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Pendant in form of plastic model of "Heinz" gherkin

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

1885-1895

Sample of gutta percha insulated cable, 1863-7

Telecommunications

1863-7

Experimental transmitting ‘jigger’ used by the Marconi Company, 1899

Radio Communication

1899

sample of the first transatlantic cable, 1857-1858

Telecommunications

1857-1858

Specimen of telegraph cable laid in Birmingham in 1856

Telecommunications

1856

Portion of the first submarine cable between Dover and Calais, 1850

Telecommunications

1850

gutta percha snuff box, 1820-1860

Smoking

1820-1860

Sample of submarine cable laid between Dover and Calais, 1850

Telecommunications

1850

Specimen of Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Telecommunications

1851

Sample of transatlantic cable, 1865-66

Telecommunications

1865-1866

Section of early underground telegraph cable, 1846

Telecommunications

1846

Sample of 1851 Dover-Calais telegraph cable, 1851

Telecommunications

1851

Telescoped sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

Telescoped sample of twin-core shore end cable used at Bushehr in the Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

Short sample of shore end Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

Short sample of twin-core shore end used at Bushire in the Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

Short sample of main Persian Gulf Cable, 1863

Telecommunications

1863

Gutta-percha bottle, with stopper

Plastics and Modern Materials

c. 1950

Bottle, labelled "Tabloid' brand Sulphonal'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Sulphonal' 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 sulphonal

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Block of raw leaf gutta-percha, 1942-1945.

Plastics and Modern Materials

1942-1945

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

Single truss, paediatric, for inguinal hernia, Eng

Orthopaedics

1890-1930

Glass bottle labelled "Tabloid' brand Quinine Bisulphate (soluable Sulphate of Quinine)'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Quin: Bisulph: Gr: 3.' 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 quinine bisulphate

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Portion of the first submarine cable between Dover and Calais, 1850

Telecommunications

1850

Bottle, labelled "Soloid' brand 'Corrosive Sublimate' (Hydrarg. Perchlor.)'. The bottle is red in colour, opaque, and square in shape. Second label reading 'Corrosive Sublimate gr. 8.75' stuck to the objects beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Bottle labelled to contain corrosive sublimate

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle, labelled "Tabloid' brand Ginger Ess [remainder illegible]'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Ess. Ginger m 1' 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 ginger essence

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Cylindrical container, labelled "Soloid' brand Alum'. The container is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Alum Gr: 10' written in red letters around the rim of the container. Sealed with a lid. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Cylindrical container labelled to contain alum

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle labelled "Tabloid' brand Potassium Iodide'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Pot: Iodid: 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 potassium iodide

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle, labelled "Tabloid' brand Ammonium Bromide'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Ammon: Brom: Gr: 5' 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 ammonium bromide

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle labelled "Tabloid' brand 'Xaxa' trade mark (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

Bottle, stuck to the bottom of the medicine chest. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Ammonia Carb: Gr: 3' 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 ammonia carbonate

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle, labelled "Tabloid' brand Salol'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Salol Gr: 5' written in white letters beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Bottle labelled to contain Salol

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle containing an unknown substance. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. Handwritten inscription in white lettering written beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Glass bottle containing unknown substance

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Glass bottle labelled "Tabloid' brand Gentian and Soda Compound'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Gentian & Soda 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 as containing gentian and soda compound

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Portion of first gutta percha insulated wire laid in London, 1848-1849

Telecommunications

1848-1849

Bottle, labelled "Tabloid' brand 'Pepana' (formerly known as Peptonic)'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Pepana' written in white letters beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Bottle labelled to contain 'Pepana'

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Glass bottle labelled "Tabloid' brand Menthol Compound'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Menthol 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 menthol compound

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Glass bottle labelled "Tabloid' brand Pepsin, Bismuth and Charcoal'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Pepsin, Bism. & Char.' 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 pepsin, bismuth and charcoal

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle labelled "Tabloid' brand Thirst Quencher'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Thirst Quencher' 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 thirst quencher

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle, labelled "Tabloid' brand Tannin'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Tannin Gr. 2 1/2' written in white letters beneath the neck of the bottle. Sealed with a round stopper. Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited, English, c. 1910.

Cylindrical container labelled to contain tannin

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Glass bottle labelled "Tabloid' brand Quinine, Belladonna and Camphor'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Quin: Bellad: Camph.' 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 quinine, belladonna and camphor

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Specimens of submarine telegraph cables viz 1851-6

Telecommunications

1851-1862

Single truss, paediatric, for inguinal hernia, Eng

Orthopaedics

1890-1930

Portion of first gutta percha insulated wire laid in London, unknown maker, London, England, 1848-1849

Portion of first gutta percha insulated wire laid in London, 1848-1849

Telecommunications

1848-1849

Bottle labelled "Tabloid' brand Ipecacuanha Deprived of its Emetic Principle'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Ipecac: sine Emet: 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 ipecacuanha

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle, labelled "Tabloid' brand Ammoniated Quinine'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Ammontd. Quinine' 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 Ammoniated Quinine

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Bottle labelled "Tabloid' brand Laxative Vegetable'. The bottle is black in colour, opaque, and square in shape. 'Lax: Veg:' 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 laxative vegetable

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1910

Sample of loading coil for Dover - Cap Grisnez submarine telephone cable, 1910

Telecommunications

1910

Short length (including a joint) of submarine cable between Dover and Calais, 1850

Telecommunications

1850

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