Medicine chest

Made:
1860-1900 in Birmingham
maker:
W and T Avery Limited
Medicine chest, mahogany, 19 labelled glass bottles present

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Medicine chest, mahogany, 19 labelled glass bottles present
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Medicine chest, mahogany, 19 labelled glass bottles present, and other contents, including "Napoleons Cough Pills" in a confection glass, weights and measures, balance, pestle and mortar, c1880

Parts

bottle; controlled drug; opium

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Square based clear glass bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Bottle to contain approximately 1 ounce of laudanum otherwise known as tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A60683 Pt18
type:
medicine chest , bottle and opium