Portable stitched leather medicine chest with strap handle and key

Made:
1871-1910
Portable stitched leather medicine chest with strap handle and key

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Portable stitched leather medicine chest with strap handle and key, containing measure, balance and weights, dressings, and 14 labelled bottles and drugs supplied by Army and Navy Co-operative Society and prepared by J.E. Lidwell, chest owned by Sir Bartle Frere, English, 1871-1910

Details

Category:
Emergency Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A241450
Materials:
wood, leather and brass
Measurements:
length 268 mm
width 180 mm
thickness 62 mm
type:
medicine chests
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Sheet of gold-beaters' skin dressing

Sheet of gold-beaters' skin dressing

Sheet of gold-beaters' skin dressing in small booklet with design of purple and gold leaves on covers

Measurements:
booklet: length 88 mm
booklet: width 66 mm
Materials:
paper (waxed) , cardboard and cord
Object Number:
A241450 Pt1
type:
dressings
Sheet of gold-beaters' skin dressing inside folded paper packet

Sheet of gold-beaters' skin dressing inside folded paper packet

Sheet of gold-beaters' skin dressing inside folded paper packet

Measurements:
packet: length 82 mm
packet: width 59 mm
Materials:
paper (waxed) and packet, paper
Object Number:
A241450 Pt2
type:
dressings
Small stained paper packet of gutta percha tissue tied with pink string

Small stained paper packet of gutta percha tissue tied with pink string

Small stained paper packet of gutta percha tissue tied with pink string

Measurements:
packet: length 96 mm
packet: width 33 mm
Materials:
paper , string and gutta-percha
Object Number:
A241450 Pt3
type:
dressings
Small brass balance with brass pans and mauve and blue tassel

Small brass balance with brass pans and mauve and blue tassel

Small brass balance with brass pans and mauve and blue tassel

Measurements:
beam: length 100 mm
pan: diameter 47 mm
Materials:
brass , cord and thread, silk tassel
Object Number:
A241450 Pt4
type:
scales
Set of 5 brass weights

Set of 5 brass weights

Set of 5 brass weights, 2 drachm, 1 drachm, 1/2 drachm, 2 scruple and 1 scruple

Measurements:
2 drachm: length 15 mm
2 drachm: width 14 mm
1 drachm: length 13 mm
1 drachm: width 11 mm
2 scruple: length 12 mm
2 scruple: width 12 mm
1/2 drachm: length 11 mm
1/2 drachm: width 9 mm
1 scruple: length 9 mm
1 scruple: width 8 mm
Materials:
brass
Object Number:
A241450 Pt5
type:
weights
Clear glass graduated minim measure with lip

Clear glass graduated minim measure with lip

Clear glass graduated minim measure with lip

Measurements:
length 50 mm
with lip: width 17 mm
base: diameter 15 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A241450 Pt6
type:
measures
4 small clear glass bottles with corked bone stoppers

4 small clear glass bottles with corked bone stoppers

4 small clear glass bottles with corked bone stoppers, empty

Measurements:
with stopper: height 43 mm
stopper: diameter 17 mm
base: diameter 18 mm
Materials:
glass , stopper, cork and stopper, bone
Object Number:
A241450 Pt7
type:
bottles
Small clear glass bottle with corked bone stopper

Small clear glass bottle with corked bone stopper

Small clear glass bottle with corked bone stopper, empty, used for mercury rhubarb, ipecacuanha and compound pills

Measurements:
with stopper: height 43 mm
with stopper: diameter 17 mm
base: diameter 18 mm
Materials:
glass , stopper, cork and stopper, bone
Object Number:
A241450 Pt8
type:
bottles
Paper packet containing small amount of white quinine powder

Paper packet containing small amount of white quinine powder

Paper packet containing small amount of white quinine powder

Measurements:
packet: length 73 mm
packet: width 30 mm
Materials:
paper
Object Number:
A241450 Pt9
type:
packets
2 small clear glass bottles with octagonal rims and glass stoppers containing white quinine powder

2 small clear glass bottles with octagonal rims and glass stoppers containing white quinine powder

2 small clear glass bottles with octagonal rims and glass stoppers containing white quinine powder

Measurements:
with stopper: height 48 mm
base: length 33 mm
base: width 26 mm
Materials:
glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A241450 Pt10
type:
bottles
Small metal key for lock on chest

Small metal key for lock on chest

Small metal key for lock on chest

Measurements:
length 24 mm
max: width 10 mm
Materials:
steel
Object Number:
A241450 Pt11
type:
keys
Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper containing bicarbonate of soda powder

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper containing bicarbonate of soda powder

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper containing bicarbonate of soda powder

Measurements:
with stopper: height 88 mm
base: length 35 mm
base: width 35 mm
Materials:
glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A241450 Pt12
type:
bottles
Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper wrapped in leather

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper wrapped in leather

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper wrapped in leather, full of brown compound tincture of cardamoms

Measurements:
with stopper: height 95 mm
base: length 32 mm
base: width 25 mm
Materials:
glass , stopper, glass , wrapper, leather and wrapper, string
Object Number:
A241450 Pt13
type:
bottles
Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper, empty, originally used for ginger essence then altered to carbolic acid

Measurements:
with stopper: height 89 mm
base: length 29 mm
base: width 18 mm
Materials:
glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A241450 Pt14
type:
bottles
Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper, containing tincture of arnica, stopper wrapped in leather and string

Measurements:
with stopper: height 89 mm
base: length 29 mm
base: width 18 mm
Materials:
glass , stopper, glass , wrapper, leather and wrapper, string
Object Number:
A241450 Pt15
type:
bottles
Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper, empty, used for sweet spirit of nitre

Measurements:
with stopper: height 89 mm
base: length 29 mm
base: width 18 mm
Materials:
glass , stopper, glass , wrapper, leather and wrapper, string
Object Number:
A241450 Pt16
type:
bottles
Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper, empty, used for sal volatile

Measurements:
with stopper: height 89 mm
base: length 29 mm
base: width 18 mm
Materials:
glass , stopper, glass , wrapper, leather and wrapper, string
Object Number:
A241450 Pt17
type:
bottles
Glass bottle of Chlorodyne

Glass bottle of Chlorodyne

Rectangular glass bottle with ground glass stopper of Chlorodyne (Tincture of Morphine and Chloroform), half-full. 89 mm x 29 mm x 18 mm, 60 g. Produced by the Army and Navy Co-Operative Society and dispensed by J.E. Lidwell Chemists, London, 1871-1910.

Measurements:
with stopper: height 89 mm
base: length 29 mm
base: width 18 mm
60 g
Materials:
paper , chloroform , morphine , glass and half-full
Object Number:
A241450 Pt18
type:
bottle and morphine
Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper

Clear glass bottle with octagonal rim and glass stopper, empty, used for chloric ether

Measurements:
with stopper: height 89 mm
base: length 29 mm
base: width 18 mm
Materials:
glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A241450 Pt19
type:
bottles
Piece of white kid glove used for cutting into wrappers for bottles

Piece of white kid glove used for cutting into wrappers for bottles

Piece of white kid glove used for cutting into wrappers for bottles

Measurements:
approx: length 75 mm
approx: width 75 mm
Materials:
leather (kid)
Object Number:
A241450 Pt20
type:
gloves

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