Mould and slider of pill cutter

Mould and slider of pill cutter, made of hardwood and brass, by S.Maw and Son, London, second half 19th century

Details

Category:
Pharmacy-ware
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A639922
Materials:
mould, wood, hard, mould, brass, slider, wood, hard and slider, brass
Measurements:
mould: height 50 mm
mould: length 335 mm
mould: width 207 mm
slider: height 39 mm
slider: length 470 mm
slider: width 71 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 a fixed brass 24 grooved cutting area, by S Maw and Son, London, England, 1851-1875

Materials:
hardwood and brass
Object Number:
A639922/1
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, by S Maw and Son, London, England, 1851-1875

Materials:
hardwood and brass
Object Number:
A639922/2
type:
pill cutter
Image ©
The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum