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Trocar, steel, with silver cannula and ivory handle

1801-1900

Hydrometer, France, 1810-1820

1810-1820

Enema syringe, ivory

1801-1900

Amulet consisting of two pigs teeth sealed in chamois bag trimmed with silk

1860-1915

Glass flask

Chamois leather protective cover, European, 1890-1940

1890-1940

Rounded glass bottle with glass stopper and pink-chamois covering containing Dr. J. Collis Browne's patented Chlorodyne (morphine, chloroform and cannabis). Label reads, 'Dr. J. Collis Browne's/ CHLORODYNE/ An Invaluable Remedy in Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis/ Croup, Fever, Neuralgia, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Cholera, &c.' Dispensed by J.T. Davenport, English, 1850-1890.

Bottle of J. Collis Browne's Chlorodyne

1850-1890

Bottle of mercury, enclosed in stitched chamois jacket, for rheumatism, Horsham, Sussex, English, 1860-1894

Bottle of mercury

1860-1894

Small square glass bottle with chamois covering full of Dover's Powder. 40 mm x 28 mm x 22 mm, 31 g. Produced by Savory and Moore Ltd., London, c. 1870.

Small glass bottle of Dover's Powder

1870

Square glass bottle with chamois-covered stopper full of 'Brown Compound Mixture' tablets (opium, benzoic acid, camphor, antimony, anise and ammonia chloride). 95 mm x 44 mm x 50 mm, 209g. Ferris & Co. Ltd , English, 1893-1900.

Bottle of Brown Mixture Compound tablets

1893-1900

Glass bottle with glass stopper and chamois covering full of Collis-Browne's Chlorodyne. 87 mm x 30 mm x 17 mm, 71g. Dispensed by Williams and Elvey Chemists, London, nineteenth century.

Bottle of Collis Browne's Chlorodyne

1801-1900

Glass bottle with glass stopper and chamois covering full of Codeine and Glycerine jelly.113 mm x 56 mm diameter, 303 g. Produced Savory and Moore Ltd., English

Glass bottle of Codeine and Glycerine Jelly

Small glass bottle with chamois covering full of Lead and Opium pills. 45 mm x 20 mm diameter, 13 g. Label reads, 'R. Scott Thompson and Co./ Medical Hall Calcutta/ LEAD AND OPIUM PILLS/ Use.- In mild cases of diarrhoea and dysentery./ Dose.- One every 3 hours, til purging abates.' Dispensed by R. Scott Thompson and Co., Calcutta, India, 1831-1900.

Small bottle of Lead and Opium pills

1831-1900

Mahogany triptych medicine chest with 33 labelled glass bottles, funnel, medicine cup, 2 knives, 4 ointment jars, pestle and mortar, measuring cylinder, 18th century

Mahogany triptych medicine chest with 33 labelled glass bottles

1790-1830

Worn cardboard box with finger and thumb stalls of assorted sizes and materials, with label showing BMW Dependable brand, British make, 1930-1960

Worn cardboard box with finger and thumb stalls of assorted sizes and materials

1930-1960

British Transport Commission Hotels electric kettle, round with three feet and wooden handle, in a chamois bag. Electric socket. Overall: 240 mm x 220 mm 186 mm.

Electric kettle

Amulet consisting of bottle of mercury enclosed in chamois case said to cure rheumatism, part of Lovett collection, from Horsham, English, 1890-1894

Amulet consisting of bottle of mercury enclosed in chamois case said to cure rheumatism

1890-1894

Fourteen chamois leather finger and thumb Dressings of varying sizes, probably English, 1930-1960

Fourteen chamois leather finger and thumb Dressings of varying sizes

1930-1960

Folding camera for 4 3/4 x 6 1/2 inches plates. Fitted with an Aldis Uno anastigmat lens F: 7.5 inches f/7.7-45. Lukos III shutter 1/2/5/10/25/50/100/B/T. Lens and shutter on 2 point bayonet mount. Large reflecting rotating brilliant finder with missing level. Screw rising front, sliding cross front. Rack and pinion focusing, double extension. Ground glass focusing screen cross front. NO. D.10508.

Klimax Plate Camera

1912

Gutta percha bottle with chamois covering full of 'Tabloid' brand 'Dover Powder' tablets (ipecac and opium). 118 mm x 39 mm x 39 mm, 163 g. Prepared by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, 1906-1920

Bottle full of Dover Powder tablets

1906-1920

Glass bottle with glass stopper and chamois covering full of Laudanum (opium tincture). 87 mm x 30 mm x 17 mm, 62g. Dispensed by Williams and Elvey Chemists, London, nineteenth century.

Bottle of Laudanum

1801-1900

A bottle of 'Syrup of Poppies' with trace residues remaining, unsigned, England, 1870

Bottle of 'Syrup of Poppies' with trace residues remaining

1870

Square glass bottle with chamois covering containing a small quanitity of Dover's Powder. 62 mm x 32 mm x 32 mm, 70 g. Unknown maker, English, 1860-1900.

Glass bottle of Dover's powder

1860-1900

Glass bottle with glass stopper and chamois covering secured with string full of powdered opium (Pulv. Opii), dispensed by Grant & Donald Chemists, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for powdered opium, belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

1850-1870

Glass phial with cork stopper and chamois covering of Tabloid brand Paregoric pills (Camphorated Tincture of Opium). 110 mm x 15 mm diameter, 25 g. By Burroughs Wellcome and Co., London, 1890.

Phial of Paregoric tablets

1890

Glass bottle with glass stopper and chamois covering (detached), of 1 gr. opium tablets, dispensed by Grant & Donald Chemists, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1850-1870. The bottle is from Dr. John Grigor’s (medical practitioner) medicine chest, Nairn, Nairnshire, Scotland.

Bottle, for opium tablets, belonging to Dr. Grigor, Nairn, Scotland

1850-1870

Unopened glass bottle with chamois covering full of 'The Powder for Diarrhoea'. 100 mm x 35 mm x 35 mm, 152g. Supplied by Kingsford and Co., London, English, 1801-1905.

'The Powder For Diarrhoea'

1812-1905

Veterinary medicine chest, oak, with main storage compartment in three sections and a drawer, formerly the property of the Hawkins family, Staunton Court, nr. Gloucester, with various contents of the medicine chest including instruments, glassware, ointment jars, paper packets of medicine, and other medical preparations. The top drawer of the chest contains glass medicine bottles, mostly with glass stoppers. Some of the bottles are empty, although some still contain medical preparations. Other substances present in the glassware include antimony, digitalis, tobacco, ipecacuanha powder, ammonium hydrochloride, strychnine (in a green glass poison bottle), and calomel (mercury chloride). The removable bottom shelf contains metal ointment pots, and various medicines in paper packets, including aresnic. Unknown maker, English, c. 1870.

Veterinary medicine chest

circa 1860