Glass bottle
Glass bottle, quinine solution, prepared by W.L. Pearce, Dorchester
- Measurements:
-
height 133 mm
length 44 mm
width 31 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stoper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt1
- type:
- bottles
Medicine chest, 1870-1910.
- Made:
- 1870-1910 in Birmingham
- maker:
- W and T Avery Limited
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Medicine chest with contents, 1870-1910
Medicine chest, 1870-1910
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A630152
- Materials:
- mahogany (wood), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and velvet
- Measurements:
-
height 156 mm
length 206 mm
width 250 mm
- type:
- medicine chests
Parts
Glass bottle
Glass bottle
- Measurements:
-
height 134 mm
length 44 mm
width 31 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt2
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of sodium carbonate
Bottle of sodium carbonate
- Measurements:
-
height 115 mm
length 38 mm
width 29 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stoper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt3
- type:
- bottles
Glass bottle
Glass bottle, spirit of camphor
- Measurements:
-
height 118 mm
length 38 mm
width 28 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt4
- type:
- bottles
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.
- Measurements:
-
height 113 mm
length 38 mm
width 28 mm
107 g
- Materials:
- glass , opium tincture and trace
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt5
Bottle, glass
Bottle, glass, of ginger essence, [labelled Pearce of Dorchester]
- Measurements:
-
height 114 mm
length 38 mm
width 28 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt6
- type:
- bottles
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.
- Measurements:
-
height 115 mm
length 38 mm
width 28 mm
91 g
- Materials:
- glass , opium tincture and trace
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt7
Bottle, glass
Bottle, glass, containing rhubarb powder
- Measurements:
-
height 109 mm
length 34 mm
width 24 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt8
- type:
- bottles
Bottle, glass
Bottle, glass, containing rhubarb tincture
- Measurements:
-
height 114 mm
length 34 mm
width 28 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass and covering, chamois
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt9
- type:
- bottles
Bottle, glass
Bottle, glass, containing aromatic spirit of sal volatile, [labelled W.L. Pearce of Dorchester]
- Measurements:
-
height 134 mm
length 44 mm
width 31 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt10
- type:
- bottles
Bottle, glass
Bottle, glass, empty, [formerly containing nitrous ether spirit]
- Measurements:
-
height 137 mm
length 44 mm
width 31 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt11
- type:
- bottles
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.
- Measurements:
-
height 109 mm
length 34 mm
width 24 mm
89 g
- Materials:
- trace , glass , opium tincture , cannabis and chloroform
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt12
Bottle, glass
Bottle, glass, empty, for chloric ether
- Measurements:
-
height 109 mm
length 34 mm
width 24 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt13
- type:
- bottles
Glass bottle
Glass bottle, soap liniment
- Measurements:
-
height 108 mm
length 34 mm
width 23 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass and covering, chamois
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt14
- type:
- bottles
Bottle, glass
Bottle, glass, peppermint essence
- Measurements:
-
height 107 mm
length 34 mm
width 24 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt15
- type:
- bottles
Bottle, glass
Bottle, glass, containing armica
- Measurements:
-
height 109 mm
length 34 mm
width 24 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass and covering, chamois
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt16
- type:
- bottles
Glass bottle
Glass bottle, myrrh
- Measurements:
-
height 106 mm
length 34 mm
width 24 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass and covering, chamois
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt17
- type:
- bottles
Glass bottle
Glass bottle, camphor liniment
- Measurements:
-
height 106 mm
length 34 mm
width 24 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt18
- type:
- bottles
Pot, mercury pill-mass
Pot, mercury pill-mass, blue pill
- Measurements:
-
height 23 mm
diameter 36 mm
- Materials:
- pot, earthenware, ? material
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt19
- type:
- pots
Pot of mercuric oxide (red)
Pot of mercuric oxide (red)
- Measurements:
-
height 22 mm
diameter 37 mm
- Materials:
- pot, earthenware, ? material
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt20
- type:
- pots
Wooden drawer
Wooden drawer, velvet lining
- Measurements:
-
height 48 mm
length 95 mm
width 148 mm
- Materials:
- drawer, wood and lining, velvet
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt21
- type:
- drawers
Glass liquid measure
Glass liquid measure
- Measurements:
-
height 60 mm
diameter 36 mm
- Materials:
- glass
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt24
- type:
- liquid measures
Liquid measure
Liquid measure, glass
Wooden drawer
Wooden drawer
- Measurements:
-
height 20 mm
length 88 mm
width 142 mm
- Materials:
- wood and lining, velvet
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt26
- type:
- drawers
Hand balance
Hand balance, brass beam, brass pans, steel knife edge, swan neck ends
- Measurements:
-
beam: length 115 mm
pans: diameter 44 mm
- Materials:
- beam, brass , pans, brass and knife-edge, steel
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt27
- type:
- balances
Six grain weight
Six grain weight, brass
- Measurements:
-
width 16 mm
grains: weight 6 kg
- Materials:
- brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt34
- type:
- weights
Five grain weight
Five grain weight, brass
- Measurements:
-
width 15 mm
grains: weight 5 kg
- Materials:
- brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt35
- type:
- weights
Four grain weight
Four grain weight, brass
- Measurements:
-
width 13 mm
grains: weight 4 kg
- Materials:
- brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt36
- type:
- weights
Three grain weight
Three grain weight, brass
- Measurements:
-
width 12 mm
grains: weight 3 kg
- Materials:
- brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt37
- type:
- weights
Two grain weight
Two grain weight, brass
- Measurements:
-
width 10 mm
grains: weight 2 kg
- Materials:
- brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt38
- type:
- weights
Half grain weight
Half grain weight, brass
- Measurements:
-
width 6 mm
weight 1 grains
- Materials:
- brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt39
- type:
- weights
Mahogany medicine chest case
Mahogany medicine chest case, velvet lined, without contents (see other parts for rest), 1870-1910
- Measurements:
-
height 156 mm
length 206 mm
width 250 mm
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) , mahogany (wood) and velvet
- Object Number:
- A630152 Pt40
- type:
- case
