Mahogany medicine chest

Made:
1850-1900
Mahogany medicine chest, used by a dentist

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Mahogany medicine chest, used by a dentist
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Mahogany medicine chest, used by a dentist, containing 27 glass bottles, 22 labelled, 3 drill bits, 15 anaesthetic needles, a glass slide, 4 confection glasses, a ceramic pestle and mortar, spare glass stopper, glass plate and bone spatula, late 19th century

Parts

bottle; controlled drug; cocaine

bottle; controlled drug; cocaine

Glass, square based bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Label reads 'Cocaine Mist 8%'. Believed to be Cocaine mixture 8% (cocainae mistura). There are no contents but a trace remains. Though mixtures are normally liquid, and the trace within the bottle are dry, it is believed that this is due to evaporation of the liquid over time.

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630129 Pt3
type:
bottle and cocaine
bottle; controlled drug; cocaine

bottle; controlled drug; cocaine

Glass, square based bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Label reads 'Cocaine Mist 8%'. Believed to be Cocaine hydrochloride. There are no contents but a trace remains. Dispensed by C R Sharman APS, of Gravesend, Kent.

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630129 Pt12
type:
bottle and cocaine
bottle; controlled drug; cocaine

bottle; controlled drug; cocaine

Glass, square based bottle with metal screw cap. Paper label at base. Bottle embossed with 'CAS' 'Half Ounce C.A.S. Alloy' 'A Perfect Filling Material' 'Cash and Sons 30 E 14th St New York'. Paper label reads cocaine. It is unclear as to whether cocaine is the original contents of this bottle or it was just placed here for storage.

Materials:
bottle, glass and lid, metal
Object Number:
A630129 Pt29
type:
bottle and cocaine