Medicine chest
- Made:
- 1875-1885 in Cheltenham and London
- maker:
- Savory and Moore Limited
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Medicine chest, containing 27 glass bottles, pestle and mortar by Savory and Moore, sold by Gibbon of Cheltenham, bottles refilled by Army and Navy stores, London, c.1880
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Object Number:
- 1981-704
- Materials:
- chest, mahogany, chest, velvet and chest, brass
- type:
- medicine chests
- credit:
- Purchased from Mrs. Cordy
Parts
Glass medicine glass
Glass medicine glass, marked with a scale
Metal spatular with wooden handle
Metal spatular with wooden handle
Five weights in a cardboard box
Five weights in a cardboard box, by D. Gibbon, Cheltenham
Five weights in a cardboard box
Five weights in a cardboard box, by D. Gibbon, Cheltenham
Small hand beam scale
Small hand beam scale, with brass pans
Glass bottle for flexile collodian
Glass bottle for flexile collodian, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society, with brush applicator
- Materials:
- lid, wood , lid, cork , lid, hair and bottle, glass
- Object Number:
- 1981-704 Pt9
- type:
- bottles
Glass bottle with glass stopper and chamois covering of Dover's Powder. 40 mm x 27 mm x 19 mm
Glass bottle with glass stopper and chamois covering of Dover's Powder (ipecacuanha and opium). 40 mm x 27 mm x 19 mm, 34g. Dispensed by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd, London, c. 1880.
Glass bottle of James Powder
Glass bottle of James Powder, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd, with stopper and hide seal
Glass bottle of grey powder
Glass bottle of grey powder, by The Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd, with stopper and hide seal
Glass bottle of calomel
Glass bottle of calomel, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd, with stopper and hide seal
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , seal, calf skin, ? material and contents, white powder
- Object Number:
- 1981-704 Pt13
- type:
- bottles
Glass jar of compound rhubarb pills
Glass jar of compound rhubarb pills, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd. with metal lid
Glass jar of mild aperient pills
Glass jar of mild aperient pills, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd, with metal lid
Steel ointment jar
Steel ointment jar, for linc ointment, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society
Ointment jar for spermacetic ointment
Ointment jar for spermacetic ointment, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd. lid stuck down
Glass bottle for Epsom salts
Glass bottle for Epsom salts, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd, with stopper and hide seal
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , seal, calf skin, ? material and contents, white crystals
- Object Number:
- 1981-704 Pt18
- type:
- bottles
Glass bottle of spirits of nitre by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd
Glass bottle of spirits of nitre by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd. with stopper and seal
Glass bottle for quinine
Glass bottle for quinine, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd. with stopper and seal
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , seal, calf skin, ? material and contents: white powder
- Object Number:
- 1981-704 Pt20
- type:
- bottle
Glass bottle of bicarbonate of soda
Glass bottle of bicarbonate of soda, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd. with stopper and seal
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , seal, calf skin, ? material and contents, white powder
- Object Number:
- 1981-704 Pt21
- type:
- bottles
Empty glass bottle for heavy carbonate of magnesia by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd
Empty glass bottle for heavy carbonate of magnesia by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd, with stopper and seal
Glass bottle of castor oil
Glass bottle of castor oil, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd. with stopper and seal
Glass bottle of sweet essence of senna
Glass bottle of sweet essence of senna, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd, with seal and stopper
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , seal, calf skin, ? material and contents, brown liquid
- Object Number:
- 1981-704 Pt24
- type:
- bottles
Glass bottle of opodeldoe
Glass bottle of opodeldoe, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd. with stopper and seal
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , seal, calfskin, ? material and contents, orange liquid
- Object Number:
- 1981-704 Pt25
- type:
- bottles
Glass bottle of powdered rhubarb
Glass bottle of powdered rhubarb, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd, with stopper and seal
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , seal, calfskin, ? material and contents, brown powder
- Object Number:
- 1981-704 Pt26
- type:
- bottles
Glass bottle of spirits of sal volatile
Glass bottle of spirits of sal volatile, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd. with stopper and seal
Glass bottle of powdered ginger
Glass bottle of powdered ginger, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd, with stopper and seal
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , seal, calf skin, ? material and contents, cucam powder
- Object Number:
- 1981-704 Pt28
- type:
- bottles
Glass bottle of ipecacuanha wine
Glass bottle of ipecacuanha wine, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd. with stopper and seal
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , seal, calf skin, ? material and contents, orange liquid
- Object Number:
- 1981-704 Pt29
- type:
- bottles
Glass bottle of ipecacuanha powder
Glass bottle of ipecacuanha powder, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd. with stopper and seal
Square glass bottle with round glass stopper for Paregoric elixir, traces remaining. 107 mm x 34 mm x 34 mm
Glass bottle with glass stopper for Paregoric elixir, traces remaining. 107 mm x 34 mm x 34 mm, 114g. Distributed by F. Freeman Chemist for the Army and Navy Co-operative Society, c. 1880.
Glass bottle of camphorated
Glass bottle of camphorated, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd. with stopper
Glass bottle of essence of camphor
Glass bottle of essence of camphor, filled by Leath and Ross, with Stopper and Seal
Glass bottle of powdered jalap
Glass bottle of powdered jalap, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd. with stopper and seal
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , seal, calf skin, ? material and contents, solid mass
- Object Number:
- 1981-704 Pt35
- type:
- bottles
Glass bottle of chlorate of potash
Glass bottle of chlorate of potash, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Ltd, with stopper and seal
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , seal, calf skin, ? material and contents, white powder
- Object Number:
- 1981-704 Pt36
- type:
- bottles
Glass bottle of tincture of arnica
Glass bottle of tincture of arnica, by the Army and Navy Co-operative Society Limited, with stopper and seal
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , seal, calf skin, ? material and contents, orange liquid
- Object Number:
- 1981-704 Pt38
- type:
- bottles
Glass bottle of laudanum (opium tincture), height 107 mm; width 34 mm; depth 34 mm
Glass bottle of laudanum (opium tincture), by The Army and Navy Co-operative Society, with stopper
Stiptic applicator in glass bottle in round leather case
Stiptic applicator in glass bottle in round leather case
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , case, leather , applicator, wood and applicator, cork
- Object Number:
- 1981-704 Pt40
- type:
- bottle
