Large rectangular wooden medicine chest containing 25 labelled glass bottles

Made:
1914-1918

Large rectangular wooden medicine chest containing 25 labelled glass bottles, 12 labelled tin cannisters, 29 glass phials (some labelled), bandages, splints and supports, used by the German Army during the first World War, German, 1914-1918

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A655877
Materials:
wood, iron, tin, felt and leather
Measurements:
length 410 mm
width 665 mm
depth 315 mm
type:
medicine chests

Parts

Square glass bottle with glass stopper and metal clip

Square glass bottle with glass stopper and metal clip

Square glass bottle with glass stopper and metal clip, contains aluminium acetotartrate

Measurements:
height 110 mm
length 51 mm
width 51 mm
Materials:
metal (nickel-plated) and glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt1
type:
bottles
Square glass bottle with glass stopper

Square glass bottle with glass stopper

Square glass bottle with glass stopper, metal clip, contains castor oil

Measurements:
height 110 mm
length 51 mm
width 51 mm
Materials:
metal (nickel-plated) and glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt2
type:
bottles
Square glass bottle with glass stopper

Square glass bottle with glass stopper

Square glass bottle with glass stopper, metal clip, contains peanut oil

Measurements:
height 110 mm
length 51 mm
width 51 mm
Materials:
metal (nickel-plated) and glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt3
type:
bottles
Square glass bottle with glass stopper

Square glass bottle with glass stopper

Square glass bottle with glass stopper, metal clip, contains turpentine oil

Measurements:
height 110 mm
length 51 mm
width 51 mm
Materials:
metal (nickel-plated) and glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt4
type:
bottles
Square glass bottle with glass stopper

Square glass bottle with glass stopper

Square glass bottle with glass stopper, metal clip, contains caustic ammonia solution

Measurements:
height 110 mm
length 51 mm
width 51 mm
Materials:
metal (nickel-plated) and glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt5
type:
bottles
Square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip

Square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip

Square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip, to contain unknown spirit, now empty

Measurements:
height 110 mm
length 51 mm
width 51 mm
Materials:
metal (nickel-plated) and glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt6
type:
bottles
Square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip

Square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip

Square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip, contains Valerian tincture

Measurements:
height 110 mm
length 51 mm
width 51 mm
Materials:
metal (nickel-plated) and glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt7
type:
bottles
Square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip

Square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip

Square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip, contains quinine compound Tincture

Measurements:
height 110 mm
length 51 mm
width 51 mm
Materials:
metal (nickel-plated) and glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt8
type:
bottles
Square glass bottle and stopper, metal clip

Square glass bottle and stopper, metal clip

Square glass bottle and stopper, metal clip, contains Potassium Chlorate or Chloride

Measurements:
height 110 mm
length 51 mm
width 51 mm
Materials:
metal (nickel-plated) and glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt9
type:
bottles
Square glass bottle and stopper

Square glass bottle and stopper

Square glass bottle and stopper, metal clip, contains Boric acid powder

Measurements:
height 110 mm
length 51 mm
width 51 mm
Materials:
metal (nickel-plated) and glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt10
type:
bottels
Square glass bottle and stopper

Square glass bottle and stopper

Square glass bottle and stopper, metal clip, contains collodium ointment

Measurements:
height 110 mm
length 51 mm
width 51 mm
Materials:
metal (nickel-plated) and glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt11
type:
bottles
Square glass bottle and stopper

Square glass bottle and stopper

Square glass bottle and stopper, metal clip, contains gum arabic powder

Measurements:
height 110 mm
length 51 mm
width 51 mm
Materials:
metal (nickel-plated) and glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt12
type:
bottles
Square glass bottle and stopper

Square glass bottle and stopper

Square glass bottle and stopper, contains a preparation of anhydrous sodium sulphate

Measurements:
height 110 mm
length 51 mm
width 51 mm
Materials:
metal (nickel-plated) and glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt13
type:
bottles
Rectangular brown glass bottle and stopper

Rectangular brown glass bottle and stopper

Rectangular brown glass bottle and stopper, with metal clip, contains iodoform powder

Measurements:
height 105 mm
length 37 mm
width 28 mm
Materials:
glass and metal
Object Number:
A655877 Pt14
type:
bottles
bottle; controlled drug; opium

bottle; controlled drug; opium

Tall, rectangular based clear glass bottle with glass stopper and metal clip; transfer printed label. Bottle containing approximately 2 ounces of tincture of opium (tinctura opii simplex).

Measurements:
height 105 mm
length 37 mm
width 28 mm
Materials:
glass and metal
Object Number:
A655877 Pt15
type:
bottle and opium
Rectangular glass bottle and stopper

Rectangular glass bottle and stopper

Rectangular glass bottle and stopper, with metal clip, contains camphor crystals

Measurements:
height 105 mm
length 37 mm
width 28 mm
Materials:
glass and metal
Object Number:
A655877 Pt16
type:
bottles
Rectangular glass bottle with stopper and metal clip

Rectangular glass bottle with stopper and metal clip

Rectangular glass bottle with stopper and metal clip, contains lead acetate crystals

Measurements:
height 85 mm
length 37 mm
width 32 mm
Materials:
glass and metal
Object Number:
A655877 Pt17
type:
bottles
Small square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip

Small square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip

Small square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip, contains strychnine tincture

Measurements:
height 84 mm
length 26 mm
width 26 mm
Materials:
metal and glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt18
type:
bottles
Small square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip

Small square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip

Small square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip, contains potassium iodide

Measurements:
height 84 mm
length 26 mm
width 26 mm
Materials:
metal and glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt19
type:
bottles
Small square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip

Small square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip

Small square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip, contains Zinc sulphate

Measurements:
length 84 mm
length 26 mm
width 26 mm
Materials:
metal and glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt20
type:
bottles
Small square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip

Small square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip

Small square glass bottle and stopper with metal clip, contains salt

Measurements:
height 84 mm
length 26 mm
width 26 mm
Materials:
metal and glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt21
type:
bottles
Small square glass bottle

Small square glass bottle

Small square glass bottle, stopper missing, empty, originally contained camphor liniment

Measurements:
height 76 mm
length 27 mm
width 27 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt22
type:
bottles
Small square brown glass bottle with stopper and metal clip

Small square brown glass bottle with stopper and metal clip

Small square brown glass bottle with stopper and metal clip, contains silver nitrate crystals

Measurements:
height 80 mm
length 22 mm
width 22 mm
Materials:
glass and metal
Object Number:
A655877 Pt23
type:
bottles
Small square glass bottle with stopper and clip

Small square glass bottle with stopper and clip

Small square glass bottle with stopper and clip, contains small corked phial of atropine sulpate tablets

Measurements:
height 80 mm
length 22 mm
width 22 mm
Materials:
glass and metal
Object Number:
A655877 Pt24
type:
bottles
4 brown glass bottles

4 brown glass bottles

4 brown glass bottles, cylindrical with glass stoppers, contain chloroform

Measurements:
height 95 mm
diameter 33 mm
Materials:
glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt25
type:
bottles
Square yellow-painted tin containing bottle of carbolic acid

Square yellow-painted tin containing bottle of carbolic acid

Square yellow-painted tin containing bottle of carbolic acid

Measurements:
tin: height 110 mm
width 53 mm
length 53 mm
Materials:
tin and glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt26
type:
canisters
Square yellow-painted tin

Square yellow-painted tin

Square yellow-painted tin, with hinged lid, empty, originally contained bottle of what is thought to be Iodine tincture

Measurements:
tin: height 110 mm
width 53 mm
length 53 mm
Materials:
tin
Object Number:
A655877 Pt27
type:
canisters
Square yellow-painted tin with hinged lid

Square yellow-painted tin with hinged lid

Square yellow-painted tin with hinged lid, empty, originally contained sucrose

Measurements:
tin: height 110 mm
width 53 mm
length 53 mm
Materials:
tin
Object Number:
A655877 Pt28
type:
canisters
Square black-painted tin with hinged lid

Square black-painted tin with hinged lid

Square black-painted tin with hinged lid, containing 15 glass phials of mercuric chloride tablets

Measurements:
tin: height 110 mm
width 53 mm
length 53 mm
Materials:
tin , glass and cork
Object Number:
A655877 Pt29
type:
canisters
Canister containing salicylic acid dusting powder

Canister containing salicylic acid dusting powder

Square yellow canister with perforated top, contains salicylic acid dusting powder

Measurements:
tin: height 110 mm
width 53 mm
length 53 mm
Materials:
tin
Object Number:
A655877 Pt30
type:
canisters
Square yellow-painted tin with hinged lid

Square yellow-painted tin with hinged lid

Square yellow-painted tin with hinged lid, containing tube of mollinum ointment

Measurements:
length 90 mm
width 35 mm
height 35 mm
Materials:
tin
Object Number:
A655877 Pt31
type:
canisters
Large square yellow-painted tin with hinged lid containing Plaster of Paris powder

Large square yellow-painted tin with hinged lid containing Plaster of Paris powder

Large square yellow-painted tin with hinged lid containing Plaster of Paris powder

Measurements:
height 110 mm
width 125 mm
length 125 mm
Materials:
tin
Object Number:
A655877 Pt32
type:
canisters
Rectangular yellow-painted tin with hinged lid

Rectangular yellow-painted tin with hinged lid

Rectangular yellow-painted tin with hinged lid, contains peppermint tablets wrapped in paper

Measurements:
height 110 mm
width 48 mm
length 78 mm
Materials:
tin
Object Number:
A655877 Pt33
type:
canisters
Rectangular yellow-painted tin with hinged lid

Rectangular yellow-painted tin with hinged lid

Rectangular yellow-painted tin with hinged lid, contains 2 jars of mercury ointment

Measurements:
height 105 mm
width 130 mm
length 55 mm
Materials:
tin and pottery
Object Number:
A655877 Pt34
type:
canisters
Rectangular yellow-painted tin with hinged lid

Rectangular yellow-painted tin with hinged lid

Rectangular yellow-painted tin with hinged lid, contains tubes of boric acid ointment

Measurements:
height 105 mm
width 130 mm
length 55 mm
Materials:
tin
Object Number:
A655877 Pt35
type:
canisters
Yellow medicine storage tin

Yellow medicine storage tin

Rectangular yellow-painted tin containing 12 round tins of salicylic and 8 metal - tubes of formaldehyde ointment

Measurements:
height 115 mm
width 105 mm
length 135 mm
Materials:
tin and steel
Object Number:
A655877 Pt36
type:
canisters
Tall square yellow-painted canister containing 18 corks shaped like truncated cones

Tall square yellow-painted canister containing 18 corks shaped like truncated cones

Tall square yellow-painted canister containing 18 corks shaped like truncated cones

Measurements:
height 112 mm
width 50 mm
length 50 mm
Materials:
tin and cork
Object Number:
A655877 Pt37
type:
canisters
Wooden box containing glass phials

Wooden box containing glass phials

Rectangular wooden box with hinged lid, compartments for 50 phials of tablets, only 29 remain, 22 contain assorted tablets wrapped in paper. Box: 125 mm x 230 mm x 120 mm, 1483 g total weight. Phials: 100 mm x 15 mm. Used by the German Army, 1914-1918.

Measurements:
box: length 125 mm
box: width 230 mm
box: height 120 mm
phial: length 100 mm
phial: diameter 15 mm
1483 g
Materials:
wood , glass , brass and nickel (plated)
Object Number:
A655877 Pt38
type:
boxes and phials
Small rectangular box containing 5 glass ampoules of hydrochloric acid

Small rectangular box containing 5 glass ampoules of hydrochloric acid

Small rectangular box containing 5 glass ampoules of hydrochloric acid

Measurements:
box: length 85 mm
box: width 100 mm
box: length 79 mm
Materials:
cardboard and glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt39
type:
boxes
10 sterile bandages wrapped in blue paper packets

10 sterile bandages wrapped in blue paper packets

10 sterile bandages wrapped in blue paper packets

Measurements:
length 53 mm
width 70 mm
depth 57 mm
Materials:
paper and gauze
Object Number:
A655877 Pt40
type:
packets
6 bandages, 4 wrapped in waterproof material and tied with string

6 bandages, 4 wrapped in waterproof material and tied with string

6 bandages, 4 wrapped in waterproof material and tied with string

Measurements:
length 55 mm
width 75 mm
depth 20 mm
Materials:
gauze and cotton
Object Number:
A655877 Pt41
type:
packets
1 white cotton male supports with ties and buttons to adjust

1 white cotton male supports with ties and buttons to adjust

1 white cotton male supports with ties and buttons to adjust

Measurements:
length 160 mm
width 130 mm
Materials:
cotton
Object Number:
A655877 Pt42
type:
suspensary bandages
2 flat pieces of thin wood

2 flat pieces of thin wood

2 flat pieces of thin wood, used for splints

Measurements:
max: length 605 mm
max: width 155 mm
Materials:
wood
Object Number:
A655877 Pt43
type:
splints
4 rectangular pieces of wood with metal collars to fit together forming one large splint

4 rectangular pieces of wood with metal collars to fit together forming one large splint

4 rectangular pieces of wood with metal collars to fit together forming one large splint

Measurements:
length 320 mm
width 73 mm
Materials:
wood and metal
Object Number:
A655877 Pt44
type:
splints
Square glass bottle with stopper and clip

Square glass bottle with stopper and clip

Square glass bottle with stopper and clip, contains Peru balsam

Measurements:
height 110 mm
length 51 mm
width 51 mm
Materials:
metal (nickel-plated) and glass
Object Number:
A655877 Pt45
type:
bottles
Large rectangular wooden medicine chest case

Large rectangular wooden medicine chest case

Large rectangular wooden medicine chest case, without contents (see other parts for rest), used by the German Army during the first World War, German, 1914-1918

Measurements:
length 410 mm
width 665 mm
depth 315 mm
Materials:
felt , iron , leather , tin (metal) and wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
A655877 Pt46
type:
case
Three metal lidded glass phials

Three metal lidded glass phials

Three metal lidded glass phials, containing Pulv. Ipecac and Opium tablets, unsigned, Frankfurt, Germany, 1917. Used by the German Army.

Object Number:
A655877 Pt47
type:
vial
Steel lidded glass phial

Steel lidded glass phial

Steel lidded glass phial, containing Pulv. Ipecac and Opium tablets, unsigned, Frankfurt, Germany, 1917. Used by the German Army.

Measurements:
overall (lying flat): Width = 100 mm x Depth = 15 mm, Weight = 0.02 g
Materials:
steel (metal) , ipecac , opium , glass and complete
Object Number:
A655877 Pt47/2
type:
opium and phial
Part of:
A655877 Pt47
Aluminium lidded glass phial, containing Pulv. Ipecac and Opium tablets

Aluminium lidded glass phial, containing Pulv. Ipecac and Opium tablets

Nickel-plated lidded glass phial, containing Pulv. Ipecac and Opium tablets, unsigned, Frankfurt, Germany, 1917. Used by the German Army.

Measurements:
overall (lying flat): Width = 100 mm x Depth = 15 mm, Weight = 0.02 g
Materials:
nickel plated , ipecac , opium , glass and complete
Object Number:
A655877 Pt47/3
type:
opium and phial
Part of:
A655877 Pt47

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