Portable stitched leather medicine chest with strap handle and key

Portable stitched leather medicine chest with strap handle and key

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Portable stitched leather medicine chest with strap handle and key, containing measure, balance and weights, dressings, and 14 labelled bottles and drugs supplied by Army and Navy Co-operative Society and prepared by J.E. Lidwell, chest owned by Sir Bartle Frere, English, 1871-1910

Details

Category:
Emergency Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A241450
Materials:
wood, leather and brass
type:
medicine chests
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Sheet of gold-beaters' skin dressing

Sheet of gold-beaters' skin dressing

Sheet of gold-beaters' skin dressing in small booklet with design of purple and gold leaves on covers

Materials:
paper (waxed) , cardboard and cord
Object Number:
A241450 Pt1
type:
dressings
Sheet of gold-beaters' skin dressing inside folded paper packet

Sheet of gold-beaters' skin dressing inside folded paper packet

Sheet of gold-beaters' skin dressing inside folded paper packet

Materials:
paper (waxed) and packet, paper
Object Number:
A241450 Pt2
type:
dressings
Small stained paper packet of gutta percha tissue tied with pink string

Small stained paper packet of gutta percha tissue tied with pink string

Small stained paper packet of gutta percha tissue tied with pink string

Materials:
paper , string and gutta-percha
Object Number:
A241450 Pt3
type:
dressings
Small brass balance with brass pans and mauve and blue tassel

Small brass balance with brass pans and mauve and blue tassel

Small brass balance with brass pans and mauve and blue tassel

Materials:
brass , cord and thread, silk tassel
Object Number:
A241450 Pt4
type:
scales
Set of 5 brass weights

Set of 5 brass weights

Set of 5 brass weights, 2 drachm, 1 drachm, 1/2 drachm, 2 scruple and 1 scruple

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A241450 Pt5
type:
weights
Clear glass graduated minim measure with lip

Clear glass graduated minim measure with lip

Clear glass graduated minim measure with lip

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A241450 Pt6
type:
measures
4 small clear glass bottles with corked bone stoppers

4 small clear glass bottles with corked bone stoppers

4 small clear glass bottles with corked bone stoppers, empty

Materials:
glass , stopper, cork and stopper, bone
Object Number:
A241450 Pt7
type:
bottles
Small clear glass bottle with corked bone stopper

Small clear glass bottle with corked bone stopper

Small clear glass bottle with corked bone stopper, empty, used for mercury rhubarb, ipecacuanha and compound pills

Materials:
glass , stopper, cork and stopper, bone
Object Number:
A241450 Pt8
type:
bottles
Paper packet containing small amount of white quinine powder

Paper packet containing small amount of white quinine powder

Paper packet containing small amount of white quinine powder

Materials:
paper
Object Number:
A241450 Pt9
type:
packets
2 small clear glass bottles with octagonal rims and glass stoppers containing white quinine powder

2 small clear glass bottles with octagonal rims and glass stoppers containing white quinine powder

2 small clear glass bottles with octagonal rims and glass stoppers containing white quinine powder

Materials:
glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A241450 Pt10
type:
bottles
Small metal key for lock on chest

Small metal key for lock on chest

Small metal key for lock on chest

Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A241450 Pt11
type:
keys
Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper containing bicarbonate of soda powder

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper containing bicarbonate of soda powder

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper containing bicarbonate of soda powder

Materials:
glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A241450 Pt12
type:
bottles
Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper wrapped in leather

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper wrapped in leather

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper wrapped in leather, full of brown compound tincture of cardamoms

Materials:
glass , stopper, glass , wrapper, leather and wrapper, string
Object Number:
A241450 Pt13
type:
bottles
Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper, empty, originally used for ginger essence then altered to carbolic acid

Materials:
glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A241450 Pt14
type:
bottles
Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper, containing tincture of arnica, stopper wrapped in leather and string

Materials:
glass , stopper, glass , wrapper, leather and wrapper, string
Object Number:
A241450 Pt15
type:
bottles
Glass bottle of Chlorodyne

Glass bottle of Chlorodyne

Rectangular glass bottle with ground glass stopper of Chlorodyne (Tincture of Morphine and Chloroform), half-full. 89 mm x 29 mm x 18 mm, 60 g. Produced by the Army and Navy Co-Operative Society and dispensed by J.E. Lidwell Chemists, London, 1871-1910.

Materials:
paper , chloroform , morphine , glass and half-full
Object Number:
A241450 Pt18
type:
bottle and morphine
Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper, empty, used for chloric ether

Materials:
glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A241450 Pt19
type:
bottles
Piece of white kid glove used for cutting into wrappers for bottles

Piece of white kid glove used for cutting into wrappers for bottles

Piece of white kid glove used for cutting into wrappers for bottles

Materials:
leather (kid)
Object Number:
A241450 Pt20
type:
gloves