Mahogany medicine chest

Made:: 1850-1900

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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

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Category:: Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A630129

Materials:: hinges, brass, chest, mahogany and corners and handle, brass (lacquered)

type:: medicine chests

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