Medicine chest used on Expedition to Mount Everest 1933, England, 1919-1933 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1919-1933
Black cylindrical container. Embossed inscription in yellow letters reading 'Iodoform'. Label reading 'Iodoform' wrapped around the main body. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910. Cylindrical container labelled 'Iodoform' Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1910
Bottle labelled "Tabloid' brand Bismuth and Soda'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Bism & Soda' written on the object in white lettering beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910. Glass bottle labelled as containing bismuth and soda Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1910
Caustic pencil, in two parts that slot together. It is made of wood, is black in colour, and tapers to a rounded point at one end. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910. Caustic pencil Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1910
Injection cartridges of Streptolin '50' streptomycin, Middlesex, England, 1964 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1964
Sixty capsules of melatonin, a natural hormone, United States, 1999 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1999
Bottle, labelled "Tabloid' brand Quinine Bisulphate'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Quin: Bisulph: Gr: 2:' written in white lettering beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910. Glass bottle labelled to contain quinine bisulphate Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1910
Bottle, labelled "Tabloid' brand Iron and Arsenic Compound'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Iron & Arsen: Co:' written in white lettering beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910. Bottle labelled to contain an iron and arsenic compound Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1910
Translucent brown glass bottle, labelled "Tabloid' brand Blue Pill compressed. One equals gr. 4 (0.259 gm)'. Sealed with a cork stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910. Glass bottle labelled to contain the 'Blue Pill' Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1910
Glass bottle labelled "Tabloid' brand Phenacetin Compound'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Phenacetin Co.' written on the object in white lettering beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910. Glass bottle labelled to contain phenacetin compound Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1910
Thermometre stored inside a cylindrical metal case. Thermometre numbered in black, and the glass restricts at one end. Visibly contains mercury at the narrow end. The case is formed of two parts that slot together, and there is a label wrapped around the main body. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910. Thermometer in cylindrical metal case Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1910
Bottle, labelled "Tabloid' brand Blaud Pill and Arsenic'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Pil. Blaud & Arsen:' written in white lettering beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910. Glass bottle labelled to contain blaud pill and arsenic Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1910
Translucent glass jar containing two rounded cones of menthol, and scrap of crumples paper. Sealed with a flat metal lid Labelled 'Menthol Cones'. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910. Glass jar containing menthol cones Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1910
Bottle labelled "Tabloid' brand 'Xaxa' (acetyl-salicylic acid)'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Xaxa: Gr: 5' written on the object in white lettering beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910. Glass bottle labelled as containing acetyl-salicylic acid Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1910
Packet of absorbent gauze by Burroughs Wellcome, English Gauze from Tabloid first aid kit Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Box of 'Purgen - the New Aperient', London, England, 1920-1940 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1920-1940
Compressed and pleated 6 yard bandage from `Tabloid' medicine chest used by Walter Wellman for Transatlantic balloon flight, 1910, made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1910 Bandage from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1900-1910
Square black bottle of ipecac, 5 gr., from`Tabloid' medicine chest used by Walter Wellman for Transatlantic balloon flight, 1910, made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1910 Ipecac from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1900-1910
Unwrapped bandage from `Tabloid' medicine chest used by Walter Wellman for Transatlantic balloon flight, 1910, made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1910 bandage from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1900-1910
Cylindrical bottle of 'Tabloid' brand iron and arsenic compound from `Tabloid' medicine chest used by Walter Wellman for Transatlantic balloon flight, 1910, made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1910 Iron and arsenic compound from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1900-1910
Cylindrical bottle of zinc sulphate from `Tabloid' medicine chest used by Walter Wellman for Transatlantic balloon flight, 1910, made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1910 Zinc sulphate from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1900-1910
Glass vial of aromatic spirit of ammonia in a protective wooden tube from `Tabloid' medicine chest used by Walter Wellman for Transatlantic balloon flight, 1910, made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1910 Aromatic spirit of ammonia 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1900-1910
Metal tube of Hazeline Cream, no lid, from `Tabloid' medicine chest used by Walter Wellman for Transatlantic balloon flight, 1910, made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1910 Hazeline cream 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1900-1910
Brown glass bottle of ‘multigland liquor’, London, England, c. 1928 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1867-1930
Pieces of cork from medicine chest used on British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1913, England, 1900-1910 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1900-1910
Cylindrical metal container, possibly for safety pins. In two parts, with one half slotting over the other. Printed inscription on one side, reading 'Safety'. Stored inside the 'Livingstone' medicine chest. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, 1900-1910. Cylindrical container labelled 'Safety' Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1900-1910
Unwrapped bandage from `Tabloid' medicine chest used by Walter Wellman for Transatlantic balloon flight, 1910. Roll of open-bandage with frayed edges. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., 1900-1910 Bandage from 'Tabloid' medicine chest used for a transatlantic balloon flight in 1910 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1900-1910
Cylindrical glass bottle with cork stopper, contains quinine hydrochloride, English (?), 1914-1920. Japanese label reads "Japanese Pharmacopoeia. Quinine hydrochloride. Contains 200g" Cylindrical glass bottle containing quinine hydrochloride Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1914-1920
Packet of mercurous chloride tablets, Kassel, Germany, 1914-1917 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1914-1917
Samples of cinchona bark, Quinquina Carabaya, prepared Paris, France, 1930-1931 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1930-1931
Glass bottle for De Witt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills, England, 1920-1960 Materia Medica & Pharmacology 1920-1960