Dr. McMunns Elixir of Opium

Here is a classic early 19th century medicine bottle with unusual serifed embossed text. Marked “Dr. McMunn’s Elixir of Opium” What a great photograph!

View Dr. McMunn’s bottle at auction on ebay

Update:

Another plain, smooth based Dr. McMunns Elixir of Opium bottle sold on ebay for a surprising price.  The auction closed at $54 on 01/24/10

Here’s a link to that auction

Here is the picture for that auction – clear and crisp.  Quite the above average price for an average specimin!  That’s the nature of auctions – some times the prices are average, some things die at auction and every once in a while two or more bidders drive a price up to unusually high numbers.

The Addicted

Caroline Rance tells the story of McMunn’s Elixir and some who did not survive strong doses.