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Ref NoOBJ/OBJ/3/9
Acc No2019/6
TitleBrown leather medicine case
Date[mid 19th century]
TermArtefact
Irritant
Peruvian bark
Digestion
FormatArtefact
Description Of ItemThis is a purpose-made case with sections designed to fit each medicine. It contains 8 medicine bottles of the following:
Chlorodyne (x2)
Quinine
Chlorate of potash, bofax and cocaine
Bilious, aperient and liver pills
Phenacetin (x3)

The case also contains a small glass measuring device and a red leather packet of 'Court Plaisters'. The latter contain instructions detailing how to apply the plasters.

The plasters and bottles are all labelled with 'Pope Roach & Son, Pharmaceutical Chemists, 8 St. James Street, London'.

This medicine case was donated to the College by a descendent of past College President Stuart Threipland. Although it is not of the correct date to have belonged to him it may be connected with a member of the Threipland family.
Extent1 item
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