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Tragacanth gum in specimen jar

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1920

Specimen jar containing gum arabic

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1880-1935

Glass drug jar, cylindrical, with parchment cover,

Medical Glass-ware

1601-1800

Glass jar, contains gum resin from the Sudan, pres

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1886

Cylindrical clear glass bottle with cork stopper c

Medical Glass-ware

1891-1920

Glass jar, contains lump catechu

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1930

Clear glass jar with push on glass lid containing

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1920

Glass jar for potassium hydroxide

Medical Glass-ware

Dispensing bottle, with brown resinous deposit

Medical Glass-ware

1891-1920

Glass jar for potassium compound containing gum tragacanth

Medical Glass-ware

Specimen jar containing lumps of damara resin from Australia, 1845

Specimen jar containing damara resin

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1930

Blue glazed earthenware storage jar

Medical Ceramic-ware

1801-1920

Glass jar for ammonium compound, containing gum tacmahac

Medical Glass-ware

Glass jar, assumed for sodium phosphate, containing gum tacamahac

Medical Glass-ware

Glass jar, paper lid, containing anacardium occidentale, bark, with gum adhering, from Ceylon, jar English, 1831-1930

Jar containing anacardium occidentale bark

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1930

Glass jar, contains australian gum possibly from A

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1842

Reagent bottle with cork stopper (labelled PULV. R

Medical Glass-ware

1861-1920

Clear glass bottle, cylindrical, with wide neck an

Medical Glass-ware

1881-1920

Large glass jar, contains gum anime from Grenada, dated 1896

Specimen jar containing anime gum

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1930

Lumps of resin from kauri pine, from New Zealand,

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1930

Blue glazed earthenware storage jar containing res

Medical Ceramic-ware

1801-1920

Lump of copal resin, translucent gum from tropical trees, plus thirty smaller lumps

Ethnography and Folk Medicine

Bottle, clear glass, with contents, for unidentifi

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1850-1900

Glass drug jar, with parchment lid, labelled "GUM

Medical Glass-ware

1601-1800

Turned wooden herb box to contain galbanum resin,

Pharmacy-ware

1601-1800

Specimen jar containing pieces of copal resin from Manila

Specimen jar containing copal resin

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1930

Large glass jar, contains gum tragacanth from Turkey

Specimen jar containing gum tragacanth

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1830-1930

Specimen jar containing coarse gamboge from Siam, 1836

Specimen jar containing coarse gamboge from Siam,

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1891-1930

Cylindrical pewter theriac container with lid, damaged near base by contents, with piece of paper wrapping decorated in gold and black, Turkish(?) or Egyptian(?), 1601-1900

Cylindrical pewter theriac container with lid, dam

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1601-1900

Glass jar, containing sandarac, resin from N.W. Africa

Glass jar, containing sandarac, resin from N.W. Af

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1930

Glass jar, containing resin from Canara Mysore, 1847

Glass jar, containing resin from Canara Mysore, 18

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1920

Glass specimen bottle containing elich mai gum resin, piece of cotton wool and glass phial with more resin, from Baghdad, Iraq, bottle English, 1870-1930

Glass specimen bottle containing elich mai gum res

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1870-1930

Bottle of pill varnish by British Drug Houses Ltd., England, 1950-1968

Bottle of pill varnish by British Drug Houses Ltd.

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1950-1968

Glass jar, contains barbary gum, 1840

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1840

Small lump of "superior" gum olibanum resin from Somalia, now in polythene bag, 1891-1970

Small lump of "superior" gum olibanum resin from S

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1891-1970

Clear glass specimen bottle, corked, containing yellow treegum from Australia, English bottle, 1851-1930

Clear glass specimen bottle, corked, containing ye

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1930

Glass jar, containing caramania gum in glass bottle and loose resinous pieces in jar, dated 1856

Glass jar, containing caramania gum in glass bottl

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1860-1920

Small lumps of ammoniacum resin in polythene bag, provenance unknown, 1851-1930

Small lumps of ammoniacum resin in polythene bag,

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1930

Specimen bottle of sarcocolla gum, European, 1601-1930

Specimen bottle of sarcocolla gum, European, 1601-

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1601-1930

2 lumps of gum alibanum, true frankincense, from India, 1871-1930

2 lumps of gum alibanum, true frankincense, from I

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1871-1930

Pipe gamboge from Siam, in bamboo mould, 1861 to 1920

Pipe gamboge from Siam, in bamboo mould, 1861 to 1

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1861-1920

Clear glass specimen bottle with cork stopper for mukul-azrak gum-resin, contains glass phial with content, from Baghdad, Iraq, English bottle, 1851-1930

Clear glass specimen bottle with cork stopper for

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1930

Glass specimen bottle, containing two large pieces of lac, from Tibet, bottle European, 1900-1930

Glass specimen bottle, containing two large pieces

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1900-1930

Lumps of brown powdery resin(?) or root(?), no provenance details, 1801-1930

Lumps of brown powdery resin(?) or root(?), no pro

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1801-1930

Pieces of gum-resin of bombax, no provenance details, 1851 to 1930

Pieces of gum-resin of bombax, no provenance detai

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1930

Lump of eucalyptus gum on wood, from Australia, 1851-1930

Lump of eucalyptus gum on wood, from Australia, 18

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1930

Pieces of gurjun, oleo-resin, from East Indies, 1851-1890

Pieces of gurjun, oleo-resin, from East Indies, 18

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1890

Pieces of dark solidified gum Kuer, acacia catechu, from Calcutta, India, 1841-1900

Pieces of dark solidified gum Kuer, acacia catechu

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1841-1900

Lumps of white shellac supplied by Savory and Moore Ltd. London, English, 1901-1936

Lumps of white shellac supplied by Savory and Moor

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

Pieces of frankincense, gum olibarum, from Aden, 1851-1930

Pieces of frankincense, gum olibarum, from Aden, 1

Materia Medica & Pharmacology

1851-1930