Bottle of compound chalk powder
Bottle of compound chalk powder, chalk, and drug
- Measurements:
-
height 111 mm
length 38 mm
width 28 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt1
- type:
- bottles
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Medicine chest, hinged lid and front, by S. Maw, London, with 17 glass bottles, 15 labelled, packet of plaster, plaster spreader, 2 spatulas, glass tube, balance, 11 weights glass pill tile, sheet of plaster, sheet of lint, belonged to Faraday's brother-in-law, c.1850
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A23792
- Materials:
- chest, wood, handle, brass, hinges, brass and lining, velvet, red
- Measurements:
-
height 136 mm
length 183 mm
width 216 mm
- type:
- medicine chests
Parts
Bottle of jalap
Bottle of jalap
- Measurements:
-
height 93 mm
length 37 mm
width 26 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt2
- type:
- bottles
Glass stopper
Glass stopper
Bottle of antimonial wine (trace)
Bottle of antimonial wine (trace)
- Measurements:
-
height 96 mm
diameter 25 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, cork
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt4
- type:
- bottles
Plaster in paper wrapper
Plaster in paper wrapper
- Measurements:
-
height 55 mm
length 24 mm
width 17 mm
- Materials:
- wrapper, paper
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt5
- type:
- plasters
Bottle of essence of peppermint
Bottle of essence of peppermint, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 99 mm
length 25 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt6
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of spirit of sal volatile
Bottle of spirit of sal volatile, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 101 mm
length 26 mm
width 17 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt7
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of nitre and potassium nitrate
Bottle of nitre and potassium nitrate
- Measurements:
-
height 103 mm
length 25 mm
width 18 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt8
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of Aromatic Confection
Narrow glass bottle with glass stopper full of Aromatic Confection (chalk and opium powder). 104 mm x 26 mm x 17 mm, 72g. Dispensed by John Owen Chemists, Highbury, English, 1820-1860.
Bottle of turkey rhubarb powder
Bottle of turkey rhubarb powder
- Measurements:
-
height 109 mm
length 37 mm
width 27 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt10
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of ipecacuanha powder
Bottle of ipecacuanha powder
- Measurements:
-
height 109 mm
length 37 mm
width 27 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt11
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of magnesia and magnesium carbonate
Bottle of magnesia and magnesium carbonate
- Measurements:
-
height 108 mm
length 37 mm
width 27 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt12
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of compound spirit of lavender
Bottle of compound spirit of lavender
- Measurements:
-
height 100 mm
length 37 mm
width 26 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt13
- type:
- bottles
bottle; controlled drug; opium
Rectangle based clear glass bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Bottle to contain approximately 2 ounces of laudanum otherwise known as tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
length 37 mm
width 27 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt14
Bottle of calomel powder
Bottle of calomel powder
- Measurements:
-
height 49 mm
width 30 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt15
- type:
- bottles
Glass bottle of Dover's Powder
Square glass bottle with glass stopper full of Dover's Powder (ipecacuanha and opium). 50 mm x 30 mm x 30 mm, 71g. Made by S. Maw, English, c. 1850.
Bottle of antimonial powder
Bottle of antimonial powder
- Measurements:
-
height 48 mm
width 30 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt17
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of grey powder( mercury and chalk)
Bottle of grey powder( mercury and chalk)
- Measurements:
-
height 49 mm
width 30 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt18
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of quinine sulphate
Bottle of quinine sulphate
- Measurements:
-
height 49 mm
width 30 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt19
- type:
- bottles
Plaster spreader
Plaster spreader
- Measurements:
-
length 170 mm
- Materials:
- whole, wood , whole, brass and whole, iron
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt20
- type:
- plaster spreaders
Spatula, wood and iron
Spatula, wood and iron
- Measurements:
-
length 161 mm
- Materials:
- whole, wood and whole, iron
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt21
- type:
- spatulae
Spatula, bone
Spatula, bone
Glass tube
Glass tube
- Measurements:
-
length 137 mm
diameter 7 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt23
- type:
- tubes
Equal arm hand balance and balance and weighing
Equal arm hand balance and balance and weighing
- Measurements:
-
beam: length 125 mm
pans: diameter 42 mm
- Materials:
- whole, brass and bearings, steel
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt24
- type:
- balances
Two drachm weight
Two drachm weight
- Measurements:
-
width 16 mm
drachms: weight 2
- Materials:
- whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt25
- type:
- weights
Drachm weight
Drachm weight
- Measurements:
-
width 13 mm
drachm: weight 1 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt26
- type:
- weights
Half drachm weight
Half drachm weight
- Measurements:
-
width 11 mm
drachm: weight 1/2
- Materials:
- whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt27
- type:
- weights
Two scruple weight
Two scruple weight
- Measurements:
-
width 12 mm
scruples: weight 2
- Materials:
- whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt28
- type:
- weights
Five grain weight
Five grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 17 mm
grains: weight 5
- Materials:
- whole, brass (foil)
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt29
- type:
- weights
Four grain weight
Four grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 13 mm
grains: weight 4
- Materials:
- whole, brass (foil)
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt30
- type:
- weights
Three grain weight
Three grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 12 mm
grains: weight 3
- Materials:
- whole, brass (foil)
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt31
- type:
- weights
Two grian weight
Two grian weight
- Measurements:
-
width 11 mm
grains: weight 2
- Materials:
- whole, brass (foil)
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt32
- type:
- weights
Grain weight
Grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 8 mm
grain: weight 1
- Materials:
- whole, brass (foil)
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt33
- type:
- weights
Half grain weight
Half grain weight
- Measurements:
-
length 32 mm
width 10 mm
grain: weight 1/2
- Materials:
- whole, paper
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt34
- type:
- weights
Quarter grain weight
Quarter grain weight
- Measurements:
-
length 20 mm
width 10 mm
grain: weight 1/4
- Materials:
- whole, paper
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt35
- type:
- weights
Glass pill tile and tile
Glass pill tile
- Measurements:
-
length 172 mm
width 65 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt36
- type:
- bottles
Sheet of plastic
Sheet of plastic
Sheet of lint
Sheet of lint
Medicine chest case
Medicine chest case, hinged lid and front (without contents), by S. Maw, London, c.1850
- Measurements:
-
height 136 mm
length 183 mm
width 216 mm
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) , velvet and wood (unidentified)
- Object Number:
- A23792 Pt39
- type:
- case
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