Mould and slider of pill cutter

Made:
1870-1901 in London
maker:
Maw

Mould and slider of pill cutter, made of hardwood and brass by S. Maw, Son and Thompson, London, 1870-1901

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A172066
Materials:
mould, wood, hard, mould, brass, slider, wood, hard and slider, brass
type:
pill cutters
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Pill cutter base

Pill cutter base

Base of a pill cutting and pill making machine, consisting of a slanted wooden base with a fixed brass 24 grooved cutting area, made by Maw, England, 1870-1901

Materials:
brass and wood
Object Number:
A172066/1
type:
pill cutter
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pill cutter

Pill cutter

Wood and brass upper hand held part of a pill cutter and pill making machine, by Maw, England, 1870-1901

Materials:
wood and brass
Object Number:
A172066/2
type:
pill cutter
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum