| Description Of Item | This 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. |