Medicine chest

Medicine chest, bottles from various suppliers, scruffy contents, from L.W. Wood of London, c.1830

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A23886
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy), felt, velvet and wood (unidentified)
Measurements:
height 176 mm
length 155 mm
width 170 mm
type:
medicine chests
credit:
H.M.M.

Parts

Bottle of cough mixture

Bottle of cough mixture

Bottle of cough mixture, empty

Measurements:
height 102 mm
width 41 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A23886 Pt1
type:
bottle and cough mixture
Bottle, empty

Bottle, empty

Bottle, empty

Measurements:
height 101 mm
width 41 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A23886 Pt2
type:
bottles
Bottle of sweet spirit of nitre, empty, and nitrous ether spirit

Bottle of sweet spirit of nitre, empty, and nitrous ether spirit

Bottle of sweet spirit of nitre, empty, and nitrous ether spirit

Measurements:
height 99 mm
width 41 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A23886 Pt3
type:
sweet spirit of nitre , nitrous ether spirit and drugs
Bottle for Paregoric elixir

Bottle for Paregoric elixir

Glass bottle with ground glass stopper used for Spirit of Camphor, Paregoric and Laudanum(opium tincture), with brown traces remaining. 100 mm x 40 mm x 40 mm, 118g. Bottle was re-used for these different substances as labels are layered over each other. Dispensed by F. Blidberg, Forest Gate, London, 1870-1930.

Measurements:
overall: 100 mm x 40 mm x 40 mm, 118g
Materials:
glass , paper , opium tincture and trace
Object Number:
A23886 Pt4
type:
medicine chest , bottle and opium
Bottle, empty

Bottle, empty

Bottle, empty

Measurements:
height 98 mm
width 31 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A23886 Pt5
type:
bottles
Bottle of steel drops and ferrous sulphate

Bottle of steel drops and ferrous sulphate

Bottle of steel drops and ferrous sulphate

Measurements:
height 105 mm
width 33 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A23886 Pt6
type:
steel drops , ferrous sulphate and drugs
Bottle of essence of peppermint

Bottle of essence of peppermint

Bottle of essence of peppermint, empty

Measurements:
height 104 mm
width 33 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A23886 Pt7
type:
essence of peppermint , peppermints and drugs
Bottle of friars' balsam (compound benzoin tincture)

Bottle of friars' balsam (compound benzoin tincture)

Bottle of friars' balsam (compound benzoin tincture)

Measurements:
height 105 mm
width 33 mm
Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A23886 Pt8
type:
friars' balsam and compound benzoin tinctures
Recipe of luera picra

Recipe of luera picra

Recipe of luera picra

Measurements:
length 114 mm
width 90 mm
Materials:
whole, paper
Object Number:
A23886 Pt9
type:
luera pirca and drugs
Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer, red velvet lined with brass handle

Measurements:
height 44 mm
length 144 mm
width 147 mm
Materials:
whole, wood , handle, brass and lining, velvet, red
Object Number:
A23886 Pt10
type:
drawers
Lump of copper sulphate

Lump of copper sulphate

Lump of copper sulphate

Measurements:
width 47 mm
Object Number:
A23886 Pt11
type:
copper sulphate and drugs
Packet of salt of lemon and potassium quadroxalate and reagents

Packet of salt of lemon and potassium quadroxalate and reagents

Packet of salt of lemon and potassium quadroxalate and reagents

Measurements:
length 70 mm
width 39 mm
Materials:
packet, paper
Object Number:
A23886 Pt12
type:
salt of lemon , potassium quadroxalate and reagents
Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer

Wooden drawer

Measurements:
height 21 mm
length 53 mm
width 138 mm
Materials:
whole, wood
Object Number:
A23886 Pt13
type:
drawers
Weighing scales

Weighing scales

Balance, scales for weighing, iron beam, brass pans

Measurements:
beam: length 128 mm
pans: diameter 45 mm
Materials:
beam, iron and pans, brass
Object Number:
A23886 Pt14
type:
balances
Two drachm weight

Two drachm weight

Two drachm weight

Measurements:
width 15 mm
drachms: weight 2
Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A23886 Pt15
type:
weights
One drachm weight

One drachm weight

One drachm weight

Measurements:
width 12 mm
drachm: weight 1
Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A23886 Pt16
type:
weights
Two scruple weight

Two scruple weight

Two scruple weight

Measurements:
width 12 mm
scruples: weight 2
Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A23886 Pt17
type:
weights
Half scruple weight

Half scruple weight

Half scruple weight

Measurements:
width 8 mm
scruple: weight 1/2
Materials:
whole, brass
Object Number:
A23886 Pt18
type:
weights
Six grain weight

Six grain weight

Six grain weight

Measurements:
width 16 mm
grains: weight 6
Materials:
whole, brass, foil
Object Number:
A23886 Pt19
type:
weights
Medicine chest case (without contents see other parts)

Medicine chest case (without contents see other parts)

Medicine chest case (without contents see other parts), from L.W. Wood of London, c.1830

Measurements:
height 176 mm
length 155 mm
width 170 mm
Materials:
brass (copper, zinc alloy) , felt , velvet and wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
A23886 Pt20
type:
case

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