Pocket dispensary

Made:
1880-1920 in London

Pocket dispensary, leather pouch containing 13 bottles, made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, English, 1880-1920.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A656882
Materials:
leather
Measurements:
length 174 mm
width 90 mm
depth 42 mm
type:
pocket dispensaries

Parts

9 cylindrical glass bottles with cork stoppers

9 cylindrical glass bottles with cork stoppers

9 cylindrical glass bottles with cork stoppers, containing various sediments and with illegible labels

Measurements:
height 79 mm
diameter 15 mm
Materials:
glass and cork
Object Number:
A656882 Pt1
type:
bottles
Cork stoppered glass bottle possibly once containing some sort of oil

Cork stoppered glass bottle possibly once containing some sort of oil

Cork stoppered glass bottle possibly once containing some sort of oil

Measurements:
height 79 mm
diameter 16 mm
Materials:
glass and cork
Object Number:
A656882 Pt2
type:
bottles
Cork stoppered glass bottle once containing bismuth and sodium bicarbonate preparation

Cork stoppered glass bottle once containing bismuth and sodium bicarbonate preparation

Cork stoppered glass bottle once containing bismuth and sodium bicarbonate preparation

Measurements:
height 79 mm
diameter 15 mm
Materials:
glass and cork
Object Number:
A656882 Pt3
type:
bottles
Bottle with broken neck once containing bismuth preparation

Bottle with broken neck once containing bismuth preparation

Bottle with broken neck once containing bismuth preparation

Measurements:
height 70 mm
diameter 15 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A656882 Pt4
type:
bottles
Cork stoppered glass bottle containing a little sediment of an ipecacuanha preparation

Cork stoppered glass bottle containing a little sediment of an ipecacuanha preparation

Cork stoppered glass bottle containing a little sediment of an ipecacuanha preparation

Measurements:
height 77 mm
diameter 14 mm
Materials:
glass and cork
Object Number:
A656882 Pt5
type:
bottles
Leather pocket dispensary

Leather pocket dispensary

Pocket dispensary, leather pouch, made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, 1880-1920.

Measurements:
length 174 mm
width 90 mm
depth 42 mm
Materials:
leather
Object Number:
A656882 Pt6
type:
pocket dispensaries

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