Antique pharmaceutical bottle in translucent glass, with a red label printed "Francopia – Morphine Hydrochloride (Morphinum Chlorhydricum) – POISON" , with handwritten inscriptions and its original brown wax seal. The back bears the inscription Cooper-Paris – No. 9898 – Reading , indicating pharmacological or hospital control.
✦ Origin: France, Paris ✦ Estimated period: Early 20th century ✦ Dimensions: 5.5×2.5 cm ✦ Material: Clear glass, printed and handwritten paper label, sealing wax ✦ Condition: Good overall condition, complete and legible label, original seal preserved, slight soiling from use
Produced by Francopia , a pharmaceutical company founded in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century, this bottle contained morphine hydrochloride—a powerful opioid analgesic reserved for strict medical use. The inscription "POISON" and the double mention of Francopia / Cooper Paris attest to an official distribution channel between the laboratory and the hospital pharmacy. An emblematic object of the regulated pharmacopoeia of the interwar period.
