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Case containing instruments used to visually count the number of cells in a blood sample.

The case contains:
Haemocytometer
Kilnostik ototscope
Kit for draining fluid from the body
Portable paraffin stove
Ophthalmoscope
Microscope set
Roll…

This bag was donated by Elizabeth Strong, the daughter of John Strong. Professor John Strong was a lecturer at the University of Edinburgh, served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the Second World War and was President of the Royal College of…

Black leatherette briefcase.

This bag contains:
Eli Lilly plastic case for holding medicine bottles
Bottle of Solution No. 45 Merthiolate
Bottle of Tincture No. 99 Merthiolate
Metal case containing glass bottle
Thermometer
Body temperature…

This bag contains:
Binaural stethoscope
Wooden tube container
Glass slide case
Migos haemometer
Haemocytometer
Case of microscopic glass squares
6 glass bottles with cork stoppers
4 glass test tubes with rubber stoppers
Case containing spare…

Metal blade with no handle. No label.

Elliptical metal blade with crude wooden handle. No label.

Conserve of roses, labelled by Sir Stuart Threipland in his medicine chest as ‘Cons. Ros.’

Preserved roses, usually pounded and mixed with sugar, it was used in both cooking and medicine. As a medicine, it was used for heart and digestive…

Conical metal file with wooden handle. No label.

Concentrated Fluid Extract of Senna, prepared by Duncan, Flockhart & Co., Chemists to the Queen. Made from the leaves and fruit of the Senna plant, Senna can be administered in tablets or as a liquid (termed “fluid extract” or “concentrated…

A yellow liquid distilled from castor beans, it was believed that cold drawn castor oil, produced by pressing the beans without the use of heat or other chemicals, was of higher quality than regular castor oil. In the nineteenth century, castor oil…