Medicine chest

Made:: 1840-1900

maker:: Savory and Moore Limited

Medicine chest

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Medicine chest, mahogany and brass, incomplete, with contents by Savory and Moore and John Savory, London, 1840-1900

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Category:: Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Object Number:: 1983-881/972

Materials:: case, mahogany, case, velvet, case, brass and case, baize

type:: medicine chests

credit:: On loan from the Royal College of Surgeons

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Parts

Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper, empty, used for aromatic sal volatile, made by John Savory, London, 1854-1861

Materials:: glass, clear and stopper, glass

Object Number:: 1983-881/972 Pt1

type:: bottles

Broken bottle

Broken bottle

Broken bottle, with glass stopper, full of pure condensed calcined magnesia, made by John Savory, London, 1854-1861

Materials:: glass, clear and stopper, glass

Object Number:: 1983-881/972 Pt2

type:: bottles

Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper, damaged, containing bicarbonate of soda, prepared by Savory and Moore, London, London, 1840-1900

Materials:: glass, clear and stopper, glass

Object Number:: 1983-881/972 Pt3

type:: bottles

Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper, damaged, empty, used for Dr. Clarke's tincture of rhubarb

Materials:: glass, clear and stopper, glass

Object Number:: 1983-881/972 Pt4

type:: bottles

Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper, containing Gregory's powder

Materials:: glass, clear and stopper, glass

Object Number:: 1983-881/972 Pt5

type:: bottles

Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper, damaged, contining rhubarb powder, prepared by John Savory, London, 1854-1861

Materials:: glass, clear and stopper, glass

Object Number:: 1983-881/972 Pt6

type:: bottles

Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper

Bottle with glass stopper, with powdery residue of gum lotion

Materials:: glass, clear and stopper, glass

Object Number:: 1983-881/972 Pt7

type:: bottles

Jar with silver top

Jar with silver top

Jar with silver top, originally for calomel pills then used for rhubarb pills, calomel, prepared by Savory and Moore, London, 1826-1840

Materials:: glass and cap, silver

Object Number:: 1983-881/972 Pt8

type:: jars

Scales with steel beam and brass pans

Scales with steel beam and brass pans

Scales with steel beam and brass pans

Materials:: beam, steel , pans, copper , tassel, silk and cords, silk

Object Number:: 1983-881/972 Pt9

type:: scales

Three brass foil grain weights

Three brass foil grain weights

Three brass foil grain weights, 6, 4, and 2 grains

Materials:: brass (foil)

Object Number:: 1983-881/972 Pt10

type:: weights

Three brass scruple weights

Three brass scruple weights

Three brass scruple weights, 2, 1 and 1/2 scruples

Materials:: brass

Object Number:: 1983-881/972 Pt11

type:: weights

Three brass drachm weights

Three brass drachm weights

Three brass drachm weights, 2, 1 and 1/2 drachms

Materials:: brass

Object Number:: 1983-881/972 Pt12

type:: weights

Palette knife

Palette knife

Palette knife, steel, with wooden handle

Materials:: steel and handle, wood, polished

Object Number:: 1983-881/972 Pt13

type:: palette knives

Glass mortar and pestle

Glass mortar and pestle

Glass mortar and pestle

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: 1983-881/972 Pt14

type:: mortars and pestles

Glass stopper with octagonal thumbhold

Glass stopper with octagonal thumbhold

Glass stopper with octagonal thumbhold

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: 1983-881/972 Pt15

type:: stoppers

Mahogany case for Medicine chest

Mahogany case for Medicine chest

Mahogany case for Medicine chest,by Savory and Moore and John Savory, London, 1840-1900 (for contents see Pts 1-15 )

Materials:: case, mahogany , case, velvet , case, brass and case, baize

Object Number:: 1983-881/972 Pt16

type:: case