Medicine chest

Bottle, unlabelled

Bottle, unlabelled, contains flaky material, with cap and stopper

Materials:: bottle, glass and cap, leather

Object Number:: A104174 Pt1

type:: bottles

Bottle of Paregoric Elixir

Glass bottle with glass stopper for Paregoric Elixir with trace contents remaining. 118 mm x 40 mm x 28 mm, 140g. By Dinneford and Ealing, English, 1830-1850.

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A104174 Pt2

type:: bottle and opium

Bottle of hartshorn spirit

Bottle of hartshorn spirit, three quarters full colourless liquid, with stopper

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A104174 Pt3

type:: bottles

Bottle of ipecacuanha powder

Bottle of ipecacuanha powder, full yellow powder, with stopper

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A104174 Pt4

type:: bottles

Bottle of lemon acid crystals

Bottle of lemon acid crystals, full colourless crystals, leather cap

Materials:: bottle, glass and cap, leather

Object Number:: A104174 Pt5

type:: bottles

Bottle of sweet spirit of nitre

Bottle of sweet spirit of nitre, quarter full colourless spirit, leather cap

Materials:: bottle, glass and cap, leather

Object Number:: A104174 Pt6

type:: bottles

Bottle of benzoin tincture

Bottle of benzoin tincture, full brown liquid, leather cap

Materials:: bottle, glass and cap, leather

Object Number:: A104174 Pt7

type:: bottles

Bottle of bark tincture

Bottle of bark tincture, quarter full brown liquid, with stopper

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A104174 Pt8

type:: bottles

Bottle of soap liniment

Bottle of soap liniment, half full amber liquid, with stopper

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A104174 Pt9

type:: bottles

Bottle of soda carbonate

Bottle of soda carbonate, small amount white powder, with stopper

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A104174 Pt10

type:: bottles

Bottle of lavender spirit

Bottle of lavender spirit, half full dark red liquid with cap

Materials:: bottle, glass and cap, leather

Object Number:: A104174 Pt11

type:: bottles

Bottle of senna tincture

Bottle of senna tincture, full brown liquid, with cap

Materials:: bottle, glass and cap, leather

Object Number:: A104174 Pt12

type:: bottles

Bottle of dried epsom salt

Bottle of dried epsom salt, three quarters full white powder

Materials:: bottle, glass and cap, leather

Object Number:: A104174 Pt13

type:: bottles

Bottle of rhubarb powder

Bottle of rhubarb powder, solidified block of brown powder present, with cap

Materials:: bottle, glass and cap, leather

Object Number:: A104174 Pt14

type:: bottles

Bottle of calcined magnesia

Bottle of calcined magnesia, half full white powder, with cap

Materials:: bottle, glass and cap, leather

Object Number:: A104174 Pt15

type:: bottles

Bottle of castor oil

Bottle of castor oil, small amount of yellow liquid, with cap

Materials:: bottle, glass and cap, leather

Object Number:: A104174 Pt16

type:: bottles

Medicine chest

Medicine chest, mahogany case, velvet lining (without contents see other parts), English, early 19th century

Materials:: brass (copper, zinc alloy) , mahogany (wood) and velvet

Object Number:: A104174 Pt17

type:: case

Bottle of lead extract

Bottle of lead extract, broken, small amount white powder present, with stopper

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A104174 Pt18

type:: bottles

Bottle of emetic tartar

Bottle of emetic tartar, full white powder, with cap

Materials:: bottle, glass and cap, leather

Object Number:: A104174 Pt19

type:: bottles

Bottle of camphor acetic acid

Bottle of camphor acetic acid, small amount brown liquid present, with stopper

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A104174 Pt20

type:: bottles

Bottle of peppermint essence

Bottle of peppermint essence, small amount brown liquid present, with stopper

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A104174 Pt21

type:: bottles

Bottle of prepared calomel

Bottle of prepared calomel, full white powder, with stopper

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A104174 Pt22

type:: bottles

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Small clear glass, rectangle based bottle with glass stopper and paper label. To contain Laudanum, or Tincture of Opium. Believed to have possibly been from a small medicine chest. Contents mostly gone, remaining dry and congealed.

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A104174 Pt23

type:: bottle and opium

Metal box

Metal box, nearly full whitish wax, label torn

Materials:: tin

Object Number:: A104174 Pt24

type:: boxes

Metal box

Metal box, block of brown substance present, unlabelled

Materials:: tin

Object Number:: A104174 Pt25

type:: boxes

Jar of calomel pills

Jar of calomel pills, small amount brown powder present, with cap

Materials:: jar, glass and cap, tin

Object Number:: A104174 Pt26

type:: jars

Bottle of aperient pills

Bottle of aperient pills, about a dozen brown tablets present, with cap

Materials:: jar, glass and cap, tin

Object Number:: A104174 Pt27

type:: jars

Glass jar of squill pills

Small glass jar with foot and tin lid of round black Squill pills, half-full. 49 mm x 32 mm diameter, 43 g. Unknown maker, English, early 19th century.