Canvas and leather medicine pouch

Made:
1870-1901 in London
maker:
S Maw, Son & Thompson, Son & Thompson
Canvas and leather medicine pouch

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Canvas and leather medicine pouch
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Canvas and leather medicine pouch, empty except for part of syringe container, made by S. Maw, Son and Thompson, 7-12 Aldersgate Street, London, EC, England, 1870-1901.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A656283
Materials:
canvas, leather, iron and nickel
Measurements:
length 260 mm
width 340 mm
depth 55 mm
type:
medicine pouches

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