Tools of the Trade
Explore the process of developing and marketing medicines; from medicinal ingredients, research and clinical trials, branding, packaging, and advertising.
Glass specie jar ‘MAGNESIA.’, late 1800s
Glass specie jar ‘MAGNESIA.’ with painted interior and gilded glass lid. This jar, decorated with the coat of arms of the Pharmaceutical Society and inscribed ‘...
Glycerine Syringe, 1930-1960
Cardboard box with paper label, containing one 0.5 oz glycerine syringe with screw-on attachment. Manufactured by BM. A glycerine syringe like this would have been used ...
Kidney Dish, 20th Century
Enamel kidney dish, white with a blue rim. No maker’s mark. Dishes like this would have been used to catch medical waste.
Leech jar
Pharmacists used leech jars to store live leeches, ready for sale to patients. The leeches would be kept inside in water, unfed to keep them ...
Mahogany Medicine Chest
A very fine mahogany medicine chest which dates from the Georgian period. It has a hinged lid and one hinged door at the front, which ...
Oscillometric Digital Blood Pressure and Pulse Monitor, 1985-1990
Carrying case containing one OMRON HEM-815F model Oscillometric Digital Blood Pressure and Pulse Monitor. Manufactured by the OMRON Corporation, Tokyo. The left index finger ...
Poison Shop Rounds, late 1800s
Shop rounds used in the pharmacy for storing medicinal poisons had particular design features to make them stand out from regular medicine shop rounds. Although ...
Quassia Cup, 1820-1850
Wooden goblet style quassia cup. Cups like this were made of quassia wood because it makes water in the cup taste bitter. Water would be ...
Robinson and Sons Gamgee Tissue Pneumonia Jacket, 1940-1953
Cardboard box, unopened, enclosing a Robinson and Sons Gamgee Tissue Pneumonia Jacket. The box reads ‘Completely covers the Chest and Lungs. An excellent protector for ...
Root Cutter, late 1800s
Before being ground down and used in medicinal preparations, bulky raw materials such as large roots and rhizomes had to be cut or chopped into ...