Medicine chest

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Medicine chest, hinged lid, tray-style drawer, with 16 bottles labelled) and other contents including pills and packets, by Savory and Moore, c1870

Bottle of sodium carbonate

Bottle of sodium carbonate

Bottle of spirit of sal volatile, empty

Bottle of spirit of sal volatile

Bottle of Cordial Stomachic mixture

Bottle of Cordial Stomachic mixture

Bottle of eau de luce

Bottle of eau de luce

Bottle of camphorated chloroform

Bottle of camphorated chloroform

Bottle of ipecacuanha wine

Bottle of ipecacuanha wine

Bottle of sweet spirit of nitre

Bottle of sweet spirit of nitre

Bottle of tincture of rhubarb

Bottle of tincture of rhubarb

Bottle of compound rhubarb powder

Bottle of compound rhubarb powder

Bottle of concentrated essence of Jamaica ginger

Bottle of concentrated essence of Jamaica ginger

Bottle of linctus

Bottle of linctus

Envelope of calomel in wrapper

Envelope of calomel in wrapper

Envelope containing three packets of calomel

Envelope containing three packets of calomel

Six paper packets containing Mrs Montague's 'Mild Liver Powder' within original card carton. Overall: 29 mm x 36 mm x 78 mm, 21 g. Dispensed by R. Stevens Chemist, London, c. 1870.

Box of Mrs. Montague's Mild Liver Powder

1860-1890

Bottle of an ether mixture, empty

Bottle of an ether mixture

Quinine pills in box

Quinine pills in box

Box containing 4 compound rhubarb pills

Box containing 4 compound rhubarb pills

Box containing ten aperient pills

Box containing ten aperient pills

One plaster roll

One plaster roll

Small clear glass, rectangle based bottle with glass stopper, and paper label. To contain Pills of Opium and Calomel. Some contents present.

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Small square glass bottle with chamois covering full of Dover's Powder. 40 mm x 28 mm x 22 mm, 31 g. Produced by Savory and Moore Ltd., London, c. 1870.

Small glass bottle of Dover's Powder

1870

Bottle of Grey powder

Bottle of Grey powder

Bottle of calomel

Bottle of calomel

Bottle of Zinc Sulphate

Bottle of Zinc Sulphate

Glass Mortar

Glass Mortar

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Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A630151
Materials:
chest, wood, hinges and lock, brass, lock, iron and lining, velvet, red
Measurements:
height 148 mm
length 147 mm
width 261 mm
type:
medicine chests