Medicine bottle, 'Chlorodyne', Army and Navy Co-operative Society Limited, 1896

Glass bottle with metal screw lid and paper label. The label is printed with the title, 'Chlorodyne', the manufacturer's name, 'Army & Navy Co-operative Society Limited', and is marked as '(poison)'

Chlorodyne was developed by Dr John Collis Browne (1819-1884), a British Army surgeon serving in India, for treatment of cholera. The patent medicine became popular as a treatment for other ailments including migraines, diarrhea and insomnia. Its ingredients included laudanum, cannabis and chloroform. Its addictive nature and the risk from overdose led to its demise.

From a Burroughs, Wellcome and Company medical kit, marked to 'Andrew Thorne' (?), 'Grenadier Guards', which was possibly purchased for use during the 3rd Ashanti War (1895-1896).