Health & Medicine

This vessel is believed to be one of the original fermentation pans used by researchers at Oxford University to produce penicillin in the 1940s.

Rectangular porcelain vessel used for growing penicillin; sealed at all…

White plastic medicine bottle with safety cap. Bottle contains tablets and original inner seal is intact. White, dark red, and yellow label adhered to bottle reads "Enovid".

The ubiquitous bottle has a long history.…

Bowls like this one were used to catch the blood released by bleeding. The appearance of blood was a useful diagnostic tool for physicians, who examined it for clues about the body's internal state. This large bowl was…

Small glass Bayer orange flavoured children's chewable aspirin bottle with pink plastic cap, 36 tablet size.

Small glass Bayer flavoured children's size aspirin bottle with pink plastic cap, 36 tablet size, containing pink tablets.

Circular glass container with black screw cap lid. Container is filled with white ointment. Brown paper label reads "RAY-NOX" in light brown text.

This early sunscreen, 10-15% PABA (para-aminobenzoic acid or…

Jar of "Poslam" brand anti-itching cream; in plastic shrink wrap.

Small plastic cylindrical medicine bottle. Safety cap is missing. Medicine bottle is empty.

Square plastic pill bottle with safety cap. Medicine bottle is empty.

Small cylindrical plastic white bottle with safety cap used for holding pills. Medicine bottle is empty.

White square plastic pill bottle with safety cap. Label on bottle reads "Crixivan."

White square plastic pill bottle labeled "Crixivan."

White square plastic pill bottle with safety cap. Label on bottle reads "Crixivan."

Round plastic pill bottle labeled "Crixivan" 400 mg.

Plastic Bayer aspirin bottle, 50 tablet size, contains tablets.

Light gold painted metal can and lid both with extensive black and gold lettering and decoration. The main label reads "NATURALAX." Lid is rusted shut but the can appears to be full.

Gold painted metal can and lid both with extensive dark blue lettering and decoration.The main label reads "LANGLEBERT'S PSYLLIUM SEEDS." The can is full of small brown psyllium seeds, a source of soluble dietary fiber.

White plastic container with white painted screw capped metal lid. The main label is "Metamucil." Extensive descriptive and use information is printed on the container in green. The container is full with original seal…

Small, shallow, rectangular tin box containing medicine pills. Label on front of tin has yellow background with "12 Bayer-Tablets of Aspirin (5 grs. each)" in white text on brown background. Tin pillbox contains…

Small, shallow, rectangular tin box containing medicine pills. Label on front of tin has yellow background with "12 Bayer-Tablets of Aspirin, 5 grs. each" in white text on brown background. Image of small round white…

Small, shallow, rectangular tin box containing medicine pills. Label on front of tin has yellow background with the company name in red. Name of medicine is printed in yellow on brown background on front of tin. Tin…

Glass Bayer aspirin bottle, 300 tablet size, contains white tablets.

Glass Bayer aspirin bottle, 200 tablet size, contains white tablets.

Plastic Bayer aspirin bottle, 100 tablet size, reads "Genuine Bayer Aspirin, Micro-Thin Coating".