Pewter medicine spoon
- Made:
- 1807-1900 in Aldersgate
- maker:
- Maw and Charles Gibson
Pewter medicine spoon, invented by C. Gibson, made by Maw, 1807-1900
Charles Gibson designed hollow medicine spoons with lids, allowing medicine to be administered to those who had difficulty swallowing or who were unable to remain still.
The first "Gibson spoons" were made of silver, with the pewter version first appearing around 1835.
Details
- Category:
- Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A42407
- Materials:
- pewter
- Measurements:
-
overall: 32 mm x 143 mm x 35 mm, 0.06 kg
- type:
- medicine spoons
- credit:
- Loan, Wellcome Trust
