Faces of Pharmacy

‘Ireland in Scotland, or a trip from Oxford to the land of Cakes’, 1807

Mounted hand coloured etching entitled ‘IRELAND in SCOTLAND, or a trip from OXFORD to the land of Cakes.’, designed, etched and published by Richard Dighton ...

‘Leech Finders’ by George Walker, 1814

Leeches, a type of parasitic worm that feeds on blood, were used in medical bloodletting. ‘Leech Finders’ depicts three women, wearing white bonnets, wading in ...

‘Mortar Willie’ – Drug Grinder, Edinburgh, 1815

Coloured engraving “WILLM. WILSON. Commonly called Mortar Willie. Aged 107” Drawn, engraved and published by John Kay in 1815. William Wilson (1709-1815), also known as ‘Mortar Willie’, ...

‘The Pharmacist in retail practice’. The pharmacy of R. J. Mellowes, Enfield, Middlesex, 1959

‘The Pharmacist in Retail Practice’, shows the interior of R. J. Mellowes retail pharmacy at 20 Bush Hill Parade, Enfield, Middlesex. The owner and pharmacist, Raymond ...

Ada Francis Richardson, Member of the Pharmaceutical Society, around 1910

This black and white photographic reprint of an original photograph shows Ada Francis Richardson (MPS) working in her pharmacy at 63 Berners Street, Leicester, around 1910. Standing ...

Alexander Bottle – Vice-President of the Pharmaceutical Society 1873-1876 and 1882-1892

Portrait in oils of Alexander Bottle of Dover (1817-1907), Vice-President of the Pharmaceutical Society 1873-1876 and 1882-1892. Painted by Alfred Edward Emslie (1848-1918) in 1891.

Andrew Ralph Melhuish – President of the Pharmaceutical Society 1930-1932

Portrait in oils of Andrew Ralph Melhuish (1870-1950), President of the Pharmaceutical Society 1930-1932. Painted by Geoffrey Wylde (1903–1972) in 1950, over 6 or 7 sittings.

British Drug Houses and Merck Staff, c1970s-1980s

Black and white group photograph of British Drug Houses and Merck staff outside an office building. Date 1970s/1980s.

British Pharmaceutical Conference at Kilin, Scotland, 1892.

This photograph shows international pharmacists L. Jaques, F. Komplé, and L. Marie from Mauritius. They are sitting in a group portrait, at the British Pharmaceutical ...

C E Turner, 1887

Black and white photograph mounted on card of C E Turner, pharmaceutical chemist. The photograph is taken in front of pharmaceutical equipment. C E Turner ...