Small wooden chest

Made:
1851-1905

Small wooden chest, rectangular, with separate lid, containing 2 empty bottles of hair wash prepared by Erasmus Wilson and Truefitt, English, 1851-1905

Details

Category:
Public Health & Hygiene
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A658114
Materials:
mahogany, ? material
Measurements:
height 165 mm
length 140 mm
width 93 mm
type:
shampoo

Parts

Glass bottle, labelled Erasmus Wilson's celebrated Hair Wash,with royal warrant

Glass bottle, labelled Erasmus Wilson's celebrated Hair Wash,with royal warrant

Clear glass bottle with glass stopper, bottle rectangular, empty, labelled Erasmus Wilson's celebrated Hair Wash, with royal warrant

Measurements:
with stopper: height 148 mm
base: length 74 mm
base: width 68 mm
Materials:
glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A658114 Pt1
type:
shampoo
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Glass bottle, labelled Truefitt's Quinine and Arnica Hair Wash

Glass bottle, labelled Truefitt's Quinine and Arnica Hair Wash

Clear glass bottle with glass stopper, bottle rectangular, empty, labelled Truefitt's Quinine and Arnica Hair Wash

Measurements:
with stopper: height 128 mm
base: length 48 mm
base: width 32 mm
Materials:
glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A658114 Pt2
type:
shampoo
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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