Medicine Chest, and 24 bottles, belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Medicine chest, by S. Maw & Sons, London, England, 1854-1864, containing twenty-four glass pharmaceutical bottles and contents, some supplied by J. T. Davenport, London, England, others by Grant & Donald Chemists, Aberdeen, Scotland, and one bottle by Newbery and Sons, St. Paul’s Churchyard, London, England, 1850-1870. This chest belonged to Dr. John Grigor, medical practitioner, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Glass bottle, with glass stopper, for Dr. J. Collis Browne's patented Chlorodyne (morphine and chloroform), dispensed by J.T. Davenport, London, England, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Square bottle, for Dr. J. Collis Browne's Chlorodyne, belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

1850-1870
Glass bottle with glass stopper and chamois covering (detached), of 1 gr. opium tablets, dispensed by Grant & Donald Chemists, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for opium tablets, belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

1850-1870
Glass bottle with glass stopper for Solution of Muriate of Morphia, dispensed by Grant & Donald Chemists, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for Solution of Muriate of Morphia, belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

1850-1870
Glass bottle with glass stopper and chamois covering secured with string full of powdered opium (Pulv. Opii), dispensed by Grant & Donald Chemists, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for powdered opium, belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

1850-1870
Glass bottle, with glass stopper, for ‘Paregoric’, dispensed by Grant & Donald Chemists, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for ‘Paregoric’, belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Glass bottle, with glass stopper, for 'Pulv. Ipecacurara', full of powder, dispensed by Grant & Donald Chemists, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for 'Pulv. Ipecacurara', belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Glass bottle, with glass stopper, for 'Pulv. Ipecac. Co.', residue of powder, dispensed by Grant & Donald Chemists, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for 'Pulv. Ipecac. Co.', belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Glass bottle, with chamois leather stopper cap, for 'Liquor Secalis', dispensed by Grant & Donald Chemists, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for 'Liquor Secalis', belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Glass bottle, rectangular, with glass stopper, empty and unlabelled, unsigned, British, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, unlabelled, belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Glass bottle, with glass stopper, for 'Calomel Pills 3 gr', dispensed by Grant & Donald Chemists, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for 'Calomel Pills 3 gr', belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Glass bottle, with glass stopper, for 'Colocynth (or) Dr. Gregory’s Pills', dispensed by Grant & Donald Chemists, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for '...Dr. Gregory’s Pills', belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Glass bottle, rectangular, with glass stopper, for '… Hydrocyanic…', unsigned, British, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for '… Hydrocyanic…', belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Glass bottle, with chamois leather stopper cap, for '…rtaric A… ', British, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for '…rtaric A… ', belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Glass bottle, rectangular, with glass stopper, for '…rb of Potash… …bonate of ,,po…', , dispensed by Grant & Donald Chemists, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for '…rb of Potash… …bonate of ,,po…', belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Glass bottle, rectangular, with glass stopper, empty and unlabelled, unsigned, British, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, unlabelled, belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Glass bottle, with glass stopper, for 'Scamm.n..', dispensed by Grant & Donald Chemists, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, with glass stopper, for 'Scamm.n..', belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Glass bottle, with glass stopper, for 'Calomel', dispensed by Grant & Donald Chemists, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for 'Calomel', belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Glass bottle, square, with chamois leather stopper cap, for 'The Genuine James’ Fever Powder (Introduced A.D. 1746.), Newbery and Sons, St. Paul’s Churchyard, London', England, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for 'The Genuine James’ Fever Powder, belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Glass bottle, rectangular, with chamois leather stopper cap, for 'Grey Powder', dispensed by Grant & Donald Chemists, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for 'Grey Powder', belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Glass bottle, rectangular, with glass stopper, for 'Just. Emetor', dispensed by Grant & Donald Chemists, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for 'Just. Emetor', belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Glass bottle, tall, rectangular, with glass stopper, for 'Sweet Spirit of Nitre', dispensed by Grant & Donald Chemists, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for 'Sweet Spirit of Nitre', belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Glass bottle, rectangular, with glass stopper, for 'Chloroform', British, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for 'Chloroform', belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Glass bottle, rectangular, lid broken, for 'Essence of…’, British, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for 'Essence of…’, belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Glass bottle, rectangular, with glass stopper, for 'Dr. Gregory’s Stomachic Powder’, British, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for 'Dr. Gregory’s Stomachic Powder', belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

Glass bottle, rectangular, with glass stopper, for '… of. Ginger..’, British, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for '… of. Ginger..’, belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

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Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Object Number:
1980-1486
type:
medicine chest
credit:
Gift of N B Batley

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