'Livingstone' medicine chest covered in cow hide

Bottle for 'Soda Mint' containing phials of hypodermic tablets

Glass bottle originally for Tabloid 'Soda Mint' containing 5 small phials of hypodermic tablets (cocaine hydrochloride, hyoscine hydrobromide, morphine sulphate, strychnine sulphate and digitalin). 80 mm x 20 mm diameter, 13 g. By Burroughs Wellcome and Co., English, 1900-1919.

Measurements:: overall: 80 mm 20 mm, 13g

Materials:: complete , glass , morphine sulphate , cork , cocaine hydrochloride , strychnine , hyoscine and digitalin

Object Number:: A700027/1

type:: bottle , morphine and cocaine

Bottle of 12 pills

Stoppered glass bottle containing 12 compressed pills. Labelled as ''Tabloid' brand Blaud Pill Compound'. Stored inside the 'Livingstone' 'Tabloid' Medicine Chest. By Burroughs Wellcome and Co., England, 1900-1919.

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: glass and paper (fibre product)

Object Number:: A700027/2

type:: bottle

Bottle of compressed ipacauanha pills

Stoppered glass bottle, 1/4 full of compressed pills. Labelled "Tabloid' Ipacauanha'. Found inside the Livingstone medicine chest. By Burroughs Wellcome and Co., England, 1900-1919.

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: glass and paper (fibre product)

Object Number:: A700027/3

type:: bottle

Bottle of phenacetin compound pills

Stoppered glass bottle, 1/3 full of compressed pills. Labelled "Tabloid' Phenacetin Compound (Phenacetin, Gr., 303 per ounce)'. Found in the Livingstone medicine chest. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England, 1900-1910.

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: glass and paper (fibre product)

Object Number:: A700027/4

type:: bottle

Bottle of 'vegetable laxative' pills

Stoppered glass bottle 1/5 full of compressed pills. Labelled as ''Tabloid' brand Vegetable Laxative'. Stored inside the 'Livingstone' 'Tabloid' Medicine Chest. By Burroughs Wellcome and Co., English, 1900-1919.

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: glass and paper (fibre product)

Object Number:: A700027/5

type:: bottle

Compressed lint from 'Livingstone' medicine chest

Piece of compressed lint, oblong shaped and wrapped with label reading "Tabloid' brand Pleated Compressed Lint'. Stored in The 'Livingstone' 'Tabloid' medicine chest. By Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England 1900-1910.

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: fibre (unidentified) and paper (fibre product)

Object Number:: A700027/6

type:: bandages

Paper package containing bandage strip

Cuboid paper package, labelled "Tabloid' Pleated Compressed Bandage 1 inch x 6 yards'. Stored inside the Livingstone medicine chest. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England 1900-1910.

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: paper (fibre product) and textile

Object Number:: A700027/7

type:: bandage

Cylindrical container labelled 'Safety'

Cylindrical metal container, possibly for safety pins. In two parts, with one half slotting over the other. Printed inscription on one side, reading 'Safety'. Stored inside the 'Livingstone' medicine chest. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, 1900-1910.

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: metal (unknown)

Object Number:: A700027/8

type:: container - receptacle

Caustic pencil

Wooden caustic pencil, in two parts that can be screwed together. One half hollow with tapered point, the other with a flat edged nib. Stored inside the Livingstone medicine chest. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England, 1900-1910.

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)

Object Number:: A700027/9

type:: caustic pencil

Sterilisable metal box containing glass syringe

Sterilisable metal box, containing glass syringe and metal trocar holder. There are no trocar or needle points included. Has a lid that slots over the bottom half, inscribed 'Casa Saldanha'. Stored inside the Livingstone medicine chest. Produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England, 1900-1910.

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: metal (unknown) and glass

Object Number:: A700027/10

type:: box - container

Glass bottle containing "Soloid" potassium permanganate

Glass bottle, painted with an opaque bronze-coloured coating, containing an unknown substance. Labelled "Soloid' Potassium Permanganate (gr.5/0.324 gm.)' Stored inside the Livingstone medicine chest. Produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England, 1900-1910.

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A700027/11

type:: bottle

Glass bottle of compressed pills

Round glass bottle with cork stopper, 1/6 full of compressed white pills. Labelled 'Tabloid' Calomel'. Stored inside the 'Livingstone' 'Tabloid' medicine chest. Produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England 1900.

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A700027/12

type:: bottle

Glass bottle containing iron and arsenic compound pills

Stoppered glass bottle, 1/3 full of white pills. Labelled "Tabloid' brand Iron and Arsenic Compound'. Stored inside the 'Livingstone' 'Tabloid' medicine chest. Produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Compay Limitted, England, 1900-1910

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A700027/13

type:: bottle

Glass bottle containing pills

Stoppered glass bottle 1/4 full of brown compressed pills. Labelled "Tabloid' Quinine Bisulphate'. Stored inside the Livingstone medicine chest. Produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A700027/14

type:: bottle

Glass bottle containing white pills

Stoppered glass bottle 1/3 full of white compressed pills. Labelled "Tabloid' Ammonium Bromide gr. 5 (0.324 gm)'. Stored inside the Livingstone medicine chest. Produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England, 1900-1910.

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A700027/15

type:: bottle

Glass bottle containing "Soloid" corrosive sublimate

Stoppered glass bottle painted with red, opaque coating, containing unknown quantity or unknown substance. Labelled "Soloid' brand Corrosive Sublimate (Hydarg. Perchlor) gr. 7.3 (0.473 gm)' . Stored inside the Livingstone medicine chest. Produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England, 1900-1910.

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: glass

Object Number:: A700027/16

type:: bottle

Glass bottle containing pills

Stoppered glass bottle, 1/3 full of black compressed pills. Labelled "Tabloid' brand Cathartic Compound'. Strip of textile or rubber adhersive plaster adhered around the neck of the bottle. Stored inside the 'Livingstone' medicine chest. Produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England 1900-1910.

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: glass and rubber (unidentified)

Object Number:: A700027/17

type:: bottle

Glass bottle containing pills

Stoppered glass bottle, 4/5 full of white compressed pills. Labelled "Tabloid' brand Anti-febrin Compound'. There is a hand written inscription on the label reading 'for ginger extract'. Stored inside the 'Livingstone' medicine chest. Produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England, 1900-1910.

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: glass and paper (fibre product)

Object Number:: A700027/18

type:: bottle

Glass bottle containing codeine and benzoic acid pills

Stoppered glass bottle, empty but with pink residue inside the bottle. Labelled "Tabloid' brand Codeine and Benzoic Acid Compound (Without cocaine) (Codeine, Gr. 4 1/2 per ounce)'. Hand written inscription on label reading 'l. q. h. for cough'. Stored inside the 'Livingstone' medicine chest. Produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England, 1900-1910.

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: glass and paper (fibre product)

Object Number:: A700027/19

type:: bottle

Spool of rubber adhesive plaster, produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England, 1900-1910

Metal spool of rubber adhesive plaster. Flat and discoidal in shape, with red and gold labels adhered to both faces, reading 'Mead's Rubber Adhesive Plaster 10 yards'. Stored inside the 'Livingstone' medicine chest. Produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England, 1900-1910.

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: metal (unknown) and rubber (unidentified)

Object Number:: A700027/20

type:: plaster

Court plaster

Flat paper package, labelled 'Court Plaster m12'. Stored inside the 'Livingstone' medicine chest. Produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England, 1900-1910.

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: paper (fibre product) and textile

Object Number:: A700027/21

type:: plaster

Scissors, produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England, 1900-1910

Metal scissors. Stored inside the 'Livingstone' medicine chest. Produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England, 1900-1910.

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: metal (unknown)

Object Number:: A700027/22

type:: scissors

Assortment of unidentified pills, Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England, 1900-1910

Assortment of 10 compressed pills. Varied in size and colour. Found inside the Livingstone medicine chest. Produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England, 1900-1910.

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: leather and glass

Object Number:: A700027/23

type:: unidentified pills

'Livingstone' medicine chest covered in cow hide, England, 1900-1910

The Livingstone medicine chest, wooden box covered with natural coloured cow hide. Has a hinged lid with a metal latch to close, and a leather strap attached to the sides of the chest. There is an extendable textile sleeve attached to the roof of the lid, printed with the words 'The 'Livingstone' Medicine Chest Burroughs Wellcome & Co. London'. The main body of the chest divided into 14 subsections. Produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England, 1900-1910

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This battered medicine chest was taken by Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil. Lange wrote a book about his exploration of the area in 1912 called In the Amazon Jungle: Adventures in the Remote Areas of the Upper Amazon Basin. Unsurprisingly, the chest contains is a large amount of quinine to help prevent and treat malaria, which was common in that area.

The medicine chest was advertised as the ‘Livingstone’ chest after David Livingstone (1813-1873). It was made by Burroughs, Wellcome & Co, who provided medicine chests suitable for a wide range of expeditions – these were often provided free of charge for publicity reasons. It is pictured here with another ‘Livingstone’ medicine chest from the same expedition (A700016).

Materials:: leather , glass and textile

Object Number:: A700027/24

type:: medicine chest

Details

Parts

Bottle for 'Soda Mint' containing phials of hypodermic tablets

Bottle of 12 pills

Bottle of compressed ipacauanha pills

Bottle of phenacetin compound pills

Bottle of 'vegetable laxative' pills

Compressed lint from 'Livingstone' medicine chest

Paper package containing bandage strip

Cylindrical container labelled 'Safety'

Caustic pencil

Sterilisable metal box containing glass syringe

Glass bottle containing "Soloid" potassium permanganate

Glass bottle of compressed pills

Glass bottle containing iron and arsenic compound pills

Glass bottle containing pills

Glass bottle containing white pills

Glass bottle containing "Soloid" corrosive sublimate

Glass bottle containing pills

Glass bottle containing pills

Glass bottle containing codeine and benzoic acid pills

Spool of rubber adhesive plaster, produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England, 1900-1910

Court plaster

Scissors, produced by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England, 1900-1910

Assortment of unidentified pills, Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, England, 1900-1910