Medicine chest

Made:
1880-1910

Medicine chest, leather covered, for pocket, with 14 bottles, all labelled, designed by E. A. Kirby, c.1890

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A630167
Measurements:
height 32 mm
length 109 mm
width 177 mm
type:
medicine chests

Parts

Bottle of antimony potassium tartrate and ipecacuanha pills

Bottle of antimony potassium tartrate and ipecacuanha pills

Bottle of antimony potassium tartrate and ipecacuanha pills

Measurements:
height 42 mm
diameter 17 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass , stopper, cork and bone
Object Number:
A630167 Pt1
type:
bottle
Bottle of pills of James' powder, empty

Bottle of pills of James' powder

Bottle of pills of James' powder, empty

Measurements:
height 42 mm
diameter 17 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass , stopper, cork and bone
Object Number:
A630167 Pt2
type:
bottle
Bottle of quinine sulphate pills

Bottle of quinine sulphate pills

Bottle of quinine sulphate pills

Measurements:
height 42 mm
diameter 17 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass , stopper, cork and bone
Object Number:
A630167 Pt3
type:
bottle
Bottle of calomel and James' powder

Bottle of calomel and James' powder

Bottle of calomel and James' powder

Measurements:
height 44 mm
diameter 17 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass , stopper, cork and bone
Object Number:
A630167 Pt4
type:
bottle
Bottle of lead compound pills

Bottle of lead compound pills

Bottle of lead compound pills

Measurements:
height 43 mm
diameter 17 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass , stopper, cork and bone
Object Number:
A630167 Pt7
type:
bottle
Bottle of compound colocynth pills, empty

Bottle of compound colocynth pills

Bottle of compound colocynth pills, empty

Measurements:
height 44 mm
diameter 17 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass , stopper, cork and bone
Object Number:
A630167 Pt8
type:
bottle
Bottle of extract of hyoscyamus, empty

Bottle of extract of hyoscyamus

Bottle of extract of hyoscyamus, empty

Measurements:
height 42 mm
diameter 17 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass , stopper, cork and bone
Object Number:
A630167 Pt10
type:
bottle
Bottle of aromatic ammonia spirit, empty

Bottle of aromatic ammonia spirit

Bottle of aromatic ammonia spirit, empty

Measurements:
height 69 mm
diameter 18 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630167 Pt11
type:
bottle
Bottle of ferri perchloridum, empty

Bottle of ferri perchloridum

Bottle of ferri perchloridum, empty

Measurements:
height 69 mm
diameter 18 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630167 Pt12
type:
bottle
Glass, bottle with glass stopper and paper label to contain seditive solution of opium (liquor opii seditivus). Some contents remain. It is prescribed by many practioners in preference to liquid extract of opium (extractum opii liquidum) and of opium (tinctura opii) for internal use but has the same action.

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Glass, bottle with glass stopper and paper label to contain seditive solution of opium (liquor opii seditivus). Some contents remain. It is prescribed by many practioners in preference to liquid extract of opium (extractum opii liquidum) and of opium (tinctura opii) for internal use but has the same action.

Measurements:
height 67 mm
diameter 17 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630167 Pt13
type:
bottle and opium
Bottle of liquor secalae cornuti

Bottle of liquor secalae cornuti

Bottle of liquor secalae cornuti

Measurements:
height 68 mm
diameter 17 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A630167 Pt14
type:
bottle

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