Medicine chest

Made:
1851 in Birmingham
maker:
W and T Avery Limited
Medicine chest, wood

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Medicine chest, wood
Science Museum Group
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Medicine chest, wood, with 20 labelled glass bottles from Bucklee of New Bond Street and Bell of Oxford Street, 12 weights by Avery, in 2 boxes, 1 glass pestle and mortar, spatula and balance, owned by T.A. Rogers, 1851

Details

Category:
Materia Medica & Pharmacology
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A24303
Materials:
chest, wood, handle, key guard, brass and lining, velvet, red
type:
medicine chests
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

Parts

Bottle of Paregoric elixir

Bottle of Paregoric elixir

Slender glass bottle with glass stopper of Paregoric Elixir (camphorated tincture of opium) with a small amount remaining. 124 mm x 42 mm x 24 mm, 91 g. Dispensed by Buckley Chemists, Oxford Street, London, c. 1851.

Materials:
bottle, glass and stopper, glass
Object Number:
A24303 Pt2
type:
medicine chest , bottle and opuim