Medicine chest

Medicine chest, mahogany, 22 glass bottles, 20 labelled, 15 from T.C. Lester of Hull, 4 drawers of drugs, 4 boxes of drugs, 1 loose label, 7 glass fluid measures, 1 pottery fluid measure, 1 card pill box, 1 pottery pestle, 1 pottery pill tile, scales, plaster spreader, knife and catgut tube, c1840

Parts

Bottle of Jamaica Ginger

Bottle of Jamaica Ginger

Bottle of Jamaica Ginger

Materials:
bottle
Object Number:
A630114 Pt2
type:
bottle
Round bottle of Aromatic Powder for Confection

Round bottle of Aromatic Powder for Confection

Round glass bottle with cork stopper full of 'Aromatic Powder for Confecton' (contains opium). 48 mm x 35 mm diameter, 61g. Dispensed by T.C. Lester Chemists, Hull, 1820-1850.

Measurements:
overall: 48 mm 35 mm, 61g
Materials:
complete , glass , cork , paper and opium
Object Number:
A630114 Pt13
type:
bottle and opium
Box of spermaceti ointment

Box of spermaceti ointment

Box of spermaceti ointment

Materials:
box, iron, tinplate
Object Number:
A630114 Pt16
type:
box
Printed ephemera

Printed ephemera

Printed ephemera

Materials:
whole, paper
Object Number:
A630114 Pt19
type:
label
bottle; controlled drug; opium

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Clear glass bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Containing approximately 4 ounces of Laudanum (Tincture of Opium). Manufactured by William Baker.

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630114 Pt21
type:
bottle and opium
Bottle of compound spirit of lavender

Bottle of compound spirit of lavender

Bottle of compound spirit of lavender

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630114 Pt24
type:
bottle
Bottle of mercury and chalk powder (grey powder)

Bottle of mercury and chalk powder (grey powder)

Bottle of mercury and chalk powder (grey powder)

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, cork
Object Number:
A630114 Pt29
type:
bottle
Tube for cat-gut

Tube for cat-gut

Tube for cat-gut, empty

Object Number:
A630114 Pt40
type:
tube