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Army book of diagnosis labels

Therapeutics

Pair of medical officer's velvet and ormolu epaule

Surgery

1870-1920

Leather bag, English, 1914-1918

Surgery

1914-1918

Pair of military doctor's silver braid epaulettes

Surgery

1900-1918

Two glass phials containing iodised catgut

Therapeutics

1914-1918

Pair of military doctor's black braid epauletes, w

Surgery

1870-1914

2 vulcanite pestles, small globular crushing ends, narrow handles, black

Two vulcanite pestles with small globular crushing ends

Therapeutics

Tin container for bottles of tablets, hinged lid, catch at front, compartments inside, for contents, see parts 25-33

Tin container for bottles of tablets

Therapeutics

Brown glass bottle with cork and wooden stopper for comp. of calomel, rhubarb and colocynth tablets, empty, England

Brown glass bottle for comp. of calomel, rhubarb and colocynth tablets

Therapeutics

Brown glass bottle with cork and wood stopper for phenacetin tablets, empty, Standard Tablet and Pill Co. Ltd., Hove, Sussex

Brown glass bottle for phenacetin tablets

Therapeutics

R.A.M.C. officer's dress uniform coat, British, 1880-1920

R.A.M.C. officer's dress uniform coat, British, 18

Surgery

1880-1920

Empty leather medicine chest, lined with canvas, corroded metal clasps, leather handle for carrying, European, 1900-1918

Empty leather medicine chest, lined with canvas, c

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1918

Bottle, clear glass, poor condition, stained and cracked, for valerian tincture, empty, probably German, late 19th century

Bottle, clear glass, poor condition, stained and cracked, for valerian tincture

Therapeutics

1871-1900

Three packets of gauze dressing, German, 1910-1918

Three packets of gauze dressing

Therapeutics

1910-1918

Military medicine chest, German Army issue, contents incomplete, 1917-1918

Military medicine chest, German Army issue, conten

Therapeutics

1917-1918

Box containing twelve ampoules, all intact, for Digipuratum ( a dry preparation of digitalis), German, 1910-1918

Box containing twelve ampoules, all intact, for Digipuratum

Therapeutics

1910-1918

Glass bottle with screw-on metal cap for 4 asceptic drainage tubes, J. G. Franklin, Birkbeck Works, Birkbeck Road, Dalston, London, E8, England.

Glass bottle with four asceptic drainage tubes

Therapeutics

Tin container, painted black, cylindrical, containing 9 glass tubes holding 6 catgut and 3 silk ligatures, Arnold and Sons, London

Tin with nine glass tubes, containing six catgut and three silk ligatures

Therapeutics

Military leather box, empty

Therapeutics

1701-1800

Tin canister, oblong, hinged side opening, containing sodium chloride tablets

Tin canister containing sodium chloride tablets

Therapeutics

2 paper labels for container of iodized catgut ligatures

Labels for container of iodized catgut ligatures

Therapeutics

Coil of rubber drainage tube, two pieces linked by glass tube perished, very brittle and delicate

Rubber drainage tube, two pieces linked by glass tube

Therapeutics

Brown glass bottle (without stopper) for potassium permanganate tablets, empty, Standard Tablet and Pill Co., makers, Hove, England

Brown glass bottle for potassium permanganate tablets

Therapeutics

Brown glass bottle with cork and wooden stopper, for calomel tablets, with content, Standard Tablet and Pill Co., Hove, England, maker

Brown glass bottle containing calomel tablets

Therapeutics

Medicine chest, by John Bell and Co., said to have belonged to Duke of Wellington, 1819-1850

Medicine chest, by John Bell and Co., said to have

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Analysis chest, mahogany, with iron and brass fittings, felt lined, interior compartments, contents include glass bottles and laboratory apparatus, by Baird and Tatlock of London and Glasgow, used by British Army possibly in First World War, previously used as storage cabinet for analysis equipment, 1890-1910

Analysis chest

Laboratory Medicine

1890-1910

Tube of unidentified paste, poor condition, for burns, German, 1910-1918

Tube of unidentified paste

Therapeutics

1910-1918

Two burn dressings, treated canvas, German, 1910-1918

Two burn dressings

Therapeutics

1910-1918

Eight packets of gauze dressing, with four loose rolls of same, paper wrapping, German, 1910-1918

Eight packets of gauze dressing

Therapeutics

1910-1918

Tin candle lamp with glass windows, brass candle holder inside, wax candle fitted from circular screw-on base, door at back with polished copper reflector, rectangular, rounded top with loop handles, Maw, London, maker

Candle lamp with glass windows, brass candle holder and wax candle

Therapeutics

Metal drainage tube valve, bell-like apparatus with two tubular drainage tubes, Arnold and Sons, patentee, England

Metal drainage valve with two tubular drainage tubes

Therapeutics

2 cardboard containers for glass bottle each with lengths of drainage tube inside, Maw, London, 1914-1918

Two cardboard containers for glass bottle containing lengths of drainage tube.

Therapeutics

1914-1918

7 rolls of surgeons rubber adhesive plaster, 10 yds x 1 inch wide, Maw, London, preparer, 1914-1918

Seven rolls of surgeons rubber adhesive plaster

Therapeutics

1914-1918

Medicine box, leather, with galvanised iron fixtures, for army use, empty, early C20

Medicine box, leather, with galvanised iron fixtur

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1901-1920

Metal hook, looped top, two ends parallel and hooked at end

Metal hook, looped top, two ends parallel, hooked at end

Therapeutics

Black painted tin canister, flat, rectangular, with small neck in one corner at top, for castor oil, some content

Flat tin canister for castor oil, small neck in one corner

Therapeutics

Metal tin for silkworm ligature, circular, detachable lid painted black, empty

Metal tin for silkworm ligature

Therapeutics

Brown glass bottle with cork and wooden stopper for extract of cascara and sagrada tablets, empty, Standard Tablet and Pill Co., maker

Brown glass bottle for extract of cascara and sagrada tablets

Therapeutics

5 cardboard boxes containing 6 glass tubes (each) of sterilized catgut ligatures, Cuxson, Gerrard and Co., Birmingham, maker, England

Sterilized catgut ligatures in glass tubes

Therapeutics

Souvenir from M.A.S.H set, wood, made by 20th Century-Fox Film Corporation, U.S.A., 1984

Souvenir from M.A.S.H television production set

Therapeutics

1984

Heart-shaped brass badge showing caduceus inside foliate pattern, French, 1830-1890

Heart-shaped brass badge showing caduceus inside f

Wellcome Medals

1830-1890

Bottle, clear glass, with leather cap, for Jodoform (iodoform used as an antiseptic), with contents, proabably German, late 19th century

Bottle, clear glass, with leather cap, for Jodoform (iodoform used as an antiseptic)

Therapeutics

1871-1900

Great War German field medicine case of leather, German, 1914-1918

Great War German field medicine case of leather, G

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1914-1918

2 packets of cotton wool, partially unwrapped, paper covering, German, 1914 or 1915

2 packets of cotton wool

Therapeutics

1914-1915

Two triangular bandages, light canvas, German, 1910-1918

Two triangular bandages

Therapeutics

1910-1918

Cardboard container for glass tube containing kangaroo tendon ligaments, S Maw, Son & Sons, 7-12 Aldersgate Street, London, EC, England, 1914-1918.

Cardboard container for glass tube containing kangaroo tendon ligaments

Therapeutics

1914-1918

Brass Royal Army Medical Corps badge with broken clip, English, 1865-1870

Brass Royal Army Medical Corps badge with broken c

Wellcome Medals

1865-1870

2 black vulcanite containers, cylindrical, bases sunk into body, without stoppers

Two black vulcanite containers without stoppers

Therapeutics

Five small sections of rubber drainage tubing, perished, coiled positions, all from same length

Five small sections of rubber drainage tubing

Therapeutics

Pair of metal forceps, two pieces of plated metal prongs, pointed at ends roughened on outside

Pair of plated metal forceps with pointed ends

Therapeutics