Bottle of fine magnesia
Bottle of fine magnesia
- Measurements:
-
height 125 mm
length 62 mm
width 52 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt1
- type:
- bottle
Medicine chest
- Made:
- Unattributed and England
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Medicine chest, mahogany, with 21 glass bottles (almost all full, mostly labelled) from Godfrey and Cooke, and full set of accessories, c1860
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A630174
- Materials:
- chest, mahogany, handle, brass and lining, velvet, red
- Measurements:
-
height 228 mm
length 1190 mm
width 264 mm
drawer: height 69 mm
drawer: length 175 mm
drawer: width 240 mm
- type:
- medicine chests
Parts
Bottle of Turkey rhubarb powder
Bottle of Turkey rhubarb powder
- Measurements:
-
height 124 mm
length 54 mm
width 50 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt2
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of spirit of sal volatile
Bottle of spirit of sal volatile
- Measurements:
-
height 126 mm
width 53 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt3
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of tincture of senna
Bottle of tincture of senna
- Measurements:
-
height 121 mm
length 63 mm
width 50 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt4
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of tincture of rhubarb
Bottle of tincture of rhubarb
- Measurements:
-
height 127 mm
width 43 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt5
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of ammonia solution
Bottle of ammonia solution
- Measurements:
-
height 129 mm
width 43 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt6
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of compound camphor liniment
Bottle of compound camphor liniment
- Measurements:
-
height 129 mm
width 43 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt7
Bottle of ipecacuaha wine
Bottle of ipecacuaha wine
- Measurements:
-
height 127 mm
width 43 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt8
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of borax
Bottle of borax
- Measurements:
-
height 122 mm
width 43 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt9
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of citric acid powder
Bottle of citric acid powder
- Measurements:
-
height 121 mm
length 41 mm
width 30 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt10
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of essence of camphor
Bottle of essence of camphor
- Measurements:
-
height 123 mm
length 42 mm
width 31 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt11
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of antimonial wine
Bottle of antimonial wine
- Measurements:
-
height 123 mm
length 42 mm
width 31 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt12
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of tincture of jalap
Bottle of tincture of jalap
- Measurements:
-
height 123 mm
length 42 mm
width 31 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt13
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of sulphate of quinine
Bottle of sulphate of quinine
- Measurements:
-
height 122 mm
length 42 mm
width 30 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt14
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of Hoffman's ether
Bottle of Hoffman's ether
- Measurements:
-
height 123 mm
length 42 mm
width 30 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt15
- type:
- bottle
Mahogany medicine chest case
Mahogany medicine chest case, without contents (see other parts for rest), c1860
- Measurements:
-
height 228 mm
length 1190 mm
width 264 mm
drawer: height 69 mm
- Materials:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy) , mahogany (wood) and velvet
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt16
- type:
- case
Bottle of emetic tartar
Bottle of emetic tartar
- Measurements:
-
height 58 mm
length 32 mm
width 26 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass , stopper, glass and covering, chamois
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt17
- type:
- bottle
- Image ©
- The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Bottle of ipecacuanha powder
Bottle of ipecacuanha powder
- Measurements:
-
height 58 mm
length 32 mm
width 26 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt18
- type:
- bottle
Bottle of calomel
Bottle of calomel
- Measurements:
-
height 53 mm
length 33 mm
width 22 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt19
- type:
- bottle
Glass bottle of Dover's Powder
Rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper full of Dover's Powder. 55 mm x 33 mm x 22 mm, 58 g. Produced by Godfrey and Cooke, English, c. 1860.
Bottle of drug (unknown)
Bottle of drug (unknown)
- Measurements:
-
height 54 mm
length 34 mm
width 22 mm
- Materials:
- bottle, glass and stopper, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt21
- type:
- bottle
Box of camphor
Box of camphor, empty
- Measurements:
-
height 58 mm
length 54 mm
width 35 mm
- Materials:
- box, iron, tinplate
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt22
- type:
- box
Box of blister plaster
Box of blister plaster
- Measurements:
-
height 58 mm
length 53 mm
width 36 mm
- Materials:
- box, iron, tinplate
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt23
- type:
- box
Glass mortar
Glass mortar
- Measurements:
-
height 43 mm
diameter 68 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt24
- type:
- mortar
Glass pestle
Glass pestle
- Measurements:
-
length 63 mm
diameter 26 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt25
- type:
- pestle
Ointment pot of pomade divine
Ointment pot of pomade divine
- Measurements:
-
height 55 mm
diameter 27 mm
- Materials:
- pot, glass and lid, brass, silver plated
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt26
- type:
- pot
Ointment pot of blue pill or sal prunella
Ointment pot of blue pill or sal prunella
- Measurements:
-
height 52 mm
diameter 28 mm
- Materials:
- pot, glass and lid, brass, silver plated
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt27
- type:
- pot
Ointment pot of aperient pills
Ointment pot of aperient pills
- Measurements:
-
height 57 mm
diameter 28 mm
- Materials:
- pot, glass and lid, brass, silver plated
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt28
- type:
- pot
Leech tube
Leech tube
- Measurements:
-
length 68 mm
diameter 15 mm
- Materials:
- whole, glass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt29
- type:
- leech tube
Weighing scales
Balance, brass beams and pans
- Measurements:
-
beam: length 127 mm
pans: diameter 51 mm
- Materials:
- beam, brass , pans, brass and knife edge, steel
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt31
- type:
- scales
Two drachm weight
Two drachm weight
- Measurements:
-
width 15 mm
drachm: weight 2 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt33
- type:
- weight
One drachm weight
One drachm weight
- Measurements:
-
width 12 mm
drachm: weight 1 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt34
- type:
- weight
Half drachm weight
Half drachm weight
- Measurements:
-
width 9 mm
drachm: weight 1 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt35
- type:
- weight
Two scruple weight
Two scruple weight
- Measurements:
-
width 13 mm
scruple: weight 2 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt36
- type:
- weight
One scruple weight
One scruple weight
- Measurements:
-
width 9 mm
scruple: weight 1 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt37
- type:
- weight
Half scruple weight
Half scruple weight
- Measurements:
-
width 7 mm
scruple: weight 1 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt38
- type:
- weight
Six grain weight
Six grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 16 mm
grains: height 6 mm
- Materials:
- whole, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt40
- type:
- weight
Five grain weight
Five grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 14 mm
grains: weight 5 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt41
- type:
- weight
Four grain weight
Four grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 13 mm
grain: weight 4 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt42
- type:
- weight
Three grain weight
Three grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 12 mm
grain: weight 3 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt43
- type:
- weight
Two grain weight
Two grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 9 mm
grain: weight 2 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt44
- type:
- weight
One grain weight
One grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 7 mm
grain: weight 1 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt45
- type:
- weight
Half grain weight
Half grain weight
- Measurements:
-
width 5 mm
grain: weight 1 kg
- Materials:
- whole, brass, foil
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt46
- type:
- weight
Printed ephemera
Printed ephemera
- Measurements:
-
length 111 mm
width 40 mm
- Materials:
- whole, paper
- Object Number:
- A630174 Pt47
- type:
- list
