Dr Gregory's Stomachic Powder
Clear, rectangular glass bottle with cork stopper, labelled Dr Gregory's Stomachic Powder, containing pink powder.
- Materials:
- glass , cork and paper (fibre product)
- Object Number:
- A130309/1
Mahogany medicine chest with single drawer, containing 11 bottles and other equipment
- Made:
- 1801-1900 in unknown
- maker:
- Unknown
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Mahogany medicine chest, containing 11 miscellaneous bottles (9 labelled) and partial contents including a pair of silver nipple shields, 2 beakers, caustic pen, plaster spreader, litmus paper, scales and weights, 1801-1900
Details
- Category:
- Materia Medica & Pharmacology
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A130309
- Materials:
- chest, mahogany and lining, felt, partly
- Measurements:
-
height 224 mm
length 212 mm
width 258 mm
drawer: height 69 mm
drawer: length 197 mm
drawer: width 232 mm
- type:
- medicine chest
- credit:
- Glendining
Parts
Clear, rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper and handwritten label, containing brown powder, possibly liquorice powder
Clear, rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper and handwritten label reading 'Li[q]ce Powder', containing brown powder.
- Materials:
- glass and paper (fibre product)
- Object Number:
- A130309/2
- type:
- medicine bottle , materia medica and liquorice powder
Clear, empty, square glass bottle with facted glass topper, labelled Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia, or Sal Volatile
Clear, empty, square glass bottle with facted glass topper, labelled Aromatic Spirit of Ammonia, or Sal Volatile, containing brown residue.
- Materials:
- glass and paper (fibre product)
- Object Number:
- A130309/3
- type:
- medicine bottle , materia medica , aromatic spirit of ammonia and sal volatile
Clear, square, empty glass bottle with faceted glass stopper, unlabelled
Clear, square, empty glass bottle with glass stopper, unlabelled.
Clear, square glass bottle with glass stopper and remains of a label attached, containing brown liquid residue
Clear, square glass bottle with glass stopper and remains of a label attached, containing brown liquid residue.
- Materials:
- glass and paper (fibre product)
- Object Number:
- A130309/5
- type:
- medicine bottle and materia medica
Clear, square glass bottle with printed label reading 'Pure Epsom Salts', containing white powder
Clear, square glass bottle with printed label reading 'Pure Epsom Salts', containing white powder.
- Materials:
- glass and paper (fibre product)
- Object Number:
- A130309/6
- type:
- medicine bottle , materia medica and epsom salts
Clear, square glass bottle with glass stopper and handwritten label containing red-brown liquid, possibly rhatany root
Clear, square glass bottle with glass stopper and handwritten label inscribed 'Tincture of Ratany root - for the teeth', containing red-brown liquid.
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product) and glass
- Object Number:
- A130309/7
- type:
- medicine bottle and materia medica
Clear, square, empty glass bottle with glass stopper, with typed label reading 'Spirit of Camphor'
Clear, square, empty glass bottle with glass stopper, with typed label reading 'Spirit of Camphor'.
- Materials:
- glass and paper (fibre product)
- Object Number:
- A130309/8
- type:
- medicine bottle , materia medica and camphor
Clear, square, empty glass bottle with glass stopper, with typed label reading 'Sweet Spt. Nitre'
Clear, square, empty glass bottle with glass stopper, with typed label reading 'Sweet Spt. Nitre'.
- Materials:
- glass and paper (fibre product)
- Object Number:
- A130309/9
- type:
- medicine bottle , materia medica and spirit of nitre
Clear, square, empty glass bottle with glass stopper, with handwritten label reading 'Camphor Julep with red Lavender'
Clear, square, empty glass bottle with glass stopper, with handwritten label reading 'Camphor Julep with red Lavender'.
Clear, square, empty glass bottle with glass stopper, with handwritten label reading 'Hoffman's Anodyne'
Clear, square, empty glass bottle with glass stopper, with handwritten label reading 'Hoffman's Anodyne'.
- Materials:
- glass and paper (fibre product)
- Object Number:
- A130309/11
- type:
- medicine bottle , materia medica and hoffman's anodyne
Two clear glass beakers
Two clear, circular glass beakers with flared lip and base.
Clear glass beaker
Clear, circular glass beakers with flared lip and base; brown debris in bottom.
Clear glass beaker
Clear, circular glass beakers with flared lip and base.
Two metal nipple shields
Two metal nipple shields consisting of circular discs with central dome containing five circular holes.
Metal nipple shield
Metal nipple shield consisting of circular disc with central dome containing five circular holes.
Metal nipple shield
Metal nipple shield consisting of circular disc with central dome containing five circular holes.
Wooden caustic pen
Wooden caustic pen consisting of a tapered shaft leading to a circular lip, above which is a cylindrical finial with a domed top.
Metal plaster spreader with wooden handle
Metal plaster spreader with wooden handle and spreading surface with three facets.
- Materials:
- metal (unknown) and wood (unidentified)
- Object Number:
- A130309/15
- type:
- plaster spreadere
Thin rectangular book of pink litmus paper
Thin rectangular book of pink litmus paper.
Metal apothecary scales with two pans, one detached
Metal apothecary scales with two pans, one detached, the other attached by string.
- Materials:
- metal (unknown) and fibre (unidentified)
- Object Number:
- A130309/17
- type:
- apothecary scales
Metal apothecary scales with two pans, one detached
Metal apothecary scales with one metal pan attached by string.
- Materials:
- metal (unknown) and fibre (unidentified)
- Object Number:
- A130309/17/1
- type:
- apothecary scales
- Part of:
- A130309/17
One drachm weight
Square metal weight marked 1 DRAM.
Half drachm weight
Rectangular metal weight marked '1/2 DRAM'
Two scruple weight
Square metal weight marked '2 SCRUP'.
One scruple weight
Square metal weight marked '1 SCRUP'.
Half scruple weight
Square metal weight marked with apothecary symbol for half scruple.
One drachm weight
Square metal weight marked with apothecary symbol for one drachm.
Half drachm weight
Square metal weight marked with apothecary symbol for a half drachm.
Two scruple weight
Square metal weight marked with apothecary symbol for two scruples.
One scruple weight
Square metal weight marked with apothecary symbol for one scruple.
107 grain weight
Circular metal weight with circular handle weighing 107 grains.
Six grain weight
Brass weight comprising foil square with six punched circles and punched lion.
Five grain weight
Brass weight comprising slightly curved foil square with five punched circles and punched lion.
Five grain weight
Brass weight comprising foil rectangle with five punched circles and punched lion.
Four grain weight
Brass weight comprising foil square with four punched circles and punched lion.
Four grain weight
Brass weight comprising foil rectangle with four punched circles and punched lion.
Three grain weight
Brass weight comprising foil square with three punched circles and punched lion.
Two grain weight
Brass weight comprising foil square with two punched circles and punched lion.
Mahogany medicine chest with drawer
Mahogany medicine chest with hinged lid, metal lock, and single drawer held in place with a metal pin accessible when lid is open. The drawer contains an internal tray for holding equipment.
- Materials:
- mahogany (wood) , felt and metal (unknown)
- Object Number:
- A130309/35
- type:
- medicine chest
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