Bottle of Friar's Balsam
Bottle of Friars' Balsam from a medicine chest
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt1
- type:
- friars' balsam , compound benzoin tinctures , benzoin and bottle
Medicine chest
- Made:
- 1810-1830
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Medicine chest, book-style opening, extensive contents including 3 liquid measures, set of weights, good bottles and drawers, blistering plaster, c.1820
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A504
- type:
- medicine chest
Parts
Bottle for antimonial wine
Bottle for antimonial wine, empty, from a medicine chest
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt2
- type:
- antimonial wine and drugs
Dispensing bottle of laudanum
Square glass dispensing bottle with glass stopper for Laudanum (opium tincture), with trace contents remaining. 70 mm x 30 mm x 40 mm. Printed and handwritten label reads, 'LAUDANUM/ DOSE/ from/10 to 30/ drops'. Unknown maker, probably English, 1810-1830.
Bottle for peppermint essence
Bottle for peppermint essence, empty, from a medicine chest
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt5
- type:
- peppermint essence and bottle
Bottle for spirit of lavender
Bottle for spirit of lavender, from a medicine chest
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt6
- type:
- spirit of lavender and bottle
Drawer of potassium nitrate
Drawer of potassium nitrate, from a medicine chest
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt7
- type:
- potassium nitrate and nitres
Drawer of rhubarb powder
Drawer of rhubarb powder, from a medicine chest
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt8
- type:
- rhubarb powder
Drawer of jalap powder
Drawer of jalap powder, from a medicine chest
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt9
- type:
- jalap powder and drugs
Drawer of magnesium carbonate
Drawer of magnesium carbonate
Drawer of sodium carbonate
Drawer of sodium carbonate, empty
Equal-arm hand balance
Equal-arm hand balance
Half scruple weight
Half scruple weight
Six grain weight
Six grain weight
Five grain weight
Five grain weight
Four grain weight
Four grain weight
Three grain weight
Three grain weight
Two grain weight
Two grain weight
One grain weight
One grain weight
Bottle of white solid under yellow liquid
Bottle of white solid under yellow liquid
Square glass bottle with ground glass stopper for Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium)
Square glass bottle with ground glass stopper for Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium), with traces remaining. 81 mm x 48 mm x 44 mm, 206 g. Unknown maker, probably English, c. 1820.
Bottle of spirit of sal volatile
Bottle of spirit of sal volatile, empty
Bottle of spirit of hartshorn
Bottle of spirit of hartshorn, empty
Bottle of sweet spirit of nitre
Bottle of sweet spirit of nitre, empty
Drawer of gum arabic
Drawer of gum arabic
Drawer of ginger powder
Drawer of ginger powder
Drawer of cream of tartar
Drawer of cream of tartar
Powdered 'aromatic confection', inside Mahogany drawer
Wooden drawer insert with brass handle and sliding top filled with powdered 'aromatic confection'. 38 mm x 62 mm x 60 mm, 67g. Handwritten label reads,Conf. Aromat/Dose/Ten Grains to/Half a dram. Unknown maker, probably English, 1810-1830.
Bottle of quinine
Bottle of quinine
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, cork , sealing wax and metal
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt41
Bottle of Carmine
Bottle of Carmine
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, cork , metal and sealing wax
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt42
- type:
- bottle
Small square glass bottle of Dover's Powder (opium and ipecac)
Small square glass bottle of Dover's Powder (opium and ipecac) with metal stopper covering a cork. 33 mm x 30 mm x 26 mm, 40 g. Unknown maker, probably English, c. 1820.
Bottle of ipecacuanha
Bottle of ipecacuanha
Small clear glass
Small clear glass, rectangle based bottle with cork stopper and metal ringed cap and paper dispensers label. To contain powdered opium. Contents appear to be complete
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, metal , cork and sealing wax
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt45
Bottle of calomel
Bottle of calomel
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, metal , cork and sealing wax
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt46
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of tartar emetic
Bottle of tartar emetic
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, metal , cork and sealing wax
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt47
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of cochineal
Bottle of cochineal
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, metal , cork and sealing wax
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt48
- type:
- bottle
Medicine chest
Medicine chest, book-style opening, (without contents see other parts) c.1820
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt49
- type:
- medicine chest
Bottle of antimonial powder
Bottle of antimonial powder
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, metal , cork and sealing wax
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt50
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of grey powder
Bottle of grey powder
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, metal , cork and sealing wax
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt51
- type:
- bottle
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- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Bottle of lunar caustic
Bottle of lunar caustic, empty
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, metal , cork and sealing wax
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt52
- type:
- bottle
Plaster spreader
Plaster spreader
- Materials:
- whole, lignum vitae , metal, brass and iron
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt53
- type:
- plaster spreader
Filter papers (3)
Filter papers (3), from a medicine chest
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt55
- type:
- filter papers
Filter papers (5)
Filter papers (5), from a medicine chest
- Object Number:
- A504 Pt56
- type:
- filter papers
Bottle of tincture of rhubarb
Bottle of tincture of rhubarb
Bottle of liniment
Bottle of liniment
Bottle of black draught
Bottle of black draught
Bottle of castor oil
Bottle of castor oil
Bottle of bowel medicine
Bottle of bowel medicine
Drawer with chamois roll
Drawer with chamois roll, blistering plaster, and two other sticks of gum
Drawer of chamomile flowers
Drawer of chamomile flowers
