Bottle, chloroform

Historical information

Chloroform was a popular anaesthetic agent in the early period of medical anaesthesia.

Physical description

Empty brown bottle of chloroform, with brown glass stopper.

Inscriptions & markings

Printed on manufacturer's label: CHLOROFORM / B.P. / ANAESTHETIC / POISON / CHLOROFORM SHOULD BE KEPT IN A COOL / AND DARK PLACE. / W. J. BUSH & CO., LIMITED / MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS / ASH GROVE, HACKNEY, LONDON / MADE IN ENGLAND

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