Collection of pharmaceuticals and surgical operating sundries

Made:
1920-1975

Collection of pharmaceuticals and surgical operating sundries, mostly English, 1920-1975

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Object Number:
1985-1200
type:
pharmaceutical collections
credit:
Intercare (Leicester)

Parts

Two ampoules of medium chromice suture

Two ampoules of medium chromice suture

Two ampoules of medium chromice suture, glass, by Mersons (Sutures) Ltd., Edinburgh, 1950-1970

Measurements:
ampoule: length 100 mm
ampoule: diameter 10 mm
Materials:
ampoule, glass and suture, catgut
Object Number:
1985-1200/1
type:
sutures
Ampoule of suture with needle

Ampoule of suture with needle

Ampoule of suture with needle, glass, by Mersons Ltd., Edinburgh, 1940-1965

Measurements:
ampoule: diameter 20 mm
ampoule: length 106 mm
Materials:
ampoule, glass , suture, catgut and needle, steel
Object Number:
1985-1200/2
type:
sutures
Boxed "sterilex" ampoule of catgut ligature

Boxed "sterilex" ampoule of catgut ligature

Boxed "sterilex" ampoule of catgut ligature, English, 1920-1940

Measurements:
box: length 68 mm
box: width 41 mm
box: height 34 mm
Materials:
ampoule, glass , box, cardboard and ligature, catgut
Object Number:
1985-1200/4
type:
sutures
Tinned box for an ampoule of omnopon

Tinned box for an ampoule of omnopon

Empty tinned box for "Omnopon" tubunic syringe ampoules supplied to the Royal Navy. 31 mm x 84 mm x 12 mm, 20g. Omnopon is a brand name for papaveretum, an opium alkoloid which was often included in military medicine kits. Printed on the front of the tin is the Royal Navy insignia as wells as, 'AMPOULES (SYRINGE)/OMNOPON'. Instructions are printed on the inner lid for the use of the syringe. Supplied by Roche Products Ltd., England, 1940-1955.

Measurements:
box: length 31 mm
box: width 84 mm
box: height 12 mm
20g
Materials:
empty and iron
Object Number:
1985-1200/5
type:
box and medicine kit
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Glass bottle of George's Gravel Pills

Glass bottle of George's Gravel Pills

Glass bottle of George's Gravel Pills, by George's Pills Ltd., Llanelli, Wales, 1920-1955

Measurements:
length 20 mm
width 30 mm
height 55 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
1985-1200/7
type:
georges' gravel pills
Bottle for Digoxin tablets

Bottle for Digoxin tablets

Bottle for Digoxin tablets, empty, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, 1925-1940

Measurements:
length 22 mm
width 32 mm
height 72 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, cork
Object Number:
1985-1200/8
type:
digoxin
Ampoule of sucrose solution for injection

Ampoule of sucrose solution for injection

Ampoule of sucrose solution for injection, by the British Drug Houses Ltd., London, 1955-1970

Measurements:
length 193 mm
diameter 25 mm
Materials:
ampoule, glass
Object Number:
1985-1200/9
type:
sucrose
Bottle of eserine sulphate solution

Bottle of eserine sulphate solution

Bottle of eserine sulphate solution, supplied by Duncan,Flockhart and Co. London, 1920-1940

Measurements:
length 26 mm
width 27 mm
height 99 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
1985-1200/10
type:
eserine sulphate
Tube, aluminium, of Grasshopper pills

Tube, aluminium, of Grasshopper pills

Tube, aluminium, of Grasshopper pills, by Grasshopper Ltd., 105 Ritherdon Road, London, SW17, England, 1955-1970.

Measurements:
length 56 mm
diameter 16 mm
Materials:
tube, aluminium
Object Number:
1985-1200/11
type:
grasshopper pills
Box of Endezma tablets

Box of Endezma tablets

Box of Endezma tablets, cardboard, by The Endezma Medical Co., 111 High Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom, 1950-1965.

Measurements:
length 35 mm
width 35 mm
height 15 mm
Materials:
box, cardboard
Object Number:
1985-1200/12
type:
endezma
Box of 'Cerettes' boric acid ointment tubes

Box of 'Cerettes' boric acid ointment tubes

Box of 'Cerettes' boric acid ointment tubes, by Oppenheimer, Son and Co., 179 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC, England, 1890-1930.

Measurements:
length 90 mm
width 40 mm
height 10 mm
Materials:
box, cardboard
Object Number:
1985-1200/13
type:
cerettes
Tube of 60 "Trinitrine" glyceryl trinitrate and caffeine pills

Tube of 60 "Trinitrine" glyceryl trinitrate and caffeine pills

Tube of 60 "Trinitrine" glyceryl trinitrate and caffeine pills, by Laboratoires Laleuf, Paris, 1900-1930

Measurements:
length 77 mm
diameter 26 mm
Materials:
tube, paper
Object Number:
1985-1200/14
type:
trinitrate
Bottle of digitalin pills

Bottle of digitalin pills

Bottle of digitalin pills, glass, in cardboard tube, by Laboratoire Nativelle, France, 1900-1940

Measurements:
box: diameter 26 mm
box: height 60 mm
Materials:
box, cardboard and bottle, glass
Object Number:
1985-1200/15
type:
digitaline nativelle
Box of 3 containers of different dusting powders

Box of 3 containers of different dusting powders

Box of 3 containers of different dusting powders, by Fissan Ltd., Loughborough, 1929-1955

Measurements:
length 44 mm
width 124 mm
height 70 mm
Materials:
box, cardboard
Object Number:
1985-1200/16
type:
fissan powders
Plastic wallet containing 8 ampoules of various intravenous drugs

Plastic wallet containing 8 ampoules of various intravenous drugs

Plastic wallet containing 8 ampoules of various intravenous drugs, by May and Baker Ltd., Dagenham, 1965-1975

Measurements:
wallet: length 77 mm
wallet: width 186 mm
wallet: height 32 mm
Materials:
wallet, plastic and ampoule, glass
Object Number:
1985-1200/17
type:
boxes
Box of Record-type hypodermic needles

Box of Record-type hypodermic needles

Box of Record-type hypodermic needles, by C.F. Thackray, Leeds, 1920-1960

Measurements:
box: length 61 mm
box: width 79 mm
box: height 12 mm
Materials:
box, cardboard and needles, steel
Object Number:
1985-1200/18
type:
hypodermic needles
Box of Record type hypodermic needles

Box of Record type hypodermic needles

Box of Record type hypodermic needles, German manufacture, for Indian market, 1930-1960

Measurements:
box: length 53 mm
box: width 80 mm
box: height 10 mm
Materials:
box, aluminium
Object Number:
1985-1200/19
type:
hypodermic needles
Box of Record type hypodermic needles

Box of Record type hypodermic needles

Box of Record type hypodermic needles, by Weck, Germany, for Indian market, 1925-1960

Measurements:
box: length 57 mm
box: width 68 mm
box: height 11 mm
Materials:
box, cardboard
Object Number:
1985-1200/20
type:
hypodermic needles
Bottle of Haldon's Macassar oil

Bottle of Haldon's Macassar oil

Bottle of Haldon's Macassar oil, by Osborne, Garrett and Co., London, W1, England, 1950-1970.

Measurements:
length 31 mm
width 40 mm
height 97 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and cap, bakelite
Object Number:
1985-1200/21
type:
macasser oil
Bottle of oil of juniper

Bottle of oil of juniper

Bottle of oil of juniper, by Boots, England, 1950-1965

Measurements:
diameter 25 mm
height 75 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, cork
Object Number:
1985-1200/22
type:
juniper oil

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