"Neutral Sodium Salicylate" Bottle - 19th Century

Antique amber glass pharmaceutical bottle from the Pharmacie Centrale de France, with its original paper label for "Neutral Sodium Salicylate" (sodium salicylate). Beautiful green typographic label mentioning Pharmacie Centrale des Pharmaciens / Droguerie Centrale de France, Charles Buchet & Cie - 21 rue des Nonnains d’Hyères in Paris.

Sodium salicylate is a derivative of salicylic acid used in pharmacy at the end of the 19th century, particularly before the widespread use of certain modern medicines based on salicylate derivatives. This bottle retains its original contents and its top guarantee seal from the Pharmacie Centrale de France.

✦ Estimated period: Late 19th century (circa 1880-1900)
✦ Provenance: Pharmacie Centrale de France, Paris
✦ Dimensions: approx. 12 × 5 cm
✦ Material: Amber glass, printed paper label
✦ Contents: Old bottle of Neutral Sodium Salicylate with original contents
✦ Condition: Good overall condition, traces of use and age, original label well preserved with small marks of antiquity. Old stopper present with preserved guarantee seal.

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