Medicine chest, 1870-1910.

Medicine chest, 1870-1910.

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Medicine chest with contents, 1870-1910

Medicine chest, 1870-1910

Parts

Bottle for Paregoric Elixir

Bottle for Paregoric Elixir

Glass bottle with glass stopper for paregoric elixir (camphorated tincture of opium) with traces remaining. 113 mm x 38 mm x 28 mm, 107 g. Unknown maker, English, 1870-1910.

Materials:
glass , opium tincture and trace
Object Number:
A630152 Pt5
type:
bottle and opium
Glass bottle of laudanum

Glass bottle of laudanum

Rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper for Laudanum(opium tincture) with traces remaining. 115 mm x 38 mm x 28 mm, 91 g. Handwritten label reads, 'Laudunum/Dose 5 to 10 minims'. W. and T. Avery Ltd, England, 1870-1910.

Materials:
glass , opium tincture and trace
Object Number:
A630152 Pt7
type:
bottle and opium
Bottle, glass

Bottle, glass

Bottle, glass, containing aromatic spirit of sal volatile, [labelled W.L. Pearce of Dorchester]

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630152 Pt10
type:
bottles
Glass bottle for Chlorodyne

Glass bottle for Chlorodyne

Rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper for Chlorodyne, with traces remaining. 109 mm x 34 mm x 24 mm, 89 g. Handwritten label reads, 'POISON/Shake the Bottle./Chlorodyne/Dose 5 to 20 minims'. W and T Avery Ltd., England, 1870-1910.

Materials:
trace , glass , opium tincture , cannabis and chloroform
Object Number:
A630152 Pt12
type:
bottle , opium and cannabis
Glass mortar

Glass mortar

Glass mortar

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A630152 Pt22
type:
mortars
Glass pestle

Glass pestle

Glass pestle

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A630152 Pt23
type:
pestles
Glass liquid measure

Glass liquid measure

Glass liquid measure

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A630152 Pt24
type:
liquid measures
Liquid measure

Liquid measure

Liquid measure, glass

Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A630152 Pt25
type:
liquid measures
Two drachm weight

Two drachm weight

Two drachm weight, brass

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A630152 Pt28
type:
weights
One drachm weight

One drachm weight

One drachm weight, brass

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A630152 Pt29
type:
weights
Half drachm weight

Half drachm weight

Half drachm weight, brass

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A630152 Pt30
type:
weights
Two scruple weight

Two scruple weight

Two scruple weight, brass

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A630152 Pt31
type:
weights
One scruple weight

One scruple weight

One scruple weight, brass

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A630152 Pt32
type:
weights
Half scruple weight

Half scruple weight

Half scruple weight, brass

Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A630152 Pt33
type:
weights
Six grain weight

Six grain weight

Six grain weight, brass

Materials:
brass, foil
Object Number:
A630152 Pt34
type:
weights
Five grain weight

Five grain weight

Five grain weight, brass

Materials:
brass, foil
Object Number:
A630152 Pt35
type:
weights
Four grain weight

Four grain weight

Four grain weight, brass

Materials:
brass, foil
Object Number:
A630152 Pt36
type:
weights
Three grain weight

Three grain weight

Three grain weight, brass

Materials:
brass, foil
Object Number:
A630152 Pt37
type:
weights
Two grain weight

Two grain weight

Two grain weight, brass

Materials:
brass, foil
Object Number:
A630152 Pt38
type:
weights
Half grain weight

Half grain weight

Half grain weight, brass

Materials:
brass, foil
Object Number:
A630152 Pt39
type:
weights