Small leather medicine chest, 1812-1905

Made:
1812-1905 in London

Small rectangular leather medicine chest, lined with leatherette, containing 14 glass bottles, 12 labelled, 2 weights, much of original contents missing, supplied by Kingsford and Co., London, English, 1812-1905

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655804
Materials:
chest, leather, brass, lining, leatherette and lining, velvet
Measurements:
length 160 mm
width 260 mm
depth 125 mm
type:
medicine chest

Parts

Unopened glass bottle with chamois covering full of 'The Powder for Diarrhoea'. 100 mm x 35 mm x 35 mm, 152g. Supplied by Kingsford and Co., London, English, 1801-1905.

'The Powder For Diarrhoea'

Unopened glass bottle with chamois covering full of 'The Powder for Diarrhoea'. 100 mm x 35 mm x 35 mm, 152g. Supplied by Kingsford and Co., London, English, 1801-1905.

Measurements:
overall: 100 mm x 35 mm x 35 mm, 152g
Materials:
complete , glass , chamois and opium
Object Number:
A655804 Pt12
type:
bottle and opium

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