Medicine chest, hinged lid, with 21 glass bottles, 20 labelled

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Medicine chest, hinged lid, with 21 glass bottles, 20 labelled
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Medicine chest, hinged lid, with 21 glass bottles, 20 labelled, one glass syringe, two balance pans, ten weights and one packet of sugar of lead, c1840

Parts

Bottle of potassium compound (unknown)

Bottle of potassium compound (unknown)

Bottle of potassium compound (unknown)

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A23791 Pt4
type:
bottle
Bottle of cascara sagrada

Bottle of cascara sagrada

Bottle of cascara sagrada, empty

Materials:
bottle, glass
Object Number:
A23791 Pt5
type:
bottle
Bottle of Laudanum

Bottle of Laudanum

Glass bottle with glass stopper for Laudanum (opium tincture) with trace remaining. 104 mm x 30 mm, 99 g. Printed chemists label reads, 'CAUTION- This bottle to be kept seperate from all others/ LAUDANUM/ (poison)/ Prepared by/ G. Oldham and Co./...Dublin...'. G. Oldham and Co, Ireland, 1830-1860.

Materials:
glass , opium and trace
Object Number:
A23791 Pt9
type:
bottle and opium
Bottle of aromatic confection

Bottle of aromatic confection

Glass bottle of 'Aromatic Confection' with a chamois covering on the stopper. 105 mm x 30 mm, 120g. Handwritten label reads, 'Aromatic Confection/Dose 10 to 20 grains'. Probably English, 1830-1860

Materials:
complete , glass , chamois and opium
Object Number:
A23791 Pt13
type:
bottle and opium
Glass bottle of Dover's Powder

Glass bottle of Dover's Powder

Glass bottle with glass stopper of Dover's Powder (opium and ipecac), full. 111 mm x 30 mm x 30 mm, 140 g. Prepared by G. Oldham and Co., Dublin, 1810-1830.

Materials:
glass , complete , paper , opium and ipecac
Object Number:
A23791 Pt16
type:
bottle and opium
Bottle of potassium compound (unknown)

Bottle of potassium compound (unknown)

Bottle of potassium compound (unknown)

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A23791 Pt18
type:
bottle
One scruple weight

One scruple weight

One scruple weight

Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A23791 Pt21
type:
weight
Packet of sugar of lead

Packet of sugar of lead

Packet of sugar of lead

Materials:
wrapper, paper
Object Number:
A23791 Pt30
type:
packet
Two scruple weight

Two scruple weight

Two scruple weight

Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A23791 Pt31
type:
weight
Half drachm weight

Half drachm weight

Half drachm weight

Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A23791 Pt32
type:
weight
One scruple weight

One scruple weight

One scruple weight

Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A23791 Pt33
type:
weight
Half scruple weight

Half scruple weight

Half scruple weight

Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A23791 Pt34
type:
weight