An old clear glass pharmaceutical bottle with its original printed label : "Pharmacie Centrale de France – Ancienne Maison de Droguerie Menier Réunies – Dorvault & Cie – 7, rue de Jouy, Paris – Usine et Entrepôt à St-Denis, branches à Lyon et Marseille" . This bottle contained morphine acetate , a salt derived from morphine formerly used as an analgesic and antitussive.
✦ Origin: France, Paris ✦ Estimated period: Late 19th / Early 20th century ✦ Dimensions: 5.5×2.5cm ✦ Material: Clear glass, paper label ✦ Condition: Good overall condition despite some signs of use and a small tear in the label; bottle complete, without cracks or chips
From the renowned Maison Dorvault , a leading French pharmaceutical company founded in 1852, this bottle illustrates the period when morphine was still handled in pharmacies before the regulations of the early 20th century. A rare example of the beginnings of modern pharmaceutical chemistry and the standardization of toxic substances.
