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Medicine chest used on Scott’s Antarctic Expedition of 1910, England, 1900-1910

Tabloid medical chest for Scott's Antarctic Expedition, 1910, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., British, parts 1-10, inside flap in lid, rest in base

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Waxed paper envelope containing adhesive plaster

Packet of pleated absorbent cotton wool

1910

Three short cut lengths of rubber tubing

Plastic tube of tonic compound tablets

1910

"Tabloid" first field dressing

1910

Empty bottle of compound tincture of chloroform and morphine

1910

Empty tube of kola compound tablets

Empty plastic tube for zinc

1910
Plastic tube of calcium lactate tablets, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of calcium lactate tablets

Plastic tube of digitalis tincture, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of digitalis tincture

Case for Tabloid medical chest for Scott's Antarctic Expedition, 1910, by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., British.

Tabloid medical chest with medicine supplies, 1910.

1910
Plastic tube of laxative vegetable tablets, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of laxative vegetable tablets

Packet of pleated boric wool, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

pleated boric wool

1910
"Tabloid" first field dressing in canvas case, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Field dressing

1910
Package containing pleated bandage, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

pleated bandage

1910
Plastic tube of sodium salicylate tablets by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of sodium salicylate tablets

1910
Packet of pleated absorbent cotton wool, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

pleated absorbent cotton wool

1910
Gutta percha tube for 1/2 gr. compressed Tabloid brand opium tablets, empty with possible traces remaining. 80 mm x 15 mm diameter. Interior of the tube is lined with wax paper and contains a small amount of cotton, possibly obscuring traces of opium. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., English, 1900-1910.

Gutta Percha tube for Opium tablets

1900-1910
Black gutta percha tube for 5 gr. Tabloid brand Aromatic Chalk Powder with Opium tablets, with possible traces remaining. 89 mm x 19 mm diameter. Interior of the tube is lined with wax paper and contains a small amount of cotton, possibly obscuring traces of opium or remaining tablets. Made by Burroughs Wellcome and Co., English, 1900-1910.

Gutta percha tube of Aromatic Chalk Powder with Opium tablets

1900-1910
Plastic tube of corrosive sublimate in tablet form, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of corrosive sublimate tables

Plastic tube of calomel tablets, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of calomel tablets

Plastic tube of sodium bicarbonate powder by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of sodium bicarbonate powder

Plastic tube of aspirin tablets, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of aspirin tablets

Plastic tube of calcium lactate tablets, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of calcium lactate tablets

Plastic tube of caffeine compound tablets by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of caffeine compound tablets

Plastic tube of powdered boric acid, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of powdered boric acid

Plastic tube of soda mint tablets, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of soda mint tablets

"Tabloid" first field dressing in canvas case, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Field dressing

1910
Plastic tube of tonic compound tablets by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of tonic compound tablets

1910
Black eye patch with elastic ties

Black eye patch with elastic ties

Black eye patch with elastic ties

Black eye patch with elastic ties

Tube of borofax ointment, by Burroughs Wellcome, English

Tube of borofax ointment

1910
Dressing pad

Dressing pad