The alchemist's lair — Apothecary bottles, medical instruments and antique laboratory objects imbued with the charm and mystery of ancient sciences. A selection inspired by alchemy and medicine of yesteryear, ideal for enthusiasts of ancient sciences and medical curiosities.
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Jaborandi
Pharmacy jar - Herbalism - Apothecary Mouth-blown glass bottle
Late 19th century - Beginning of the 20th
Corsican Moss
Pharmacy jar - Herbalism - Apothecary Mouth-blown glass bottle
Corsican Moss (Helminthochorton or Sphaerococcus helminthochorton) is a mixture of red seaweeds harvested along the coast of Corsica. It was one of the most famous deworming agents used in traditional medicine to eliminate intestinal worms.
Late 19th century - Beginning of the 20th
Box of Night Lights Fabriqué à la Gare / Jeunet - 1890–1920
Wick night light
A round box for oil night lights made of molded cardboard, produced by the Veilleuses Françaises factory at the Vitry-sur-Seine train station.
It contains the system patented by Jeunet—winner of a silver medal at the 1891 Exposition du Travail.
All boxes are unique, showing varying degrees of wear from the passage of time, with varying amounts of oil remaining, and varying degrees of yellowing.
T.L. Paris Night Lights Made of Spruce Wood - Circa 1860–1880
Wick night light
A box of oil-filled night lights made of bent spruce wood slats, dating from the second half of the 19th century (circa 1860–1880): Napoléon III Second Empire.
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Vincent’s Anti-Mucus Purifying Pills
Antique pharmacy box for medicine, made of cardboard
Period: Late 19th century (circa 1885–1895)
Chloroform-Based Soothing Balm
Antique pharmacy bottle
Collectible and historical curiosity. Due to the age of the contents and the presence of chloroform, the bottle must not be opened or used.
Antique First aid kit for the healing of snake bites
Glass syringe and 2 vintage doses of vaccine
Vintage quack remedy!
Beautiful snake illustration on the aluminium box
ATEA Panel-Mount Ammeter
Vintage industrial electrical panel dial, circa 1920–1950
Function: Panel-mount ammeter measuring AC currents up to 150 amps.
Table CdC voltmeter with apparent mechanism
Dial for vintage industrial electrical panel, circa 1920/1950
Function: Electromagnetic panel voltmeter measuring electrical voltage up to 250 Volts. Manufactured by the Compagnie des Compteurs de Montrouge, it was built into factory control cabinets, municipal transformer stations, public building machinery rooms or onto vintage railway rolling stock. The upper brass skylight reveals the pivot and the return spring of the mechanism.
Large ACEC Industrial Ammeter (0–500 A)
Industrial Dial for Vintage Industrial Electrical Panel, circa 1920/1950
Function: Ferromagnetic ammeter with a circular dial that measures high-current alternating current (up to 500 A). It was used to monitor the load drawn by very large power lines or electrical machinery.
Antique Pravaz hypodermic syringe
Early 20th century
A glass and metal syringe in its metal case, the lid of which is engraved with the inscription: Syringe for hypodermic injections
not functional
Narceine - Opium Derivative
Antique pharmacy bottle made of blown glass and enameled painted label.
Red TOXIC label
Signaling to the pharmacist that it is imperative to keep apart the other substances in the cabinet of toxic substances, the famous poison cabinet.
Dating: 19th century
EMPTY - The bottle is blocked and does not open, sealed by time
Postcard
Fantastic creatures and Metamorphoses by Camille Renversade
Green turbo (or burgo) from Madagascar - Turbo imperialis
Illustrative photos
Golden Vial - Vial of 22 carat gold
A glass vial containing fragments of 22-carat gold leaf.
Antique glass eye
Real antique eye prosthesis
Stamped letter-envelope of the Second Empire
Dated from 1852-1870
Tatooed phrenology Head - Storage box - Vase
Cute little tattooed and mustachioed head with a removable skull cap that can be used to hide small objects!
It can also be used as a vase.
