University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, General
Accession Number
1954.3.1 a-ao
Description
Rectangular wooden family medicine chest with brass handle that fits into handle-shaped depression in a brass plate that is screwed to the top of the chest; front part of chest is in two pieces; each piece is connected to the main body of the chest by hinges along the side; these pieces swing outwa…
Rectangular wooden family medicine chest with brass handle that fits into handle-shaped depression in a brass plate that is screwed to the top of the chest; front part of chest is in two pieces; each piece is connected to the main body of the chest by hinges along the side; these pieces swing outwards to form side wings of the chest; each wing contains six compartments for storing medicine bottles; the main body of the chest has four compartments that are on top of two drawers; each drawer has a number of compartments, but the bottom one contains compartments for three small bottles of chemicals and two jars of ointment; the bottles are all rectangular (although of different sizes) and each has a paper label affixed to one side indicating the contents; accompanying the medicine chest is a small paperback book entitled, "Companion to the Medicine Chest with Plain Rules for Taking the Medicines in the Cure of Diseases." that is catalogued separately as 1954.3.2.
Number Of Parts
41
Part Names
b - bottle with stopper - Length 11.1 cm x Width 2.5 cm x Depth 3.2 cm
c-d - bottle, no glass stopper - Length 9.5 cm x Width 2.5 cm x Depth 3.4 cm
e-h - large bottle - Length 10.4 cm x Width 4.5 cm x Depth 5.1 cm
i-j - bottle with stopper - Length 11.1 cm x Width 2.5 cm x Depth 3.2 cm
k - small bottle - Length 4.8 cm x Width 2.5 cm x Depth 3.2 cm
l - bottle with stopper - Length 11.1 cm x Width 2.5 cm x Depth 3.2 cm
m - bottle, no glass stopper - Length 9.5 cm x Width 2.5 cm x Depth 3.4 cm
n-o - small bottle - Length 4.8 cm x Width 2.5 cm x Depth 3.2 cm
p-s - missing
t-u - bottle, no glass stopper - Length 9.5 cm x Width 2.5 cm x Depth 3.4 cm
v-w - small jar - Depth 5.8 cm x Diam. 3.1 cm
x - measuring beaker - Length 7.5 cm
y - lancet - Length 5.7 cm
z - lancet - Length 5.4 cm
aa - bottom part of sheath for (y) and (z) - Length 5.8 cm x Width 1.4 cm x Depth 1.0 cm
ab - top part of sheath for (y) and (z) – Length 3.3 cm x Width 1.6 cm x Depth 1.0 cm
ac- ad - larger drawer - Length 6.9 cm x Width 10.2 cm x Depth 19.8 cm
ae - missing
af - medicine chest (opened) - Length 26.6 cm x Width 18.3 cm x Depth 44.3 cm
ag - ai - glass stopper - Length 2.5 cm
aj - glass stopper - Length 1.9 cm
ak - glass stopper - Length 2.5 cm
al - glass stopper - Length 2.3 cm
am - glass stopper - Length 2.2 cm
an - glass stopper - Length 2.8 cm
ao - glass stopper - Length 2.5 cm
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; donated by Mrs. R. S. Waldie through Dr. G. F. Boyer; brought from Scotland to Canada in 1838 by George Malloch, Barrister, later judge of the Leeds and Grenville County Courts, Canada.