Mould and slider of pill cutter

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

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, probably England, 1851-1900

Materials:
wood and brass
Object Number:
A639915/1
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 and pill making machine, probably England, 1851-1900

Materials:
brass and wood
Object Number:
A639915/2
type:
pill cutter
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum