Bottle, empty
Bottle, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 130 mm
length 64 mm
width 41 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt1
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Medicine chest
- Made:
- 1870-1890 in Birmingham
- maker:
- W and T Avery Limited
Medicine chest, wooden, hinged lid, contents include eighteen bottles (14 labelled), weighing equipment and mixing equipment, c1890
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A166783
- Materials:
- chest, wood, handle and hinges, brass and lining, velvet, purple
- Measurements:
-
height 162 mm
length 219 mm
width 305 mm
- type:
- medicine chest
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
Parts
Bottle of tincture of rhubarb
Bottle of tincture of rhubarb
- Measurements:
-
height 130 mm
length 63 mm
width 40 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt2
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of tartaric acid
Bottle of tartaric acid
- Measurements:
-
height 128 mm
length 62 mm
width 40 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt3
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of sweet spirit of nitre
Bottle of sweet spirit of nitre, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 111 mm
length 42 mm
width 30 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt4
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of white powder (unknown)
Bottle of white powder (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
height 123 mm
length 41 mm
width 31 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt5
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of heavy magnesia
Bottle of heavy magnesia
- Measurements:
-
height 124 mm
length 41 mm
width 30 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt6
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of potassium bicarbonate
Bottle of potassium bicarbonate
- Measurements:
-
height 122 mm
length 41 mm
width 30 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt7
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of ginger essence
Bottle of ginger essence
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
length 33 mm
width 26 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt8
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of chloroform spirit
Bottle of chloroform spirit
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
length 32 mm
width 26 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt9
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of compound camphor liniment
Bottle of compound camphor liniment, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
length 32 mm
width 25 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt10
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle, empty
Bottle, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
length 33 mm
width 26 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt11
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of spirit of sal volatile
Bottle of spirit of sal volatile, empty
- Measurements:
-
length 122 mm
length 42 mm
width 30 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt12
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle, empty
Bottle, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 122 mm
length 41 mm
width 30 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt13
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle, empty
Bottle, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 46 mm
length 34 mm
width 28 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt14
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Bottle of white powder (unknown)
Bottle of white powder (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
height 46 mm
length 33 mm
width 28 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt15
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Glass bottle of Dover's powder
Rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper full of Dover's Powder (ipecac and opium). 46 mm x 34 mm x 28 mm, 60 g. Unknown maker, English, c. 1890.
Bottle of calomel
Bottle of calomel
- Measurements:
-
height 46 mm
length 34 mm
width 27 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt17
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Confection jars (2)
Confection jars (2), empty
- Measurements:
-
height 41 mm
diameter 31 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass , lid, brass and silver plated
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt18
- type:
- medicine chest and jars
Bottle of grey powder
Bottle of grey powder
- Measurements:
-
height 46 mm
diameter 26 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, wood, box and cork
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt19
- type:
- medicine chest and bottle
Glass mortar
Glass mortar
- Measurements:
-
height 35 mm
diameter 58 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt20
- type:
- medicine chest and mortar
Glass pestle
Glass pestle
- Measurements:
-
length 59 mm
diameter 21 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt21
- type:
- medicine chest and pestle
Glass stopper
Glass stopper
- Measurements:
-
length 27 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt22
- type:
- medicine chest and stopper
Hand Balance
Hand Balance
- Measurements:
-
beam: length 119 mm
pans: diameter 50 mm
- Materials:
- beam, iron , pans, glass and whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt23
- type:
- medicine chest and balance
Two drachm weight
Two drachm weight
- Measurements:
-
width 24 mm
drachms: weight 2 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt24
- type:
- weight
One drachm weight
One drachm weight
- Measurements:
-
width 21 mm
drachm: weight 1 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt25
- type:
- weight
Half drachm weight
Half drachm weight
- Measurements:
-
width 17 mm
drachm: weight 1 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt26
- type:
- weight
Two scruple weight
Two scruple weight
- Measurements:
-
width 19 mm
scruples: weight 2 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt27
- type:
- weight
One scruple weight
One scruple weight
- Measurements:
-
width 13 mm
scruple: weight 1 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt28
- type:
- weight
Half scruple weight
Half scruple weight
- Measurements:
-
width 10 mm
scruple: weight 1 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt29
- type:
- weight
Six grain weight
Six grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 15 mm
grains: weight 6 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt30
- type:
- weight
Five grain weight
Five grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 14 mm
weight 5 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt31
- type:
- weight
Four grain weight
Four grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 12 mm
grains: weight 4 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt32
- type:
- weight
Two grain weight
Two grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 8 mm
grains: weight 2 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt33
- type:
- weight
One grain weight
One grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 7 mm
grain: weight 1 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A166783 Pt34
- type:
- weight
