Collection of pharmacy items

Made:
1910-1920

Collection of pharmacy items, including pessary moulds, powder folders, cork pressers, pill roller, and a cachet set, 1910-20

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Object Number:
1982-1174
Materials:
pessary mould, brass (nickel-plated)
Measurements:
length 170 mm
width 60 mm
height 42 mm
hole: diameter 21 mm
type:
suppository moulds
credit:
Green, W.

Parts

Hinged cachet maker

Hinged cachet maker

Hinged cachet maker, for Morstadt cachets, British, 1910-1920

Measurements:
top: diameter 38 mm
height 20 mm
Materials:
nickel-plated
Object Number:
1982-1174/1
type:
funnels
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Metal hinder cork presser with leaf decoration

Metal hinder cork presser with leaf decoration

Metal hinder cork presser with leaf decoration, 1910-1920

Measurements:
overall: 86 mm x 241 mm x 73 mm, 1.02 kg
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
1982-1174/2
type:
powder folders
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Powder folder, 1910-1920

Powder folder, 1910-1920

Powder folder, 1910-1920

Measurements:
height 55 mm
top plate: length 68 mm
top plate: width 48 mm
bottom plate: length 57 mm
bottom plate: width 49 mm
Materials:
bronze, ? material
Object Number:
1982-1174/3
type:
powder folders
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of suppository mould, for six suppositories

Part of suppository mould, for six suppositories

Part of suppository mould, for six suppositories

Measurements:
length 250 mm
width 75 mm
closed: height 85 mm
Materials:
iron, painted
Object Number:
1982-1174/4
type:
presses
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of suppository mould, for six suppositories

Part of suppository mould, for six suppositories

Part of suppository mould, for six suppositories

Measurements:
overall: in.
Materials:
mahogany and brass
Object Number:
1982-1174/5
type:
pill-making machines
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of suppository mould, for six suppositories

Part of suppository mould, for six suppositories

Part of suppository mould, for six suppositories

Measurements:
length 280 mm
width 195 mm
height 76 mm
Materials:
box, wood
Object Number:
1982-1174/6
type:
cachet filling apparatus
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Wooden cachet presser

Wooden cachet presser

Wooden cachet presser, double ended, for sealing edges of cachets

Object Number:
1982-1174/7
type:
cachet presser
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Bowl for powder

Bowl for powder

Bowl for powder, part of Morstadt cachet-making apparatus

Object Number:
1982-1174/8
type:
bowl
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of funnel

Part of funnel

Part of funnel, from Morstadt cachet-making apparatus

Object Number:
1982-1174/9
type:
funnels
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Thimble, with cork handle

Thimble, with cork handle

Thimble, with cork handle, from Morstadt cachet-making apparatus

Object Number:
1982-1174/10
type:
thimbles
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Thimble, from Morstadt cachet-making apparatus

Thimble, from Morstadt cachet-making apparatus

Thimble, from Morstadt cachet-making apparatus

Object Number:
1982-1174/11
type:
thimbles
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Funnel, from Morstadt cachet-making apparatus

Funnel, from Morstadt cachet-making apparatus

Funnel, from Morstadt cachet-making apparatus

Measurements:
top: diameter 20 mm
bottom: diameter 12 mm
height 54 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
1982-1174/12
type:
cachet pressers
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Powder folder, 1910-1920

Powder folder, 1910-1920

Powder folder, 1910-1920

Measurements:
top: diameter 33 mm
height 11 mm
Materials:
nickel-plated
Object Number:
1982-1174/13
type:
bowls
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of suppository mould

Part of suppository mould

Part of suppository mould, for twelve suppositories

Measurements:
length 82 mm
width 25 mm
with screw: height 32 mm
Materials:
nickel-plated
Object Number:
1982-1174/14
type:
suppository moulds
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of suppository mould

Part of suppository mould

Part of suppository mould, for twelve suppositories

Measurements:
length 217 mm
width 90 mm
depth 30 mm
Materials:
nickel-plated
Object Number:
1982-1174/15
type:
cachet dispensers
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of suppository mould

Part of suppository mould

Part of suppository mould, for twelve suppositories

Measurements:
top: diameter 42 mm
height 28 mm
Materials:
nickel-plated
Object Number:
1982-1174/16
type:
funnels
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of suppository mould

Part of suppository mould

Part of suppository mould, for twelve suppositories

Measurements:
top: diameter 26 mm
height 23 mm
Materials:
nickel-plated and handle, cork
Object Number:
1982-1174/17
type:
thimbles
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Part of suppository mould

Part of suppository mould

Part of suppository mould, for twelve suppositories

Measurements:
top: diameter 20 mm
height 46 mm
Object Number:
1982-1174/18
type:
thimbles
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Box for apparatus for making Morstadt cachets

Box for apparatus for making Morstadt cachets

Empty, wooden box with hinged lid, bearing a metal plaque on the interior of the lid 'Apparatus for filling and closing Morstadt cachets, improved and patented T Christy & Co, 25 Lime Street, London', no maker maked

Materials:
wood and brass
Object Number:
1982-1174/19
type:
box - container
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Cachet machine part

Cachet machine part

Tapered cylinder, with wide neck, part of a cachet machine

Object Number:
1982-1174/22
type:
cachet machine
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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