Medicine chest

Made:
1801-1900 in London
maker:
S Maw, Son & Thompson, Son & Thompson
Medicine chest

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Rectangular leather medicine chest lined with leatherette and velvet, contains 17 glass bottles, scales, weights and measuring cylinder, plasters and lint, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., J. T. Needs, 100 New Bond Street and S. Maw, Son & Thompson, 7-12 Aldersgate Street, London, England, 1801-1900.

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657831
Materials:
leather, leatherette, velvet and brass
Measurements:
length 180 mm
width 272 mm
depth 70 mm
type:
medicine chests

Parts

Large square glass bottle with kid covered stopper

Large square glass bottle with kid covered stopper

Large square glass bottle with kid covered stopper, contains quinine sulphate powder

Measurements:
height 96 mm
width 35 mm
depth 35 mm
Materials:
glass and kid
Object Number:
A657831 Pt1
type:
bottles
Large square glass bottle

Large square glass bottle

Large square glass bottle, with kid covered stopper, contains sal volatile

Measurements:
height 94 mm
width 35 mm
depth 35 mm
Materials:
glass and kid
Object Number:
A657831 Pt2
type:
bottles
Narrow rectangular glass bottle

Narrow rectangular glass bottle

Narrow rectangular glass bottle, with kid covered stopper, empty, originally contained ginger essence

Measurements:
height 90 mm
width 30 mm
depth 17 mm
Materials:
glass and kid
Object Number:
A657831 Pt3
type:
bottles
bottle; controlled drug; opium

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Rectangle based clear glass bottle with glass stopper and leather covering and paper label. Bottle to contain approximately 2 ounces of laudanum otherwise known as tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).

Measurements:
height 90 mm
width 30 mm
depth 17 mm
Materials:
glass and kid
Object Number:
A657831 Pt4
type:
bottle and opium
Narrow rectangular glass bottle with kid covered stopper

Narrow rectangular glass bottle with kid covered stopper

Narrow rectangular glass bottle with kid covered stopper, empty, originally contained nitrous ether spirit

Measurements:
height 90 mm
width 30 mm
depth 17 mm
Materials:
glass and kid
Object Number:
A657831 Pt5
type:
bottles
Narrow rectangular glass bottle with kid covered stopper

Narrow rectangular glass bottle with kid covered stopper

Narrow rectangular glass bottle with kid covered stopper, empty, originally contained chloroform spirit

Measurements:
height 90 mm
width 30 mm
depth 17 mm
Materials:
glass and kid
Object Number:
A657831 Pt6
type:
bottles
Narrow rectangular glass bottle with kid covered stopper

Narrow rectangular glass bottle with kid covered stopper

Narrow rectangular glass bottle with kid covered stopper, contains small amount of camphor tincture

Measurements:
height 90 mm
width 30 mm
depth 17 mm
Materials:
glass and kid
Object Number:
A657831 Pt7
type:
bottles
Narrow rectangular glass bottle with kid covered stopper

Narrow rectangular glass bottle with kid covered stopper

Narrow rectangular glass bottle with kid covered stopper, contains mountain arnica liquid

Measurements:
height 90 mm
width 30 mm
depth 17 mm
Materials:
glass and kid
Object Number:
A657831 Pt8
type:
bottles
Narrow rectangular glass bottle with kid covered stopper

Narrow rectangular glass bottle with kid covered stopper

Narrow rectangular glass bottle with kid covered stopper, contains soda mint

Measurements:
height 90 mm
width 30 mm
depth 17 mm
Materials:
glass and kid
Object Number:
A657831 Pt9
type:
bottles
Small glass bottle with ivory topped stopper

Small glass bottle with ivory topped stopper

Small glass bottle with ivory topped stopper, contains ipecacuanha powder

Measurements:
height 44 mm
diameter 18 mm
Materials:
glass , cork and ivory
Object Number:
A657831 Pt10
type:
bottles
Small circular glass bottle with ivory topped stopper

Small circular glass bottle with ivory topped stopper

Small circular glass bottle with ivory topped stopper, contains calomel powder

Measurements:
height 44 mm
diameter 18 mm
Materials:
glass , cork and ivory
Object Number:
A657831 Pt11
type:
bottles
Small circular glass bottle with ivory topped stopper

Small circular glass bottle with ivory topped stopper

Small circular glass bottle with ivory topped stopper, contains zinc sulphate powder

Measurements:
height 44 mm
diameter 18 mm
Materials:
glass , cork and ivory
Object Number:
A657831 Pt12
type:
bottles
Small circular glass bottle with ivory topped stopper

Small circular glass bottle with ivory topped stopper

Small circular glass bottle with ivory topped stopper, contains antibilious pills

Measurements:
height 44 mm
diameter 18 mm
Materials:
glass , cork and ivory
Object Number:
A657831 Pt13
type:
bottles
Small circular glass bottle with ivory topped stopper

Small circular glass bottle with ivory topped stopper

Small circular glass bottle with ivory topped stopper, contains compound rhubarb pills

Measurements:
height 44 mm
diameter 18 mm
Materials:
glass , cork and ivory
Object Number:
A657831 Pt14
type:
rhubarb pills and bottle
Small circular glass bottle with ivory topped stopper

Small circular glass bottle with ivory topped stopper

Small circular glass bottle with ivory topped stopper, contains rhubarb powder

Measurements:
height 44 mm
diameter 18 mm
Materials:
glass , cork and ivory
Object Number:
A657831 Pt15
type:
bottles
Small glass bottle of Dover's powder

Small glass bottle of Dover's powder

Small circular bottle with aluminium coated cork stopper and ivory lid containing Dover's Powder. 44 mm x 18 mm diameter, 12 g. Unknown maker, English, 19th century.

Measurements:
height 44 mm
diameter 18 mm
12 g
Materials:
glass , cork , ivory , opium , ipecac and complete
Object Number:
A657831 Pt16
type:
bottle and opium
Small circular glass bottle with ivory topped stopper

Small circular glass bottle with ivory topped stopper

Small circular glass bottle with ivory topped stopper, empty

Measurements:
height 44 mm
diameter 18 mm
Materials:
glass , cork and ivory
Object Number:
A657831 Pt17
type:
bottles
Small glass measuring cylinder with flat base and small pouring lip

Small glass measuring cylinder with flat base and small pouring lip

Small glass measuring cylinder with flat base and small pouring lip

Measurements:
height 47 mm
base: diameter 20 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A657831 Pt18
type:
measuring cylinder
Apothecaries balance

Apothecaries balance

Apothecaries balance, with brass beam and pans, silk threads and tassel

Measurements:
beam: length 83 mm
pans: diameter 34 mm
Materials:
brass and silk
Object Number:
A657831 Pt19
type:
scales
2 circular brass weights - 1x1 dram

2 circular brass weights - 1x1 dram

2 circular brass weights - 1x1 dram, 1xhalf dram, in small round box

Measurements:
max: diameter 18 mm
min: diameter 15 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A657831 Pt20
type:
weights
Set of 3 circular brass weights - 2

Set of 3 circular brass weights - 2

Set of 3 circular brass weights - 2,1 and 1/2 scruples, in small box

Measurements:
max: diameter 16 mm
min: diameter 9 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A657831 Pt21
type:
weights
Set of 6 thin brass weightgs - 6

Set of 6 thin brass weightgs - 6

Set of 6 thin brass weightgs - 6,5,4,3,2,1 and 1/2 grains in small round box

Measurements:
max: length 17 mm
max: width 17 mm
min: length 5 mm
min: width 5 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A657831 Pt22
type:
weights
Small circular cardboard box with lid

Small circular cardboard box with lid

Small circular cardboard box with lid, contains weights, Parts 20, 21 and 22

Measurements:
diameter 29 mm
depth 17 mm
Materials:
cardboard
Object Number:
A657831 Pt23
type:
boxes
2 rectangular sheets of yellow waxy mustard plaster

2 rectangular sheets of yellow waxy mustard plaster

2 rectangular sheets of yellow waxy mustard plaster

Measurements:
length 192 mm
width 122 mm
Materials:
plaster
Object Number:
A657831 Pt24
type:
mustard plaster
Large rectangular sheet of white lint

Large rectangular sheet of white lint

Large rectangular sheet of white lint

Measurements:
length 440 mm
width 210 mm
Materials:
cotton
Object Number:
A657831 Pt25
type:
lint
Small booklet contain sheets of plaster

Small booklet contain sheets of plaster

Small booklet contain sheets of plaster, in blue case, made by S. Maw, Son & Thompson, 7-12 Aldersgate Street, London, EC, England, 1870-1901.

Measurements:
case: length 94 mm
case: width 56 mm
Materials:
case, cardboard and content, plaster
Object Number:
A657831 Pt26
type:
plaster
Rectangular leather medicine chest case lined with leatherette and velvet

Rectangular leather medicine chest case lined with leatherette and velvet

Rectangular leather medicine chest case lined with leatherette and velvet, without contents (see other parts for rest), by J. T. Needs and S. Maw, Son & Thompson, 7-12 Aldersgate Street, London, England, 1801-1900.

Measurements:
length 180 mm
width 272 mm
depth 70 mm
Materials:
leather , leatherette , velvet and brass (copper, zinc alloy)
Object Number:
A657831 Pt27
type:
case

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