Mould and slider of pill cutter

Mould and slider of pill cutter, made of hardwood and brass, mould has marble slab, probably English, second half of 19th century

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A241444
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, marble inlaid slab, with a fixed brass 30 grooved cutting area, no maker marked, probably England, 1851-1900

Materials:
wood , brass and marble
Object Number:
A241444/1
type:
pill cutter
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pill cutter

Pill cutter

Hardwood and brass upper hand held part of a pill cutter, probably England, 1851-1900

Materials:
wood and brass
Object Number:
A241444/2
type:
pill cutter
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum