Portable wooden chemical cabinet containing glass bottles with chemical elements and laboratory glass ware

Portable chemical cabinet, wooden, with forty-four glass bottles containing chemical elements stored in rack, and a drawer containing laboratory glassware, a list of chemical elements written on paper on inside of lid, all in poor condition

Details

Category:
Experimental Chemistry
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
1985-494
Materials:
glass and wood (unidentified)
type:
chemical cabinet
credit:
Wellcome Trust

Parts

Portable wooden chemical cabinet for glass bottles and laboratory glassware

Portable wooden chemical cabinet for glass bottles and laboratory glassware

Portable chemical cabinet, wooden, with rack to store glass bottles containing chemical elements, and a drawer for laboratory glassware, a list of chemical elements written on paper on inside of lid.

Materials:
wood (unidentified) and paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
1985-494/1
type:
chemical cabinet
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled as 'zinc sulphate'

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled as 'zinc sulphate'

Glass bottle, broken in two pieces, with residue, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware. The hand-written label reads 'zinc sulphate'.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/2
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, empty, no label, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/3
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing chemical element powder, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/4
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, no label, containing liquid chemical element, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/5
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing a small amount of unidentified potassium nitrate residue, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/6
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle without stopper, no label, empty, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/7
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'copper chlorate'

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'copper chlorate'

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing bright turquoise blue powder, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware. The hand-written label reads 'copper chlorate'.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/8
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing large unidentified orange sticks, which are rounded in shape, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/9
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle covered in sugar paper, containing unidentifed shiny, metallic grey loose powder, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/10
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle without stopper, containing a small grain of residue with distinct metallic sheen, illegible label, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/11
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'cadmium sulphide'

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'cadmium sulphide'

Glass bottle with stopper, containing bright yellow residue, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware. The hand-written label reads 'cadmium sulphide'.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/12
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'zinc'

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'zinc'

Glass bottle with stopper labelled 'zinc', containing white-grey chemical element powder suspected to be zinc oxide, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/13
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing large unidentified crystals with off-white colouring, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/14
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'acid boric'

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'acid boric'

Glass bottle with stopper and paper label, containing a white, crystalline solid, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware. The hand-written label reads 'acid boric'.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/15
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing unidentified red, chunky, coagulated substance, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/16
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'lead acetate'

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'lead acetate'

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing white chemical element powder, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware. The hand-written label reads 'lead acetate'.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/17
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing unidentified wet, small, translucent pearls, with a greyish colouring, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/18
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with broken stopper, illegible label, containing irregular flat crystals, with a grey and chalky appearance, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/19
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'potassium bisulphate'

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'potassium bisulphate'

Glass bottle with stopper, containing small flaky white crystals, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware. The hand-written label reads 'potassium bisulphate'.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/20
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with broken stopper, illegible label, containing large unidentified crystals which are irregular in size, with a whitish colouring, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/21
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing an unidentifed shiny, metallic grey powder, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/22
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, containing unidentified sticks, which resemble the appearance of charcoal, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/23
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'potassium chlorate'

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'potassium chlorate'

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing large square crystals, with a grayish-white appearance, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware. The hand-written label reads 'potassium chlorate'.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/24
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle without stopper, illegible label, containing small amount of unidentified white residue, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/25
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'muritic acid'

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'muritic acid'

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, empty with residues, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware. The hand-written label reads 'muritic acid', which is now known as hydrochloric acid.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/26
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containng an unidentified orange-brown residue (which looks like a dried liquid), from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/27
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'camphorated chloroform for the tooth ache'

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'camphorated chloroform for the tooth ache'

Glass bottle with stopper, containing residue of camphorated chloroform, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware. The paper label reads 'camphorated chloroform for the tooth ache'.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/28
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing large unidentified green crystals, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/29
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper wrapped in paper, labelled ‘Mercury (?), containing yellow liquid chemical element, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/30
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing unidentified, translucent, uniform bead-like substance, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/31
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing an unidentified white, fatty, waxy deposit, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/32
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'potassium bicarbonate'

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'potassium bicarbonate'

Glass bottle with stopper, containing large irregular cystals, with an off-white colouring, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware. The hand-written label reads 'potassium bicarbonate'.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/33
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, no label, containing an unidentifed creamy off-white crystalline mass, with pearlescent sheen, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/34
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'acid tart'

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'acid tart'

Glass bottle with stopper, containing small brown square crystals, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware. The hand written label reads 'acid tart' which is now known as tartaric acid.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/35
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing an unidentified crystalline, salt-like substance, with a greyish-white appearance, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/36
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing a small amount of unidentified residue, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/37
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing an unidentified white powder, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/38
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing an unidentified greyish-white granular residue, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/39
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing translucent liquid chemical element, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/40
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'soda phosphate'

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'soda phosphate'

Glass bottle with stopper, containing large sweaty, greasy, waxy looking crystals, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware. The hand-written label reads 'soda phosphate' which is now known as sodium phosphate.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/41
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper wrapped in paper, labelled ‘Cobalt’, containing orange liquid chemical element, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/42
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle without stopper, illegible label, containing a small amount of unidentified residue, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/43
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing blue crystals suspected to be copper sulphate, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/44
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing an unidentified black powder, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/45
type:
bottle
Glass bottle stopper from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle stopper from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle stopper, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/46
type:
stopper
Glass bottle stopper from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle stopper from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle stopper, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/47
type:
stopper
Glass bottle stopper from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle stopper from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle stopper, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/48
type:
stopper
Glass bottle stopper from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle stopper from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle stopper, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/49
type:
stopper
Glass bottle stopper from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle stopper from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle stopper, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/50
type:
stopper
Glass tube from portable chemical cabinet

Glass tube from portable chemical cabinet

Glass tube, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/51
type:
tube
Glass pipe from portable chemical cabinet

Glass pipe from portable chemical cabinet

Z-shaped glass pipe, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/52
type:
pipe - conduit
Glass flask from portable chemical cabinet

Glass flask from portable chemical cabinet

Glass flask, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/53
type:
flask
Cardboard box containing twelve glass tubes, from portable chemical cabinet

Cardboard box containing twelve glass tubes, from portable chemical cabinet

Cardboard box labelled ‘NEW DISCOVERY/ LIVING COLORS/ SERIES NO 1/ PRICE ONE SCHILLING/ Stereoscopic Co. Scientific Dep.’, containing twelve glass tubes with cork stopper, labelled with letters from A to L, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/54
type:
tube
Glass stirring rod from portable chemical cabinet

Glass stirring rod from portable chemical cabinet

Glass stirring rod, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/55
type:
rod - object genre
Glass plate from portable chemical cabinet

Glass plate from portable chemical cabinet

Glass plate, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/56
type:
plate
Glass plate from portable chemical cabinet

Glass plate from portable chemical cabinet

Glass plate, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/57
type:
plate
Fragment of glass pipe from portable chemical cabinet

Fragment of glass pipe from portable chemical cabinet

Fragment of glass pipe, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/58
type:
pipe - conduit
Fragment of glass pipe from portable chemical cabinet

Fragment of glass pipe from portable chemical cabinet

Fragment of glass pipe, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/59
type:
pipe - conduit
Fragment of glass pipe from portable chemical cabinet

Fragment of glass pipe from portable chemical cabinet

Fragment of glass pipe, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/60
type:
pipe - conduit
Fragment of glass pipe from portable chemical cabinet

Fragment of glass pipe from portable chemical cabinet

Fragment of glass pipe, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/61
type:
pipe - conduit
Fragment of glass pipe from portable chemical cabinet

Fragment of glass pipe from portable chemical cabinet

Fragment of glass pipe, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/62
type:
pipe - conduit
Glass pipe from portable chemical cabinet

Glass pipe from portable chemical cabinet

Glass pipe, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/63
type:
pipe - conduit
Glass pipe from portable chemical cabinet

Glass pipe from portable chemical cabinet

Glass pipe, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/64
type:
pipe - conduit
Glass syringe from portable chemical cabinet

Glass syringe from portable chemical cabinet

Glass syringe, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/65
type:
syringe
Glass tube from portable chemical cabinet

Glass tube from portable chemical cabinet

Glass tube with black stoppers at each end, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/66
type:
tube
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'baryta carbonate'

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'baryta carbonate'

Glass bottle with stopper, illegible label, containing a greyish-white powdery residue, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware. The hand-written label reads 'baryta carbonate' or 'baryta carbonicum' which is now known as barium carbonate.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/67
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'potash sulfate crystals'

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet labelled 'potash sulfate crystals'

Glass bottle with stopper, labelled as 'Potash Sulphate Crystals', containing uniform white crystals, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware. The hand-written label reads 'potash sulfate crystals' which is now known as potassium sulfate.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/68
type:
bottle
Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle from portable chemical cabinet

Glass bottle, without stopper, containing an unidentified grey-black residue, from portable chemical cabinet containing chemical elements and laboratory glassware.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
1985-494/69
type:
bottle
Five glass bottle stoppers

Five glass bottle stoppers

Five glass bottle stoppers, two pieces of bunsen gauze and one small piece of glass tube from portable chemical cabinet.

Object Number:
1985-494/70
type:
stopper
Glass tube from portable chemical chest

Glass tube from portable chemical chest

Glass tube from portable chemical chest.

Object Number:
1985-494/71
type:
tube
Wooden pot from portable chemical cabinet

Wooden pot from portable chemical cabinet

Wooden pot from portable chemical cabinet.

Object Number:
1985-494/72
type:
pots
Two foldable metal stands from portable chemical cabinet

Two foldable metal stands from portable chemical cabinet

Two foldable metal stands from portable chemical cabinet.

Object Number:
1985-494/73
type:
stand
Scraps of newspaper found in portable chemical cabinet

Scraps of newspaper found in portable chemical cabinet

Scraps of newspaper found in portable chemical cabinet.

Object Number:
1985-494/74
type:
newspaper