Bromide of Potassium made by Dakin Brothers, Druggists
Maker
Dakin Brothers, Wholesale and Export Druggists
(Established 1859)
Datec 1880
Object number00006094
NameBottle
MediumPaper, glass, potassium bromide crystals
DimensionsOverall: 97 x 28 x 29 mm, 0.1 kg
ClassificationsTools and equipment
Credit LineANMM Collection
HistoryThe anticonvulsant properties of potassium bromide were first noted by Sir Charles Locock at a meeting of the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society in 1857. Bromide can be regarded as the first effective medication for epilepsy. In the latter half of the 19th century, potassium bromide was used for the calming of seizure and nervous disorders on an enormous scale, with the use by single hospitals being as much as several tons a year (the dose for a given person being a few grams per day). Source Wikipedia
Dakin Brothers, Wholesale and Export Druggists
c 1880
Dakin Brothers, Wholesale and Export Druggists
c 1880
Dakin Brothers, Wholesale and Export Druggists
c 1880
Dakin Brothers, Wholesale and Export Druggists
c 1880
Dakin Brothers, Wholesale and Export Druggists
c 1880
Dakin Brothers, Wholesale and Export Druggists
c 1880
Dakin Brothers, Wholesale and Export Druggists
c 1880
Dakin Brothers, Wholesale and Export Druggists
c 1880
Dakin Brothers, Wholesale and Export Druggists
1900 - 1935
