Medicine chest used on Scott’s Antarctic Expedition of 1910, England, 1900-1910

Made:
1900-1910 in London
maker:
Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited
Medicine chest used on Scott’s Antarctic Expedition of 1910, England, 1900-1910 Tabloid medical chest for Scott's Antarctic Expedition, 1919 Tabloid medical chest for Scott's Antarctic Expedition, 1919
Medicine chest used on Scott’s Antarctic Expedition of 1910, England, 1900-1910 Tabloid medical chest for Scott's Antarctic Expedition, 1919 Tabloid medical chest for Scott's Antarctic Expedition, 1919

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Tabloid medical chest for Scott's Antarctic Expedition, 1919
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Tabloid medical chest for Scott's Antarctic Expedition, 1919
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Tabloid medical chest for Scott's Antarctic Expedition, 1910, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., British, parts 1-10, inside flap in lid, rest in base

Waxed paper envelope containing adhesive plaster

Waxed paper envelope containing adhesive plaster

Black eye patch with elastic ties

Black eye patch with elastic ties

Black eye patch with elastic ties

Black eye patch with elastic ties

Package containing pleated bandage, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

pleated bandage

1910
Packet of pleated absorbent cotton wool

Packet of pleated absorbent cotton wool

1910
Packet of pleated absorbent cotton wool, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

pleated absorbent cotton wool

1910
Packet of pleated boric wool, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

pleated boric wool

1910
Dressing pad

Dressing pad

Tube of borofax ointment, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of borofax ointment

1910
Three short cut lengths of rubber tubing

Three short cut lengths of rubber tubing

"Tabloid" first field dressing in canvas case, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Field dressing

1910
"Tabloid" first field dressing in canvas case, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Field dressing

1910
"Tabloid" first field dressing

"Tabloid" first field dressing

1910
Empty bottle of compound tincture of chloroform and morphine

Empty bottle of compound tincture of chloroform and morphine

1910
Plastic tube of tonic compound tablets

Plastic tube of tonic compound tablets

1910
Empty plastic tube for zinc

Empty plastic tube for zinc

1910
Plastic tube of tonic compound tablets by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of tonic compound tablets

1910
Plastic tube of sodium salicylate tablets by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of sodium salicylate tablets

1910
Empty tube of kola compound tablets

Empty tube of kola compound tablets

Plastic tube of calcium lactate tablets, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of calcium lactate tablets

Plastic tube of sodium bicarbonate powder by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of sodium bicarbonate powder

Plastic tube of corrosive sublimate in tablet form, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of corrosive sublimate tables

Gutta percha tube for 1/2 gr. compressed Tabloid brand opium tablets, empty with possible traces remaining. 80 mm x 15 mm diameter. Interior of the tube is lined with wax paper and contains a small amount of cotton, possibly obscuring traces of opium. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., English, 1900-1910.

Gutta Percha tube for Opium tablets

1900-1910
Plastic tube of laxative vegetable tablets, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of laxative vegetable tablets

Plastic tube of soda mint tablets, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of soda mint tablets

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Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A700020
Materials:
case, canvas and cork
Measurements:
case: 146 mm x 172 mm x 147 mm,
type:
medicine chest

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