'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Made:
1900-1910 in England and London
maker:
Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited
`Tabloid' medicine chest used by Walter Wellman for

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`Tabloid' medicine chest used by Walter Wellman for Transatlantic balloon flight, 1910, made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1910

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A700006
Materials:
case, metal
Measurements:
overall: 197 mm x 257 mm x 140 mm, 2.57kg
type:
medicine chest
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust

Parts

Picric acid from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Picric acid from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Materials:
cork , glass , paper and complete
Object Number:
A700006/2
type:
picric acid
Menthol cones from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Menthol cones from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Materials:
incomplete , metal , glass and paper
Object Number:
A700006/3
type:
materia medica
Leather wallet with needles from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Leather wallet with needles from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Materials:
leather and metal
Object Number:
A700006/4
type:
needles
Hazeline cream 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Hazeline cream 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A700006/5
type:
tube
Safety pins and pins from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Safety pins and pins from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Materials:
plastic and metal
Object Number:
A700006/6
type:
safety pins
Tube of cream from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Tube of cream from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Materials:
case, metal
Object Number:
A700006/7
type:
tube
Laxative vegetable from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Laxative vegetable from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/8
type:
bottle
Salicin from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Salicin from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/9
type:
bottle
Ammonium bromide from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Ammonium bromide from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/10
type:
bottle
Ipecac from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Ipecac from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/11
type:
bottle
Soda mint from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Soda mint from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/12
type:
bottle
Tannin from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Tannin from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/13
type:
bottle
Iodoform from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Iodoform from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/14
type:
bottle
Iron and arsenic compound from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Iron and arsenic compound from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/15
type:
medicine chest
Zinc sulphate from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Zinc sulphate from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/16
type:
medicine chest
Aromatic spirit of ammonia 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Aromatic spirit of ammonia 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Materials:
glass , wood and textile
Object Number:
A700006/17
type:
vial
Carron oil from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Carron oil from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/18
type:
bottle
Calomel from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Calomel from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/19
type:
bottle
Mustard plasters from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Mustard plasters from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/20
type:
mustard plaster
Iodoform from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Iodoform from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/21
type:
bottle
Carbolised lint, from `Tabloid' medicine chest used by Walter Wellman for Transatlantic balloon flight, 1910

Carbolised lint, from `Tabloid' medicine chest used by Walter Wellman for Transatlantic balloon flight, 1910

Object Number:
A700006/22
type:
bandage
Carbolised lint from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Carbolised lint from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/23
type:
bandage
Boric wool from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Boric wool from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/24
type:
bandage
Cotton wool from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Cotton wool from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/25
type:
cotton wool
Bandage from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Bandage from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/26
type:
bandage
Bandage from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Bandage from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/27
type:
bandage
Cotton wool from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Cotton wool from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/28
type:
cotton wool
Cotton wool from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Cotton wool from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/29
type:
cotton wool
Suture silk from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Suture silk from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/30
type:
suture silk
Surgical dressing from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Surgical dressing from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/31
type:
bandage
bandage from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

bandage from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/32
type:
bandage
Key for 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Key for 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/33
type:
key
'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Materials:
metal
Object Number:
A700006/34
type:
medicine chest
Tablets from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Tablets from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Object Number:
A700006/35
type:
tablets
Bandage from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Bandage from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910

Materials:
textile
Object Number:
A700006/36
type:
bandage