Tall mahogany medicine chest, 1831-1900

Made:: 1831-1900 in London

maker:: Allen & Hanburys Limited

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Tall rectangular mahogany medicine chest containing 17 bottles (15 labelled) a balance, 2 boxes of weights and an Allen and Hanburys trade card, English, 1831-1900

Details

Category:: Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A630190

Materials:: mahogany, brass and velvet

Measurements:: height 231 mm
length 300 mm
depth 116 mm

type:: medicine chest

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Glass bottle with glass stopper approximately one-quarter full of 'Chlorodyne' (morphine and chloroform). 130 mm x 63 mm x 40 mm, 233g. A handwritten note on the bottle indicates that the formula for this chlorodyne is Dr. Collis Browne's. Unknown maker, unknown origin, late nineteenth century.