Mould and slider of pill cutter

Mould and slider of pill cutter, made of hardwood and brass with marble slab, probably English, nineteenth century

Parts

Pill cutter base

Pill cutter base

Base of a pill cutting and pill making machine, consisting of a slanted wooden base, with inlaid marble slab, with a fixed brass 12 grooved cutting area, no maker marked, probably England, 1801-1900

Materials:
brass , wood and marble
Object Number:
A639908/1
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, 1801-1900

Materials:
brass and wood
Object Number:
A639908/2
type:
pill cutter
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum