Glass bottle of boracic ointment
Glass bottle of boracic ointment, by F E Bilson, described on label as `mild antiseptic for wounds and for blisters on feet after walking'
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt1
- type:
- bottle
Medicine chest
- Made:
- 1890-1910
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Medicine chest, formerly the property of Sir William Paton
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Object Number:
- 1995-209
- Materials:
- box, mahogany, box, brass, box, velvet, contents, glass, contents, paper and contents, vellum
- type:
- medicine chest
- credit:
- Paton
Parts
Square glass bottle
Square glass bottle, with vellum covered ground glass stopper, containing boracic acid crystals, by F E Bilson
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt2
- type:
- bottle
Square glass bottle
Square glass bottle, with ground stopper covered by vellum, containing Gregory's Powder, by F E Bilson
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt3
- type:
- bottle
Square glass bottle
Square glass bottle, with ground stopper, containing fluid extract of Cascara Sagrada, by F E Bilson
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt4
- type:
- bottle
Rectangular glass bottle
Rectangular glass bottle, with ground stopper covered with vellum, containing `Tabloid' brand Quinine Bisulphate, by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt5
- type:
- bottle
Glass bottle of Chlorodyne
Rectangular glass bottle, with ground stopper, containing liquid Chlorodyne (opium tincture, chloroform, cannabis). 125 mm x 35 mm x 60 mm, 340g. Produced by J.Bell & Co., London and dispensed by F.E. Bilson Chemists, Bournemouth, 1890-190.
Rectangular, glass bottle
Rectangular, glass bottle, with ground stopper, containing `Tabloid' Ipecacahuana tables, by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt7
- type:
- bottle
Glass bottle of Spirits of Sal Volatile
Glass bottle of Spirits of Sal Volatile, by Minimax Ltd.
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt8
- type:
- bottle
Small square glass bottle
Small square glass bottle, with ground stopper, containing `Tabloid' brand Carbonate of Ammonia, by Burroughs, Wellcone & Co.
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt9
- type:
- bottles
Small square glass bottle
Small square glass bottle, with ground stopper covered by vellum, containing Flexible collodion, by W Martindale
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt10
- type:
- bottles
Small square glass bottle
Small square glass bottle, with ground stopper covered by vellum, containing Antipyrin powder, by F E Bilson
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt11
- type:
- bottles
Small square glass bottle
Small square glass bottle, with ground stopper, containing Mindererus (strong solution of acetate of ammonium), by F E Bilson
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt12
- type:
- bottles
Small square glass bottle
Small square glass bottle, with ground stopper covered by vellum, containing Sulphate of Zinc
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt13
- type:
- bottles
Small square glass bottle
Small square glass bottle, with ground stopper covered by vellum, containing `Tabloid' brand Bisulphate of Quinine, by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt14
- type:
- bottles
Small square glass bottle
Small square glass bottle, with ground stopper covered by vellum, containing `Tabloid' brand Tannin, by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt15
- type:
- bottles
Small square glass bottle
Small square glass bottle, with ground stopper covered by vellum, containing `Tabloid' brand Chloral Hydrate, by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt16
- type:
- bottles
Bottle of 'Voice' tabloids
Small square glass bottle with glass stopper of 'Voice Tabloids' (Cocaine with Chlorate of Potash and Borax). 110mm x 25 mm x 30 mm, 110 g. Printed label reads,'.../ Voice 'TABLOIDS'/ Cocaine with Chlorate/ Potash and Borax/ Considered an excellent form in/ whicih to administer Cocaine for/ voice and throat. Gradually/ dissolve in the mouth...' Burroughs Wellcome & Co., London, 1890-1910.
Small square glass bottle
Small square glass bottle, with ground stopper covered by vellum, containing `Tabloid' brand Pepsin, by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt18
- type:
- bottles
Colourless square glass bottle with stopper, containing laudanum
Colourless square glass bottle with stopper, and 2 cream and red paper labels on the front. Contains laudanum (tincture of opium). Label states 'F.E.Bilson, 1 Lansdowne Crescent, Bournemouth. From J.Bell and Co.'
Small square glass bottle
Small square glass bottle, with ground stopper, containing `Tabloid' brand Iron and Quinine Citrate, by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt21
- type:
- bottles
Small square glass bottle
Small square glass bottle, with ground stopper covered by vellum, containing `Tabloid' brand Soda Bicarbonate, by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt22
- type:
- bottles
Small rectangular glass bottle
Small rectangular glass bottle, with ground stopper covered with vellum, containing `Tabloid' brand Calomel, by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt23
- type:
- bottles
Small square glass bottle
Small square glass bottle, with ground stopper covered by vellum, containing Essence of Ginger, by F E Bilson
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt24
- type:
- bottles
Small rectangular glass bottle
Small rectangular glass bottle, with ground stopper covered with vellum, containing `Tabloid' brand Calomel, by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt25
- type:
- bottles
Small rectangular glass bottle
Small rectangular glass bottle, with ground stopper covered with vellum, containing Bismuth Subnitrate
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt26
- type:
- bottles
Small glass pot with silver cap
Small glass pot with silver cap, containing White Precipitate Ointment, by F E Bilson
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt27
- type:
- ointment
Small glass pot with silver cap
Small glass pot with silver cap, containing White Precipitate Ointment, by F E Bilson
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt28
- type:
- ointment
Small glass bottle
Small glass bottle, containing Liver Stimulators, by F E Bilson
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt29
- type:
- bottles
Small glass bottle
Small glass bottle, containing Liver Stimulators, by F E Bilson
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt30
- type:
- bottles
Paper printed list of containingents for `Congo Medicine Chest
Paper printed list of containingents for `Congo Medicine Chest, for West Coast of Africa ( Dr Battersby)', with handwritten notes
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt31
- type:
- list
Box containing mustard plasters
Box containing mustard plasters, by Seabury and Johnson (Seabury Pharmacal Laboratories)
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt32
- type:
- plasters
Small square glass bottle
Small square glass bottle, with ground stopper covered by vellum, containing Essence of Ginger, by F E Bilson
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt33
- type:
- bottles
Small glass bottle
Small glass bottle, corked, containing Trypsin (Fairchild) for dissolving diptheritic membrane, by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt34
- type:
- bottles
Square glass bottle, with stopper covered by vellum, containing Tabloids of lead and opium
Colourless square glass bottle, unopened, with stopper covered by vellum, and a cream and red paper label on the front, containing Tabloids of lead and opium. Label states 'Anodyne and astringent. In obstinate diarrhoea or dysentery, one every six hours'.
Small rectangular glass bottle
Small rectangular glass bottle, with ground stopper, containing Rhubarb powder, by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.
- Object Number:
- 1995-209 Pt36
- type:
- bottles
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