ✦ Material: Blown amber glass, paper, old pharmaceutical content ✦ Condition: Good overall condition, signs of use, wear and tear, original label with old patina, old stopper present, traces of content preserved.
Old apothecary bottle in amber glass with a Parisian pharmacy label, ideal for an old pharmacy collection, medical curiosity cabinet or pharmacy decoration.
