Pewter medicine spoon

Made:
1807-1900 in Aldersgate
maker:
Maw
and
Charles Gibson

Pewter medicine spoon, invented by C. Gibson, made by Maw, 1807-1900

Charles Gibson designed hollow medicine spoons with lids, allowing medicine to be administered to those who had difficulty swallowing or who were unable to remain still.

The first "Gibson spoons" were made of silver, with the pewter version first appearing around 1835.

Details

Category:
Nursing & Hospital Furnishings
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A42407
Materials:
pewter
Measurements:
overall: 32 mm x 143 mm x 35 mm, 0.06 kg
type:
medicine spoons
credit:
Loan, Wellcome Trust