Medicine chest, 1870-1910.

Made:
1870-1910 in Birmingham
maker:
W and T Avery Limited
Medicine chest with contents, 1870-1910

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Medicine chest with contents, 1870-1910

Medicine chest, 1870-1910

Parts

Bottle for Paregoric Elixir

Bottle for Paregoric Elixir

Glass bottle with glass stopper for paregoric elixir (camphorated tincture of opium) with traces remaining. 113 mm x 38 mm x 28 mm, 107 g. Unknown maker, English, 1870-1910.

Materials:
glass , opium tincture and trace
Object Number:
A630152 Pt5
type:
bottle and opium
Glass bottle of laudanum

Glass bottle of laudanum

Rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper for Laudanum(opium tincture) with traces remaining. 115 mm x 38 mm x 28 mm, 91 g. Handwritten label reads, 'Laudunum/Dose 5 to 10 minims'. W. and T. Avery Ltd, England, 1870-1910.

Materials:
glass , opium tincture and trace
Object Number:
A630152 Pt7
type:
bottle and opium
Glass bottle for Chlorodyne

Glass bottle for Chlorodyne

Rectangular glass bottle with glass stopper for Chlorodyne, with traces remaining. 109 mm x 34 mm x 24 mm, 89 g. Handwritten label reads, 'POISON/Shake the Bottle./Chlorodyne/Dose 5 to 20 minims'. W and T Avery Ltd., England, 1870-1910.

Materials:
trace , glass , opium tincture , cannabis and chloroform
Object Number:
A630152 Pt12
type:
bottle , opium and cannabis