Medicine chest

Medicine chest

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Medicine chest, mahogany, 19 labelled glass bottles present, and other contents, including "Napoleons Cough Pills" in a confection glass, weights and measures, balance, pestle and mortar, c1880

Parts

bottle; controlled drug; opium

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Square based clear glass bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Bottle to contain approximately 1 ounce of laudanum otherwise known as tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A60683 Pt18
type:
medicine chest , bottle and opium
Loose lumps of gum

Loose lumps of gum

Loose lumps of gum

Object Number:
A60683 Pt27
type:
medicine chest and lumps
Two drachm weight

Two drachm weight

Two drachm weight

Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A60683 Pt29
type:
weight
One drachm weight

One drachm weight

One drachm weight

Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A60683 Pt30
type:
weight
One scruple weight

One scruple weight

One scruple weight

Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A60683 Pt31
type:
weight
Two scruple weight

Two scruple weight

Two scruple weight

Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A60683 Pt32
type:
weight
Half drachm weight

Half drachm weight

Half drachm weight

Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A60683 Pt33
type:
weight
Half scruple weight

Half scruple weight

Half scruple weight

Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A60683 Pt34
type:
weight