Mould and slider of pill cutter

Mould and slider of pill cutter, made of hardwood and brass with marble slab, probably English, nineteenth century

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A639908
Materials:
mould, wood, hard, mould, brass, mould, iron, ? material, slider, wood, hard, slider, brass and slider, iron, ? material
Measurements:
mould: height 54 mm
mould: length 418 mm
mould: width 182 mm
slider: height 38 mm
slider: length 404 mm
slider: width 67 mm
type:
pill cutters

Parts

Pill cutter base

Pill cutter base

Base of a pill cutting and pill making machine, consisting of a slanted wooden base, with inlaid marble slab, with a fixed brass 12 grooved cutting area, no maker marked, probably England, 1801-1900

Materials:
brass , wood and marble
Object Number:
A639908/1
type:
pill cutter
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Pill cutter

Pill cutter

Hardwood and brass upper hand held part of a pill cutter and pill making machine, probably England, 1801-1900

Materials:
brass and wood
Object Number:
A639908/2
type:
pill cutter
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum