Pharmacist's label cabinet, London, England, 1850-1930

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Label cabinet with three drawers containing numerous labels
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Label cabinet with three drawers containing numerous labels
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Label cabinet with three drawers containing numerous labels, used by N. F. Tyler (late R. S. Dampney), London

Individual pharmacists made up prescriptions from physicians before the rise of large manufacturing chemists in Britain in the 1880s. Inside each of the three drawers of the mahogany cabinet are labels with names of drugs and instructions on how to apply or take medicines. Each label was stuck on to the box, bottle or sachet containing the medicines. Two pharmacists’ names are on the labels: N F Tyler and R S Dampney, both of whom were based in London.

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A101902
Materials:
mahogany, complete and paper
Measurements:
overall: 185 mm x 310 mm x 210 mm, 2.16kg
type:
cabinet
credit:
Haines

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Pharmacist's label cabinet, London, England, 1850-1930

Pharmacist's label cabinet, London, England, 1850-1930

Label cabinet with three drawers containing numerous labels, used by N. F. Tyler (late R. S. Dampney), London

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Individual pharmacists made up prescriptions from physicians before the rise of large manufacturing chemists in Britain in the 1880s. Inside each of the three drawers of the mahogany cabinet are labels with names of drugs and instructions on how to apply or take medicines. Each label was stuck on to the box, bottle or sachet containing the medicines. Two pharmacists’ names are on the labels: N F Tyler and R S Dampney, both of whom were based in London.

Measurements:
overall: 185 mm x 310 mm x 210 mm, 2.16kg
Materials:
mahogany , complete and paper
Object Number:
A101902/1
type:
cabinet
Component of pharmacist's label cabinet, London, England, 1850-1930

Component of pharmacist's label cabinet, London, England, 1850-1930

Piece of wood, from label cabinet with three drawers containing numerous labels, used by N. F. Tyler (late R. S. Dampney), London

Materials:
mahogany (wood)
Object Number:
A101902/2
type:
wood - plant material
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum