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Medicine chest, used by Dr. David Livingstone (1813–1873) on his last journey, 1873, small, leather, with drugs, including some from Treacher of Bombay and Poona, in 17 glass bottles, a lancet, caustic pencil, one brass weight and a folded plaster, 1860-1873
Medicine chest, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1874, small, leather, with drugs, including some from Treacher of Bombay and Poona, in 17 glass bottles, a lancet, caustic pencil, one brass weight and a folder plaster, 1860-1874
Square glass bottle with ground glass stopper approximately one-quarter full of Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium). Unknown maker, probably European, from the medicine chest used by Livingstone on his last journey, c. 1873.
Bottle of tincture of Arnica from medicine chest, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1873
Bottle of essence of peppermint, empty, Treacher of Bombay, from medicine chest, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1873
Bottle of unknown dark oil, from medicine chest, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1873
Bottle of brandy, empty, from medicine chest, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1873
Bottle of jalap, Treacher of Poona & Bombay, from medicine chest, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1873
Bottle of tartar, from medicine chest, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1873
Bottle of unknown tincture, from medicine chest, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1873
Bottle of unknown brown liquid, from medicine chest, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1873
Bottle of unidentified red liquid, from medicine chest, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1873
Bottle with blistering fluid, from medicine chest, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1873
Bottle of camphor, Treacher of Bombay & Poona, from medicine chest, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1873
Bottle of ammonia for snake bites, Treacher of Bombay & Poona, from medicine chest, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1873
Bottle of ipecacuanha, Treacher of Bombay & Poona, from medicine chest, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1873
Bottle of sulphuric ether, from medicine chest, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1873
bottle of unidentified red liquid, from medicine chest, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1874
folding lancet with tortoise handle in slip case, from medicine chest, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1874
caustic pencil in wooden case, from medicine chest, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1874
square brass foil weight, 6 grains, from medicine chest, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1874
Bottle of unidentified pink powder, from medicine chest, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1874
Medicine chest case, used by Livingstone on his last journey, 1874
Two pieces of black leather covered wood, part of the medicine chest used by David Livingstone, Europe, 1860-1873.
Two pieces of black painted wood, part of the medicine chest used by David Livingstone, Europe, 1860-1873.
Two metal bars with pointed ends, part of the medicine chest used by David Livingstone, Europe, 1860-1873.
One piece of wood, part of the medicine chest used by David Livingstone, Europe, 1860-1873.
