Medicine chest

Medicine chest, mahogany, hinged lid and drop front

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Medicine chest, mahogany, hinged lid and drop front
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Medicine chest, mahogany, hinged lid and drop front, 10 labelled glass bottles from R. Rouse of Wigmore Street, 2 plasters in cases, one case of gold beaters skin, pot of ointment, confection glass, cotton wool, gauze and a spatula, c1860

Parts

Bottle of Rouse's Chlorodyne

Bottle of Rouse's Chlorodyne

Glass bottle with ground glass stopper full of Rouse's Chlorodyne (morphine and chloroform tincture). 109 mm x 32 mm x 26 mm, 123g. Prepared by Rouse & Co., Wigmore Street, London, c. 1860.

Measurements:
overall: 109 mm x 32 mm x 26 mm, 123g
Materials:
glass , complete , chloroform and morphine
Object Number:
A23916 Pt5
type:
bottle and morphine
Diachylon plaster in case

Diachylon plaster in case

Diachylon plaster in case

Materials:
case, card
Object Number:
A23916 Pt10
type:
plaster
Oil silk plaster in case

Oil silk plaster in case

Oil silk plaster in case

Materials:
case, card
Object Number:
A23916 Pt11
type:
plaster
Gold bearer's skin in case

Gold bearer's skin in case

Gold bearer's skin in case

Materials:
case, card
Object Number:
A23916 Pt12
type:
case
Pot of zinc ointment

Pot of zinc ointment

Pot of zinc ointment

Materials:
whole, pottery
Object Number:
A23916 Pt13
type:
pot
Spatula, iron with wooden handle

Spatula, iron with wooden handle

Spatula, iron with wooden handle

Materials:
whole, wood and metal, iron
Object Number:
A23916 Pt16
type:
spatula
bottle; controlled drug; opium

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Small clear glass, rectangle based bottle with glass stopper, chamois leather cover and paper dispensers label. To contain Laudanum, or Tincture of Opium. Contents appear to be complete

Materials:
bottle, glass , stopper, glass and covering, chamois
Object Number:
A23916 Pt17
type:
bottle and opium