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This stone statue of Asklepios (Asclapius) can be seen on the main façade of the college alongside the statues of Hippocrates and Hygeia.

These three statues were sculpted in a classicised style by Alexander Ritchie. Asklepios is traditionally…

A cylindrical bottle with a wooden stopper containing Spongia, prepared by a homeopathic chemist Joseph James, Promenade Place, Cheltenham, who had worked for Arthur Guinness M.D. and undertook the company and changed the name to Joseph James M.P.S…

Spirit of Terebinth, labelled by Sir Stuart Threipland in his medicine chest as ‘Spt Terebinth’.

Terebinth (pistacia terebinthus; turpentine tree) refers to both the terebinth tree and the resin it produces, now known as turpentine. Spirit of…

Spirit of Sal Volatile, prepared by Duncan, Flockhart & Co. Sal Volatile (volatile salts, smelling salts) is a mixture of ammonium carbonate and ammonia water. Spirit of Sal Volatile was a liquid ammonia solution, prescribed as an antispasmodic,…

Spirit of Nitre, sold by Andrew Robertson, Chemist & Druggist, Markinch; supplied by Duncan, Flockhart & Co., Edinburgh. Spirit of Nitre, or Sweet Spirit of Nitre, is the popular term for the chemical compound ethyl nitrite. Ingested orally, spirit…

This bottle is empty.

So called because it was originally made from deer antlers, spirit [of] hartshorn was another name for liquid ammonia. It was created through the process of distillation, which many people did not have the ability to…

Short wooden truncheon with attached cord. Carved 'Z' close to top end. No label.

Small metal hook with wooden handle. No label.

Short, rounded metal blade with wooden handle, paint evident on object. No label.

Small metal head with wooden handle. Handle is flaking apart. No label.