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. Glass bottle filled with dark brown liquid and a glass stopper. Label says "Tincture of Rhubarb" from "George and Welch Chemists". Associated with label TOA0124.5. Savory, 'A Companion to the Medicine Chest', 1836, p.92-93:
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. Glass bottle with a glass stopper, the paper label has fallen off (see TOA0124.4). Label says "Opodeldoc." from "George and Welch Chemists". Opodeldoc is a name given by the physician Paracelsus to a sort of liniment which he invente
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. Glass bottle with a label and a glass stopper. Label says "Gregory's Stomachic Aperient Powder; Prepared from the Original Recipe of the late Dr. Gregory of Edinburgh." Gregory's powder, or Gregory's Stomachic Aperient Powder.
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. Glass bottle with a label and a glass stopper. Label says "Sweet Spirit of Nitre." "Sweet spirit of nitre" is the old name for ethyl nitrite. The chemical compound ethyl nitrite is an alkyl nitrite. It may be prepared from ethanol. I
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. Glass bottle with a white label and a glass stopper. Label says "Paregoric Elixir.- Poison" from "George and Welch Chemists". For Paregoric Elixer also see AAA2224.6 and AAA2224.22. This is a tincture of opiated camphor: tinctura opi
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. Glass bottle with a white labels on the body and neck of the bottle and a glass stopper. Label says "Essence of Ginger". Once contained pulvered ginger root; used in flatulent cholic, gout, indigestion.
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. Glass bottle with orange label and glass stopper. Label says "Ipecacuanha Wine" from "George and Welch Chemists". Also see AAA2224.2. Ipecacuanha, or ipecac, is an exotic medicinal that has been around since the 18th century. It con
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. Glass bottle with orange label and glass stopper. Label says "Laudanum: Poison" from "George and Welch Chemists". Also known as Tincture of Opium, is an alcoholic herbal preparation containing approximately 10% powdered opium by weig
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. Glass bottle, containing a brown sand like substance. The bottle has a glass stopper which is covered by a leather cover and tied with string. Label says "Finest Rhubarb". Rhubarb can be used as a strong laxative. Its roots have been used as a
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. Glass bottle, containing a white powder. The bottle has a glass stopper which is covered by a leather cover and tied with string. Label says "Calcined Magenesia" from "George and Welch Chemists". Magnesium oxide (MgO). An inorganic c
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. Glass measuring phial, with white written measurements on the side, going up from 10-60ml.
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. Glass mortar
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. Glass Pestle
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. Metal balance with two small circular pans attached to a rod with string. Pans: Height 5mm; diameter 50mm
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. Pallet knife with wooden handle and metal blade.
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. Paper label for bottle (TOA0124.3). Label says "Opodeldoc." from "George and Welch Chemists".
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. Paper label for bottle (TOA0124.8). Label says "Tincture of / "(R)HUBARB" from "George and Welch Chemists". Savory, 'A Companion to the Medicine Chest', 1836, p.92-93: “Tincture of Rhubarb. Is an excellent remed
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. Piece of paper with writing: "Turnpikes first legally erected in England 1663"
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. Removable wooden section of the chest with velvet lining.
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. Removable wooden section of the chest with velvet lining.
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. Small bone spoon
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. Small envelope with list of remedies in the chest written in pen. The list is dated October 3, 1878.
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. Small glass bottle with metal lid and a paper label. Label says "Extract colocynth and Blue Pill; as Directed." Colocynth is Citrullus colocynthis, commonly known as bitter apple, bitter cucumber, desert gourd, egusi, or vine of Sodom. It is a
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. Small metal key with red string.
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. Small piece of paper, possibly from a letter.
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. Small square glass bottle with beige powder inside. The bottle has a glass stopper covered by a piece of leather tied with string and a paper label on the body. Label says "Dover's Powder". Dover's powder was a traditional medicine a
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. Small square glass bottle with white powder inside. The bottle has a glass stopper covered by a piece of leather tied with string and a paper label on the body. Label says "Cal-Mel". This is calomel, a common nineteenth-centruy drug. Savory�
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. Small square glass bottle with white powder inside. The bottle has a glass stopper covered by a piece of leather tied with string and a paper label on the body. Label says "James Powder". James’s Powder, or more properly Dr. James’
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. Small weight with 2 smal circular indents.
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. Small weight with 3 smal circular indents.
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. Small weight with 4 smal circular indents.
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. Small weight with 6 smal circular indents.
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. Small weight with engraving saying "Dram 1"
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. Small weight with engraving saying: "Dram 1/2"
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. Small weight with engraving saying: "Dram 2"
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. Small weight with engraving saying: "Scrup 2"
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Bond's Companion to the Medicine Chest; carefully Revised; Enlarged and Corrected by Henry Hadlow. Small booklet with title and author written on the front. 'Bond's Companion to the Medicince Chest.' By J.Bond, the fourth edition, care
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Useful Medicines for the Household, being Proper Remedies for Common Ailments; Expressly Adapted to the Requirements of Travellers and Residents in India and the Colonies.. Small booklet with title and publisher written on the front. Useful Medicines for
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