Bottle of castor oil
Bottle of castor oil
- Measurements:
-
height 128 mm
length 62 mm
width 50 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt1
- type:
- bottles
Medicine chest
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Medicine chest, mahogany, with 24 glass bottles, all labelled, glass pill tile, 2 boxes, 2 ointment jars, 2 pill jars, spare brass lock with key, palette knife, prescription, bandage, broken glass pestle and glass mortar, by Chubb and Son, 57 St. Paul's Churchyard, London, England, 1851-1900. Supplied by Godfrey and Cooke.
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A500506
- Materials:
- chest, mahogany, lining, velvet and handle, brass
- Measurements:
-
height 242 mm
length 310 mm
width 194 mm
- type:
- medicine chests
Parts
Bottle of Epsom Salt
Bottle of Epsom Salt
- Measurements:
-
height 123 mm
length 52 mm
width 52 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass , wrapping, leather, chamois and wrapping, string
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt2
- type:
- bottles
Empty bottle used for spirit of sal volatile
Empty bottle used for spirit of sal volatile
- Measurements:
-
height 121 mm
length 52 mm
width 51 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass , wrapping, leather, chamois and wrapping, string
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt3
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of carbonate of soda
Bottle of carbonate of soda
- Measurements:
-
height 122 mm
length 52 mm
width 50 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt4
- type:
- bottles
Dr. Gregory's stomach powder
Dr. Gregory's stomach powder
- Measurements:
-
height 126 mm
length 62 mm
width 49 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass , wrapping, leather, chamois and wrapping, string
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt5
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of chalk mixture
Bottle of chalk mixture
- Measurements:
-
height 128 mm
length 62 mm
width 39 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass , wrapping, leather, chamois and wrapping, string
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt6
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of brown unidentified drug
Bottle of brown unidentified drug
- Measurements:
-
height 120 mm
length 41 mm
width 30 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass and wrapping, leather, chamois
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt7
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of fine magnesia
Bottle of fine magnesia
- Measurements:
-
height 128 mm
length 42 mm
width 42 mm
- Materials:
- botle, glass , stopper, glass , wrapping, leather, chamois and wrapping, string
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt8
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of Turkey rhubarb
Bottle of Turkey rhubarb
- Measurements:
-
height 126 mm
length 42 mm
width 42 mm
- Materials:
- botlte, glass , stopper, glass and wrapping, leather, chamois
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt9
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of tincture of rhubarb
Bottle of tincture of rhubarb
- Measurements:
-
height 126 mm
length 62 mm
width 37 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass , wrapping, leather, chamois and wrapping, string
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt10
- type:
- bottles
Glass bottle for paregoric elixir
Slender glass bottle with ground glass stopper for 'Paregorick Elixir' (camphorated tincture of opium) with traces remaining. 122 mm x 40 mm x 27 mm, 170 g. Dispensed by Godfrey and Cooke, London, late nineteenth century.
Bottle of opodeldoc
Bottle of opodeldoc
- Measurements:
-
height 122 mm
length 40 mm
width 28 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass , wrapping, leather, chamois and wrapping, string
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt12
- type:
- bottles
Empty bottle used for spirit of camphor
Empty bottle used for spirit of camphor
- Measurements:
-
height 120 mm
length 42 mm
width 30 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass , wrapping, leather, chamois and wrapping, string
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt13
- type:
- bottles
Empty bottle used for Hoffman's ether
Empty bottle used for Hoffman's ether
- Measurements:
-
height 103 mm
length 28 mm
width 18 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass , wrapping, leather, chamois and wrapping, string
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt14
- type:
- bottles
Empty bottle used for spirit of Lavender
Empty bottle used for spirit of Lavender
- Measurements:
-
height 102 mm
length 28 mm
width 17 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt15
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of peppermint essence
Bottle of peppermint essence
- Measurements:
-
height 102 mm
length 28 mm
width 17 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt16
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of quinine solution
Bottle of quinine solution
- Measurements:
-
height 121 mm
length 40 mm
width 28 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stoper, glass , wrapping, leather, chamois and wrapping, string
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt17
- type:
- bottles
bottle; controlled drug; opium
Clear glass, rectangle based bottle with glass stopper, chamois leather cover and paper label. To contain approximately 6 ounces of laudanum (tincture of opium).
- Measurements:
-
height 124 mm
length 40 mm
width 30 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass , wrapping, leather, chamois and wrapping, string
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt18
Bottle of wine of Colchicum
Bottle of wine of Colchicum
- Measurements:
-
height 102 mm
length 30 mm
width 17 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass , wrapping, leather, chamois and wrapping, string
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt19
- type:
- bottles
Small glass bottle of Dover's Powder
Small glass bottle with glass stopper and chamois covering containing Dover's Powder (opium and ipecac). 63 mm x 33 mm x 28 mm, 94 g. Godfrey and Cooke, London, late nineteenth century.
Bottle of Ipecacuanha powder
Bottle of Ipecacuanha powder
- Measurements:
-
height 63 mm
length 33 mm
width 28 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass , wrapping, leather, chamois and wrapping, string
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt22
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of James's Powder
Bottle of James's Powder
- Measurements:
-
height 63 mm
length 33 mm
width 28 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass , wrapping, leather, chamois and wrapping, string
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt23
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of blue pills
Bottle of blue pills
- Measurements:
-
height 63 mm
length 33 mm
width 28 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass , wrapping, leather, chamois and wrapping, string
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt24
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of Calomel
Bottle of Calomel
- Measurements:
-
height 63 mm
length 33 mm
width 28 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass , wrapping, leather, chamois and wrapping, string
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt25
- type:
- bottles
Box of Spermaceti Cerate
Box of Spermaceti Cerate
- Measurements:
-
height 62 mm
length 66 mm
width 40 mm
- Materials:
- box, iron (tin-plated)
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt26
- type:
- boxes
Empty box used for camphor
Empty box used for camphor
- Measurements:
-
height 62 mm
length 66 mm
width 40 mm
- Materials:
- box, iron (tin-plated)
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt27
- type:
- boxes
Jar of Blister plaster
Jar of Blister plaster
- Measurements:
-
height 56 mm
diameter 39 mm
- Materials:
- jar, glass and lid, brass
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt28
- type:
- jars
Jar of Pomade Divine
Jar of Pomade Divine
- Measurements:
-
height 56 mm
diameter 39 mm
- Materials:
- jar, glass and lid, brass
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt29
- type:
- jars
Jar of mild aperient pils
Jar of mild aperient pils
- Measurements:
-
height 56 mm
diameter 39 mm
- Materials:
- jar, glass and lid, brass
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt30
- type:
- jars
Jar of Blue Pill and Colocynth Pills
Jar of Blue Pill and Colocynth Pills
- Measurements:
-
height 56 mm
diameter 39 mm
- Materials:
- jar, glass and lid, brass
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt31
- type:
- jars
Palette knife
Palette knife
- Measurements:
-
length 151 mm
width 15 mm
- Materials:
- blade, steel and handle, wood, synthetic(?)
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt34
- type:
- palette knife
Handwritten prescription
Handwritten prescription, for bark mixture
- Measurements:
-
length 177 mm
width 112 mm
- Materials:
- paper
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt35
- type:
- prescriptions
Medicine chest, mahogany case
Medicine chest, mahogany case, by Chubb and Son, St. Paul's Churchyard, London, England, 1851-1900.
- Measurements:
-
height 242 mm
length 310 mm
width 194 mm
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) , mahogany (wood) and velvet
- Object Number:
- A500506 Pt39
- type:
- case
