Kit, Medicine

Object Name:

Kit, Medicine

Object ID:

1977.055.35

Description:

Medicine kit. Leather. Dark brown, rectangular, leatherette-type medicine vial case. Paper label on inside bottom of case: "Charles H. Sawyer."; written above that in pencil: "Medicated June 20, 1913 [by] Dr Smith". Printed paper labels of "GEO. R. / SMITH, M.D." on vials. Case unfolds with two rows of 12 small sleeves that hold stoppered vials of medicine. Band, 0.77" wide, sewn to purple velvet surface in loops to hold 0.65" diameter vials. Cylindrical glass vials with narrow necks, ~2.25" long; slightly differing size corks in their necks. Two thin, dark-colored flaps fold over each of two set of vials. Surfaces of flaps somewhat shiny. Small, stiff piece of material at bottom of each side supporting each bottle so they don't slide out. Two sides fold together with long flap across top, securing front with metal snap-type lock. Thirteen whole vials and one broken. Ten empty spots. Vials contain medicines. 35i labeled "Belladonna". 35j labeled: "Merc. Sol. 6X". 35k labeled: "PODOPHYLLUM." 35l labeled: "ARNICA MONT. 3X". 35M labeled: "SEPIA". Additional label "GEO. R. SMITH, M. D., / Take one tablet every ....... hours." "372 Central Ave. DOVER, N. H." 35a "SULPHUR" with same label "GEO. R. SMITH, M. D., / Take one tablet every ....... hours." "372 Central Ave. DOVER, N. H." Next label printed "Calcarea card. 35c (contents not labeled). 35e : "Cimicif". 35f: "Carbo veg. 6". 35g: "Coffea cruda." 35h: One of physician's labels with "2" written in for hours.

Material:

Leather
Glass
Composition
Velvet

Dimensions:

H-3.5 L-8.5 D-2.5 inches Weight-9.084 oz

Provenance:

From the James Cowan Sawyer Collection of household items, farm tools and equipment, and other items used in the Durham, NH, area.

Credit Line:

James Cowan Sawyer Collection, Gift of George F. Sawyer and Charles H. Sawyer

People:

Smith, George R., Sawyer, James Cowan (1872-1944), Sawyer, George F. (1902-1992), Sawyer, Charles H. (1906-2005)

Subjects:

Medical equipment and supplies