Bottle of rhubarb
Bottle of rhubarb, soda and calumba powder, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 131 mm
length 64 mm
width 40 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630154 Pt1
- type:
- bottle
Medicine chest
- Made:
- 1840-1860
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Medicine chest, hinged lid, with 17 bottles, all labelled, mostly by Squire of Oxford Street, and 3 confection glasses with pills, c1850
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A630154
- Materials:
- chest, mahogany, handle, hinges, brass and lining, velvet, red
- Measurements:
-
height 150 mm
length 205 mm
width 301 mm
- type:
- medicine chests
- credit:
- Benson and Co.
Parts
Glass bottle of Opium and Chalk powder
Rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper and kid covering of Chalk and Opium powder, full. 126 mm x 63 mm x 39 mm, 132 g. Prepared by Squire chemists, Oxford Street, London, c. 1850.
Bottle of potassium bicarbonate
Bottle of potassium bicarbonate
- Measurements:
-
height 125 mm
length 48 mm
width 37 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass and covering, chamois
- Object Number:
- A630154 Pt3
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of ammonium arsenite
Bottle of ammonium arsenite
- Measurements:
-
height 123 mm
length 41 mm
width 30 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630154 Pt4
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of embrocation soap liniment & compound camphor liniment
Bottle of embrocation soap liniment & compound camphor liniment
- Measurements:
-
height 121 mm
length 42 mm
width 31 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630154 Pt5
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of collodion
Bottle of collodion
- Measurements:
-
height 61 mm
diameter 22 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630154 Pt6
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of chalk and opium powder
Bottle of chalk and opium powder
- Measurements:
-
height 105 mm
length 33 mm
width 25 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630154 Pt7
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of grey powder
Bottle of grey powder
- Measurements:
-
height 112 mm
length 32 mm
width 25 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630154 Pt8
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of ipecacuanha
Bottle of ipecacuanha
- Measurements:
-
height 105 mm
length 33 mm
width 27 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630154 Pt9
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of ipecacuanha wine
Bottle of ipecacuanha wine
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
length 32 mm
width 25 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630154 Pt10
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of antimonial wine
Bottle of antimonial wine
- Measurements:
-
height 110 mm
length 32 mm
width 25 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass and covering, chamois
- Object Number:
- A630154 Pt11
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of quinine sulphate
Bottle of quinine sulphate
- Measurements:
-
height 107 mm
length 33 mm
width 25 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass and covering, chamois
- Object Number:
- A630154 Pt12
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of rhubarb powder
Bottle of rhubarb powder
- Measurements:
-
height 119 mm
length 42 mm
width 30 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass and covering, chamois
- Object Number:
- A630154 Pt13
- type:
- bottle
Glass bottle of Dover's Powder
Tall rectangular glass bottle with chamois covering full of Dover's Powder. 108 mm x 32 mm x 25 mm, 130 g. Dispensed by Squire Chemists, London, 1840-1860.
Glass bottle of Tincture of Squill
Glass bottle with glass stopper and chamois covering half-full of Tincture of Squill. 122 mm x 42 mm x 30 mm, 165 g. Dispensed by Squire Chemists, Oxford Street, London, c. 1850.
Bottle covers (4)
Bottle covers (4)
Bottle of tartar emetic
Bottle of tartar emetic
- Measurements:
-
height 44 mm
length 34 mm
width 26 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630154 Pt17
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of calomel
Bottle of calomel
- Measurements:
-
height 43 mm
length 33 mm
width 26 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630154 Pt18
- type:
- bottle
Confection glass of blue pill
Confection glass of blue pill
- Measurements:
-
height 35 mm
diameter 33 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass and lid, metal
- Object Number:
- A630154 Pt19
- type:
- glass
Confection glass of dilute citrine ointment
Confection glass of dilute citrine ointment
- Measurements:
-
height 34 mm
diameter 33 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass and lid, metal
- Object Number:
- A630154 Pt20
- type:
- glass
Confection glass of compound colocynth pill
Confection glass of compound colocynth pill
- Measurements:
-
height 38 mm
diameter 43 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass and lid, metal
- Object Number:
- A630154 Pt21
- type:
- glass
Mahogany medicine chest case
Mahogany medicine chest case, hinged lid, without contents (see other parts for rest), c1850
- Measurements:
-
height 150 mm
length 205 mm
width 301 mm
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) , mahogany (wood) and velvet
- Object Number:
- A630154 Pt22
- type:
- case
