Antique bottle "Mammelline - FITO", circa 1900

Old clear glass pharmaceutical bottle from Laboratoires de l’Organotechnie FITO, with its original paper label for Mammelline (mammary gland powder). Beautiful Art Nouveau style label mentioning the registered trademark FITO and the director A. Badreau, Doctor of Pharmacy, located at 34 rue Trevet in Aubervilliers (Seine), near Paris. This preparation belongs to organotherapy, a medical practice developed at the end of the 19th century around the therapeutic use of glandular extracts of animal origin.

✦ Estimated period: Early 20th century (circa 1900-1915)
✦ Provenance: France, Aubervilliers (Seine)
✦ Dimensions: approx. 12.5 × 5.5 cm
✦ Material: Glass, printed paper label
✦ Content: Old bottle of Mammelline (mammary gland powder), with remains of original content
✦ Condition: Good overall condition, signs of use and age, original label with visible stains and wear. Old stopper present with residues related to storage.

Old FITO pharmacy bottle, a beautiful collector's item related to French pharmaceutical laboratories and organotherapy research in the early 20th century.