Leather midwifery kit with drugs

Made:
1851-1900 in England
maker:
Unknown

Pocket midwifery instrument set, cased, with catheter and two glass bottles with ground stoppers containing Opium tincture (Opii) and rye tincture (Secale). 66 mm x 158 mm x 32 mm, 205 g. Incomplete. English, 1851-1900

Details

Category:
Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Contraception
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A63688
Materials:
leatherette, velvet, glass, silver, opium tincture and rye tincture
Measurements:
length 66 mm
width 158 mm
height 32 mm
205 g
type:
midwifery instrument sets and opium
credit:
Wellcome Trust