Mould and slider of pill cutter made of hardwood and brass

Mould and slider of pill cutter made of hardwood and brass, probably English, 19th century

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A220356
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 12 grooved cutting area, no maker marked, probably England, 1801-1900

Materials:
brass and wood
Object Number:
A220356/1
type:
pill cutter base
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pill cutter

Pill cutter

Hardwood and brass upper hand held part of a pill cutter and pill making machine, probably England, 1801-1900

Materials:
brass and hardwood
Object Number:
A220356/2
type:
pill cutter
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum