Bottle of calcined magnesia
Bottle of calcined magnesia
- Measurements:
-
height 105 mm
length 48 mm
width 42 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt1
- type:
- bottles
Medicine chest
- Made:
- 1831-1870
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Medicine chest, mohogany, with 18 glass bottles, 17 labelled from suppliers in Edinburgh, glass pill tile, 2 boxes of ointment, glass pestle and mortar, 2 packets of drugs, litmus paper, 1 box with 6 weights and 12 other weights, Scottish, c1850
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A23861
- Materials:
- chest, mahogany, lining, velvet, red and handle, brass
- Measurements:
-
height 218 mm
length 220 mm
width 186 mm
- type:
- medicine chests
Parts
Bottle of white powder
Bottle of white powder
- Measurements:
-
height 107 mm
length 49 mm
width 42 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt2
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of bromide of Potash
Bottle of bromide of Potash
- Measurements:
-
height 100 mm
length 50 mm
width 41 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt3
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of tincture of jalap
Bottle of tincture of jalap
- Measurements:
-
height 99 mm
length 50 mm
width 42 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt4
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of tincture of rhubarb
Bottle of tincture of rhubarb
- Measurements:
-
height 100 mm
length 50 mm
width 42 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt5
- type:
- bottles
Bottle used for spirit of Sal volatile
Bottle used for spirit of Sal volatile, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 100 mm
length 50 mm
width 42 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt6
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of Epsom salts
Bottle of Epsom salts
- Measurements:
-
height 109 mm
length 50 mm
width 42 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt7
- type:
- bottles
Bottle used for sweet spirit of nitre
Bottle used for sweet spirit of nitre
- Measurements:
-
height 103 mm
length 32 mm
width 24 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stoppper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt8
- type:
- bottles
bottle; controlled drug; opium
Rectangular 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 105 mm
length 31 mm
width 23 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt9
Bottle of paregoric elixir
Rectangular glass bottle used for paregoric elixir, with trace contents remaining. 103 mm x 33 mm x 23 mm. Chemists label reads, 'ROBERTSON/PAREGORIC ELIXIR/35, GEORGE STREET EDINBURGH/ CHEMIST/DRUGGIST'. Dispensed by Robertson chemists, Edinburgh, 1831-1870.
Bottle used for antimonial wine
Bottle used for antimonial wine
- Measurements:
-
height 102 mm
length 32 mm
width 24 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt11
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of powder
Bottle of powder, likely ipecacuanha
- Measurements:
-
height 105 mm
length 30 mm
width 24 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt12
- type:
- bottles
Pill tile with angled corners
Pill tile with angled corners
- Measurements:
-
length 125 mm
width 115 mm
- Materials:
- glass
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt13
- type:
- pill tiles
Bottle of tartar emetic
Bottle of tartar emetic
- Measurements:
-
height 59 mm
length 33 mm
width 25 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stppper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt14
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of antimonial powder
Bottle of antimonial powder
- Measurements:
-
height 60 mm
length 34 mm
width 25 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt15
- type:
- bottles
Bottle used for sulphate of quinine
Bottle used for sulphate of quinine
- Measurements:
-
height 60 mm
length 35 mm
width 25 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt16
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of calomel
Bottle of calomel
- Measurements:
-
height 58 mm
length 34 mm
width 25 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt17
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of mercury with chalk
Bottle of mercury with chalk
- Measurements:
-
height 57 mm
length 34 mm
width 25 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt18
- type:
- bottles
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Box of brown cerate
Box of brown cerate, hinged lid, ring handle
- Measurements:
-
height 38 mm
length 56 mm
width 45 mm
- Materials:
- iron (tinplate)
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt19
- type:
- boxes
Box of basilicon ointment,
Box of basilicon ointment, hinged lid with ring handle
- Measurements:
-
height 39 mm
length 55 mm
width 45 mm
- Materials:
- iron (tinplate)
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt20
- type:
- boxes
Phial for 'Solution of Muriale of Morphia'
Glass phial with cork stopper used for Muriate of morphia (morphine), with trace contents remaining. 85 mm x 20 mm diameter. Handwritten label reads, 'Solution of/Muriate of Morphia/Poison'. Probably Scottish, 1831-1850.
Mortar with lip
Mortar with lip
- Measurements:
-
height 41 mm
diameter 70 mm
with lip: diameter 81 mm
- Materials:
- glass, thick
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt22
- type:
- mortars
Packet containing five sachets of brown powder
Packet containing five sachets of brown powder
- Measurements:
-
length 108 mm
width 40 mm
- Materials:
- wrapper, paper and sachet, paper, folded
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt25
- type:
- packets
Two booklets of litmus paper
Two booklets of litmus paper
- Measurements:
-
length 60 mm
width 10 mm
- Materials:
- paper
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt26
- type:
- litmus paper
Handheld scales
Handheld scales, pans suspended from three cords
- Measurements:
-
beam: length 105 mm
pans: diameter 49 mm
- Materials:
- beam, brass , pans, brass and knife edge, steel
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt27
- type:
- scales
Three grain weight
Three grain weight
- Measurements:
-
length 13 mm
width 11 mm
weight 3 grains
- Materials:
- brass (foil)
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt29
- type:
- weights
Two grain weight
Two grain weight
- Measurements:
-
length 9 mm
width 9 mm
weight 2 grains
- Materials:
- brass (foil)
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt30
- type:
- weights
Two grain weight
Two grain weight
- Measurements:
-
length 9 mm
width 9 mm
weight 2 grains
- Materials:
- brass (foil)
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt31
- type:
- weights
One grain weight
One grain weight
- Measurements:
-
length 7 mm
width 6 mm
weight 1 grain
- Materials:
- brass (foil)
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt32
- type:
- weights
Half grain weight
Half grain weight
- Measurements:
-
length 4 mm
width 4 mm
weight 1 grain
- Materials:
- brass (foil)
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt33
- type:
- weights
Half grain weight
Half grain weight
- Measurements:
-
length 4 mm
width 4 mm
weight 1 grain
- Materials:
- brass (foil)
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt34
- type:
- weights
Six grain weight
Six grain weight
- Measurements:
-
length 16 mm
width 16 mm
weight 6 grains
- Materials:
- brass (foil)
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt35
- type:
- weights
Five grain weight
Five grain weight
- Measurements:
-
length 16 mm
width 15 mm
weight 5 grains
- Materials:
- brass (foil)
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt36
- type:
- weights
Five grain weight
Five grain weight
- Measurements:
-
length 14 mm
width 13 mm
weight 5 grains
- Materials:
- brass (foil)
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt37
- type:
- weights
Five grain weight
Five grain weight
- Measurements:
-
length 13 mm
weight 13 kg
weight 5 grains
- Materials:
- brass (foil)
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt38
- type:
- weights
Four grain weight
Four grain weight
- Measurements:
-
length 13 mm
width 13 mm
weight 4 grains
- Materials:
- brass (foil)
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt39
- type:
- weights
Medicine chest
Medicine chest, mahogany case (without contents see other parts), Scottish, c1850
- Measurements:
-
height 218 mm
length 220 mm
width 186 mm
- Materials:
- mahogany (wood) , velvet and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Object Number:
- A23861 Pt47
- type:
- medicine chest
