Glass bottle of paregoric elixir
Slender glass bottle with ground glass stopper of Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium), half-full. 106 mm x 31 mm x 28 mm, 119g. Dispensed by Taplin Chemists, Bristol, 1840-1880.
Medicine chest
- Made:
- 1840-1880
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Medicine chest, winged front, with 17 bottles with labels from 6 suppliers, in Bristol area, glass pestle and mortar, packet of chamomille, prescription on visiting card, c1850
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A630137
- Materials:
- chest, wood, handle, hinges, lock, brass and lock, iron
- Measurements:
-
height 280 mm
length 188 mm
width 235 mm
- type:
- medicine chests
Parts
Bottle for spirits of hartshorn
Bottle for spirits of hartshorn, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 106 mm
length 32 mm
width 26 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt2
- type:
- bottle
Bottle for red lavender
Bottle for red lavender, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 106 mm
length 30 mm
width 27 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt3
- type:
- bottle
bottle; controlled drug; opium
Tall, rectangular based clear glass bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Bottle containing approximately 2 ounces of Laudanum, otherwise known as tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).
- Measurements:
-
height 106 mm
length 32 mm
width 27 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt4
Bottle for pure quinine
Bottle for pure quinine, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 109 mm
length 31 mm
width 26 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt5
- type:
- bottle
Bottle for Iodine liniment
Bottle for Iodine liniment, empty
Bottle for Sulphurous acid
Bottle for Sulphurous acid, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 103 mm
length 31 mm
width 26 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt7
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of antimonial wine
Bottle of antimonial wine
- Measurements:
-
height 108 mm
length 30 mm
width 26 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt8
- type:
- bottle
Bottle for ipecacuanha wine
Bottle for ipecacuanha wine, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 107 mm
length 31 mm
width 27 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt9
- type:
- bottle
Bottle for sweet spirit of nitre
Bottle for sweet spirit of nitre, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 108 mm
length 31 mm
width 26 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt10
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of magnesium hydroxide
Bottle of magnesium hydroxide
- Measurements:
-
height 92 mm
length 62 mm
width 51 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt11
- type:
- bottle
Bottle, empty
Bottle, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 86 mm
length 62 mm
width 51 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt12
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of Epsom Salts
Bottle of Epsom Salts
- Measurements:
-
height 86 mm
length 63 mm
width 51 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt13
- type:
- bottle
Bottle, empty
Bottle, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 76 mm
length 62 mm
width 50 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt14
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of powdered rhubarb
Bottle of powdered rhubarb
- Measurements:
-
height 103 mm
diameter 29 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt15
- type:
- bottle
Packet of chamomile flowers
Packet of chamomile flowers
- Measurements:
-
height 35 mm
length 58 mm
width 89 mm
- Materials:
- wrapper, paper, light blue
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt16
- type:
- packet
Drawer for adhesive plaster
Drawer for adhesive plaster
- Measurements:
-
height 25 mm
length 116 mm
width 66 mm
- Materials:
- drawer, wood and handle, bone
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt17
- type:
- drawer
Prescription, written on a visiting card
Prescription, written on a visiting card
Glass Mortar
Glass Mortar
- Measurements:
-
height 41 mm
diameter 85 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt19
- type:
- mortar
Glass pestle
Glass pestle
- Measurements:
-
length 86 mm
diameter 30 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt20
- type:
- pestle
Bottle for Grey powder
Bottle for Grey powder, trace
- Measurements:
-
height 50 mm
width 40 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt21
- type:
- bottle
Bottle for calomel
Bottle for calomel, trace
- Measurements:
-
height 50 mm
width 40 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt22
- type:
- bottle
Packet of oxalic acid
Packet of oxalic acid
- Measurements:
-
width 43 mm
- Materials:
- wrapper, paper, light green
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt23
- type:
- packet
Medicine chest case
Medicine chest case, winged front (without contents see other parts), c1850
- Measurements:
-
height 280 mm
length 188 mm
width 235 mm
- Materials:
- wood (unidentified) , brass (copper, zinc alloy) and iron
- Object Number:
- A630137 Pt24
- type:
- case
