Medicine chest

Medicine chest, hinged lid, tray-style drawers, with 20 bottles

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Medicine chest, hinged lid, tray-style drawers, with 20 bottles
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Medicine chest, hinged lid, tray-style drawers, with 20 bottles, glass pestle and mortar, scales with weights, spatula, 1813-1901

Parts

bottle; controlled drug; morphine

bottle; controlled drug; morphine

Small clear glass, rectangle based bottle with glass stopper and paper label. To contain powdered morphine acetate (morphiae acetum). Contents appear to be complete

Materials:
whole, glass
Object Number:
A683208 Pt10
type:
bottle and morphine
Bottle of calomel powder

Bottle of calomel powder

Bottle of calomel powder

Materials:
whole, glass
Object Number:
A683208 Pt11
type:
bottles
Cylindrical cardboard box with 4 brass weights (drachm)

Cylindrical cardboard box with 4 brass weights (drachm)

Cylindrical cardboard box with 4 brass weights (drachm)

Materials:
box, cardboard and weights, brass
Object Number:
A683208 Pt13
type:
boxes
4 brass weights (grain)

4 brass weights (grain)

4 brass weights (grain)

Materials:
weights, brass
Object Number:
A683208 Pt14
type:
weights
5 brass weights (scruple)

5 brass weights (scruple)

5 brass weights (scruple)

Materials:
weights, brass
Object Number:
A683208 Pt15
type:
weights
Bottle of 'P. Polas Bic from medicine chest

Bottle of 'P. Polas Bic from medicine chest

Bottle of 'P. Polas Bic' (drug unknown), from medicine chest

Materials:
whole, glass
Object Number:
A683208 Pt16
type:
bottle
Bottle of citric acid

Bottle of citric acid

Bottle of citric acid

Materials:
whole, glass
Object Number:
A683208 Pt17
type:
bottles
bottle; controlled drug; opium

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Tall, rectangular based clear glass bottle with glass stopper and paper label. Bottle containing approximately 2 ounces of tincture of opium.

Materials:
whole, glass
Object Number:
A683208 Pt18
type:
bottle and opium
Bottle of antimonial wine

Bottle of antimonial wine

Bottle of antimonial wine

Materials:
whole, glass
Object Number:
A683208 Pt19
type:
bottles
Bottle of Tincture aurantii

Bottle of Tincture aurantii

Bottle of Tincture aurantii, empty

Materials:
whole, glass
Object Number:
A683208 Pt21
type:
bottles
Bottle for sal volatile

Bottle for sal volatile

Bottle for sal volatile, empty

Materials:
whole, glass
Object Number:
A683208 Pt22
type:
bottles
Bottle for sweet spirit of nitre

Bottle for sweet spirit of nitre

Bottle for sweet spirit of nitre, empty

Materials:
whole, glass
Object Number:
A683208 Pt23
type:
bottles
Bottle of powdered Jalap

Bottle of powdered Jalap

Bottle of powdered Jalap

Materials:
whole, glass
Object Number:
A683208 Pt24
type:
bottles
Bottle of magnesium carbonate

Bottle of magnesium carbonate

Bottle of magnesium carbonate

Materials:
whole, glass
Object Number:
A683208 Pt25
type:
bottles
Bottle of quinine powder

Bottle of quinine powder

Bottle of quinine powder

Materials:
whole, glass
Object Number:
A683208 Pt26
type:
bottles
Bottle of powdered rhubarb from medicine chest

Bottle of powdered rhubarb from medicine chest

Bottle of powdered rhubarb, from medicine chest

Materials:
whole, glass
Object Number:
A683208 Pt27
type:
bottle