Medicine chest
- Made:
- Great Britain
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Medicine chest, by John Bell and Co., said to have belonged to Duke of Wellington, 1819-1850
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A642787
- type:
- medicine chests
Parts
Bottle of Aromatic Powder
Tall glass bottle with glass stopper full of Aromatic Powder (contains opium). 116 mm x 25 mm x 32 mm, 111g. Dispensed by John Bell and Company, 338 Oxford Street, London, England, 1819-1850.
Glass bottle for Laudanum
Glass bottle with glass topper for Laudanum (opium tincture) with traces remaining. 110 mm x 32 mm x 25 mm, 82 g. Early printed label reads, 'Laudanum/Laudanum/POISON/John Bell & Compy./338, Oxford Street,/ opposite Great Portland Street.' Produced by John Bell and Company, 338 Oxford Street, London, England, 1819-1850.
Bottle for ether
Bottle for ether, empty, by John Bell and Company, 338 Oxford Street, London, England, 1819-1850.
- Object Number:
- A642787 Pt4
- type:
- bottles
Bottle for Vance's aperient powder
Bottle for Vance's aperient powder with one pill
Glass ointment jar with metal lid
Glass ointment jar with metal lid for 5 gr. blue pills (glycerin and mercury) with dried residues remaining.
