British Salvarsan kit by W. Martindale, 1909-1912

Made:
1909-1912 in Hochst, Hauts-de-Seine, Switzerland and London
maker:
Farbwerke vorm Meister Lucius und Brüning, Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited and May and Baker Limited
supplier:
W Martindale
Salvarsan kit, c.1912, by W British Salvarsan kit by W. Martindale, 1909-1912 British Salvarsan kit by W. Martindale, 1909-1912 British Salvarsan kit by W. Martindale, 1909-1912
Salvarsan kit, c.1912, by W British Salvarsan kit by W. Martindale, 1909-1912 British Salvarsan kit by W. Martindale, 1909-1912 British Salvarsan kit by W. Martindale, 1909-1912

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Salvarsan kit, c.1912, by W
Science Museum Group Collection
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Wooden Salvarsan administration kit with fitted compartments containing the equipment, chemicals, and literature required for the preparation and administration of Salvarsan. Contents include a sealed Salvarsan phial by Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning, Germany, in its original packaging; instructional leaflets issued by Burroughs Wellcome & Co.; a porcelain crucible, litmus paper booklet, glass stirring rod, graduated reservoir tube, rubber tubing, laboratory blades, probes, a magnifying lens fitting, and a bottle of dilute hydrochloric acid supplied by W. Martindale, London. The kit brings together components manufactured in Germany, England, Switzerland, and France, and was retailed by W. Martindale, Pharmaceutical Chemist, London, 1909-1912.

Salvarsan kit, c.1912, by W.Martindale and Lucius and Bruning

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A600284
Materials:
mahogany (wood), brass, leather, metal (unknown), steel (metal), paper (fibre product), rubber (unidentified), copper (alloy), glass, porcelain and cardboard
Measurements:
overall: 78 mm x 290 mm x 203 mm, 1.43kg
overall (open): 245 mm x 290 mm x 235 mm,
type:
salvarsan kit, medicine chest, case - container, hypochloric acid, materia medica, medicine bottle, cap covers, crucible, litmus, booklet, cane (glass), rod - object genre, blades, tube, tubing - object, screws, magnifying glass, box - container, instruments, stand - support furniture, probe, syphilis treatment, drug, phial, packaging and leaflet

Parts

English wooden case for Salvarsan kit, 1909-1912

English wooden case for Salvarsan kit, 1909-1912

Rectangular wooden medicine chest with a hinged lid, brass hinges and corner protectors, and a leather carrying handle mounted on brass fittings. The interior contains shaped recesses and partitions for storing components of a Salvarsan administration kit. A manufacturer's plaque for W. Martindale, Manufacturing Chemist, London, is attached to the inside of the lid. From a Salvarsan kit, London, 1909-1912.

Measurements:
overall: 78 mm x 290 mm x 203 mm, 1.43kg
overall (open): 245 mm x 290 mm x 235 mm,
Materials:
complete , mahogany (wood) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) , leather and steel (metal)
Object Number:
A600284/1
type:
medicine chest and case - container
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Clear glass bottle containing liquid, fitted with a ground glass cap. The bottle bears a printed paper maker's label by W. Martindale, reading "Dilute Hydrochloric Acid for Neutralising Salvarsan Solution". From a Salvarsan kit, London, 1909-1912.

Bottle of dilute hydrochloric acid from Salvarsan kit

Clear glass bottle containing liquid, fitted with a ground glass cap. The bottle bears a printed paper maker's label by W. Martindale, reading "Dilute Hydrochloric Acid for Neutralising Salvarsan Solution". From a Salvarsan kit, London, 1909-1912.

Measurements:
overall: 89 mm 34 mm,
Materials:
glass and paper
Object Number:
A600284/2
type:
hypochloric acid , materia medica and medicine bottle
Clear glass bottle containing liquid. The bottle bears a printed paper maker's label by W. Martindale, reading "Dilute Hydrochloric Acid for Neutralising Salvarsan Solution". From a Salvarsan kit, London, 1909-1912.

Bottle of dilute hydrochloric acid from Salvarsan kit

Clear glass bottle containing liquid. The bottle bears a printed paper maker's label by W. Martindale, reading "Dilute Hydrochloric Acid for Neutralising Salvarsan Solution". From a Salvarsan kit, London, 1909-1912.

Materials:
glass and paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
A600284/2/1
type:
hypochloric acid , materia medica and medicine bottle
Part of:
A600284/2
Clear glass ground cap for a bottle of "Dilute Hydrochloric Acid for Neutralising Salvarsan Solution". From a Salvarsan kit, London, 1909-1912.

Ground glass cap for a bottle of dilute hydrochloric acid

Clear glass ground cap for a bottle of "Dilute Hydrochloric Acid for Neutralising Salvarsan Solution". From a Salvarsan kit, London, 1909-1912.

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A600284/2/2
type:
cap covers
Part of:
A600284/2
White porcelain crucible with a pouring lip, from a Salvarsan kit, sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Porcelain crucible from a Salvarsan kit, 1909-1912

White porcelain crucible with a pouring lip, from a Salvarsan kit, sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Measurements:
overall: 32 mm 76 mm,
Materials:
porcelain
Object Number:
A600284/3
type:
crucible
Paper booklet containing pink litmus paper test strips. Used for testing acidity and alkalinity during the preparation of Salvarsan solutions. From a Salvarsan kit, sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Litmus paper booklet from a Salvarsan kit, 1909-1912

Paper booklet containing pink litmus paper test strips. Used for testing acidity and alkalinity during the preparation of Salvarsan solutions. From a Salvarsan kit, sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Measurements:
overall: 12 mm x 65 mm
Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
A600284/4
type:
litmus and booklet
Fragment of a glass rod, from a Salvarsan kit, sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Glass rod from a Salvarsan kit, 1909-1912

Fragment of a glass rod, from a Salvarsan kit, sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Measurements:
overall: 72 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A600284/5
type:
cane (glass) and rod - object genre
French flat metal blade with rounded ends marked 'Laboratories Naline'. From a Salvarsan kit, sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Metal laboratory blade from a Salvarsan kit, 1909-1912

French flat metal blade with rounded ends marked 'Laboratories Naline'. From a Salvarsan kit, sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Measurements:
overall: 7 mm x 52 mm
Materials:
steel (metal)
Object Number:
A600284/6
type:
blades
Flat metal blade with one serrated edge and rounded ends. Marked "MAY & BAKER", "LONDON" and "MADE IN SWITZERLAND", with additional illegible markings. From a Salvarsan kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Serrated laboratory blade from a Salvarsan kit, 1909-1912

Flat metal blade with one serrated edge and rounded ends. Marked "MAY & BAKER", "LONDON" and "MADE IN SWITZERLAND", with additional illegible markings. From a Salvarsan kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Materials:
steel (metal)
Object Number:
A600284/7
type:
blades
Clear glass reservoir tube marked 'CC' and graduated from 50 to 300 cc at 50 cc intervals, with a narrow outlet at one end for attachment to rubber tubing. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Graduated reservoir tube from a Salvarsan kit, 1909-1912

Clear glass reservoir tube marked 'CC' and graduated from 50 to 300 cc at 50 cc intervals, with a narrow outlet at one end for attachment to rubber tubing. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Measurements:
overall: 268 mm 51 mm,
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A600284/8
type:
tube
Three sections of dark brown rubber tubing, originally connected to a graduated glass reservoir tube. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Rubber tubing from a Salvarsan kit, 1909-1912

Three sections of dark brown rubber tubing, originally connected to a graduated glass reservoir tube. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Measurements:
overall: 268 mm 51 mm,
Materials:
rubber (unidentified) and copper (alloy)
Object Number:
A600284/9
type:
tubing - object
Length of dark brown rubber tubing with a copper wire visible at one end. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Rubber tubing segment from a Salvarsan kit, 1909-1912

Length of dark brown rubber tubing with a copper wire visible at one end. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Materials:
rubber (unidentified) and copper (alloy)
Object Number:
A600284/9/1
type:
tubing - object
Part of:
A600284/9
Straight length of dark brown rubber tubing. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Rubber tubing segment from a Salvarsan kit, 1909-1912

Straight length of dark brown rubber tubing. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Materials:
rubber (unidentified)
Object Number:
A600284/9/2
type:
tubing - object
Part of:
A600284/9
Curved length of dark brown rubber tubing. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Rubber tubing segment from a Salvarsan kit, 1909-1912

Curved length of dark brown rubber tubing. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Materials:
rubber (unidentified)
Object Number:
A600284/9/3
type:
tubing - object
Part of:
A600284/9
Magnifying lens mounted in a brass screw fitting, marked '4'. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Brass-mounted magnifying lens from a Salvarsan kit, 1909-1912

Magnifying lens mounted in a brass screw fitting, marked '4'. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) and glass
Object Number:
A600284/10
type:
screws and magnifying glass
Metal instrument set marked 'RECORD EHRLICH-HATA', including a fitted metal case, a removable fitted insert (stand), a cylindrical metal tube, and two metal probes. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Instrument set in metal case from a Salvarsan kit, 1909-1912

Metal instrument set marked 'RECORD EHRLICH-HATA', including a fitted metal case, a removable fitted insert (stand), a cylindrical metal tube, and two metal probes. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Measurements:
overall: 31 mm x 107 mm x 56 mm,
Materials:
steel (metal) and metal (unknown)
Object Number:
A600284/11
type:
box - container and instruments
Rectangular metal instrument case with rounded corners and a removable lid marked "RECORD EHRLICH-HATA". From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Metal instrument case from a Salvarsan kit, 1909-1912

Rectangular metal instrument case with rounded corners and a removable lid marked "RECORD EHRLICH-HATA". From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Measurements:
overall: 31 mm x 107 mm x 56 mm,
Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
A600284/11/1
type:
box - container
Part of:
A600284/11
Removable fitted metal insert with shaped cut-outs and clips for holding components, part of an instrument set marked "RECORD EHRLICH-HATA". From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Fitted metal insert from a Salvarsan kit, 1909-1912

Removable fitted metal insert with shaped cut-outs and clips for holding components, part of an instrument set marked "RECORD EHRLICH-HATA". From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
A600284/11/2
type:
stand - support furniture
Part of:
A600284/11
Cylindrical steel tube with opposing longitudinal slots, part of an instrument set marked "RECORD EHRLICH-HATA". From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Cylindrical metal holder from a Salvarsan kit, 1909-1912

Cylindrical steel tube with opposing longitudinal slots, part of an instrument set marked "RECORD EHRLICH-HATA". From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Materials:
steel (metal)
Object Number:
A600284/11/3
type:
tube
Part of:
A600284/11
Metal probe with a gently curved shaft and angled tip, part of an instrument set marked "RECORD EHRLICH-HATA". From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Curved metal probe from a Salvarsan kit, 1909-1912

Metal probe with a gently curved shaft and angled tip, part of an instrument set marked "RECORD EHRLICH-HATA". From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Materials:
steel (metal)
Object Number:
A600284/11/4
type:
probe
Part of:
A600284/11
Metal probe with a straight shaft and a small hooked tip, part of an instrument set marked "RECORD EHRLICH-HATA". From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Hook-ended metal probe from a Salvarsan kit, 1909-1912

Metal probe with a straight shaft and a small hooked tip, part of an instrument set marked "RECORD EHRLICH-HATA". From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Materials:
metal (unknown)
Object Number:
A600284/11/5
type:
probe
Part of:
A600284/11
Sealed glass phial containing a pale yellow powder and labelled 'Salvarsan', retained within its original cylindrical cardboard storage tube with a removable lid. The phial bears a printed label naming the manufacturer, Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning, Höchst a/M, Germany, and a control number. The tube bears printed manufacturer and supplier labels, including the dose ('0.6 gramme') and a 'POISON' label issued by W. Martindale. The lid is inscribed in manuscript '3 Feb. 1912'. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

German Salvarsan phial in original packaging, 1909-1912

Sealed glass phial containing a pale yellow powder and labelled 'Salvarsan', retained within its original cylindrical cardboard storage tube with a removable lid. The phial bears a printed label naming the manufacturer, Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning, Höchst a/M, Germany, and a control number. The tube bears printed manufacturer and supplier labels, including the dose ('0.6 gramme') and a 'POISON' label issued by W. Martindale. The lid is inscribed in manuscript '3 Feb. 1912'. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Measurements:
overall: 77 mm 26 mm,
Materials:
glass , cardboard and paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
A600284/12
type:
syphilis treatment
Sealed glass phial containing a pale yellow powder, labelled 'Salvarsan'; the phial bears a black-and-white printed label with the product name, the manufacturer's name, Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning, Höchst a/M, and a control number, made in Germany. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Salvarsan phial by Farbwerke vorm Meister Lucius und Brüning

Sealed glass phial containing a pale yellow powder, labelled 'Salvarsan'; the phial bears a black-and-white printed label with the product name, the manufacturer's name, Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning, Höchst a/M, and a control number, made in Germany. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Materials:
glass and paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
A600284/12/1
type:
syphilis treatment , materia medica , drug and phial
Part of:
A600284/12
Cylindrical cardboard tube with a removable lid for a Salvarsan phial. The tube bears two printed paper labels: a manufacturer's label by Farbwerke Höchst giving the contents, registered British patent number, and dose ('0.6 gramme'); and a supplier's label by W. Martindale reading 'POISON'. The removable lid bears the handwritten inscription '3 Feb. 1912'. From a Salvarsan administration kit, 1909-1912.

Poison-labelled Salvarsan phial storage tube

Cylindrical cardboard tube with a removable lid for a Salvarsan phial. The tube bears two printed paper labels: a manufacturer's label by Farbwerke Höchst giving the contents, registered British patent number, and dose ('0.6 gramme'); and a supplier's label by W. Martindale reading 'POISON'. The removable lid bears the handwritten inscription '3 Feb. 1912'. From a Salvarsan administration kit, 1909-1912.

Measurements:
overall: 77 mm 26 mm,
Materials:
cardboard and paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
A600284/12/2
type:
packaging
Part of:
A600284/12
Printed leaflet titled "Adjuncts to Treatment with 'Kharsivan' and 'Neokharsivan'", intended for the medical profession; the leaflet promotes complementary products manufactured by Burroughs Wellcome & Co. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Medical leaflet for Kharsivan treatment adjuncts

Printed leaflet titled "Adjuncts to Treatment with 'Kharsivan' and 'Neokharsivan'", intended for the medical profession; the leaflet promotes complementary products manufactured by Burroughs Wellcome & Co. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
A600284/13
type:
leaflet
Printed leaflet titled 'Kharsivan', intended for the medical profession, providing information on the manufacture, properties, indications, and use of Kharsivan brand Salvarsan. Published by Burroughs Wellcome & Co. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Medical information leaflet for Kharsivan Salvarsan

Printed leaflet titled 'Kharsivan', intended for the medical profession, providing information on the manufacture, properties, indications, and use of Kharsivan brand Salvarsan. Published by Burroughs Wellcome & Co. From a Salvarsan administration kit sold by W. Martindale, London, 1909-1912.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
A600284/14
type:
leaflet

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