Case, Medicine
- Object Name:
- Case, Medicine
- Object ID:
- 1993.039.14.08
- Creator:
- Becton, Dickinson & Co -- Manufacturer
- Date:
- circa 1880
- Description:
- Doctor's medicine case, satchel/buggy type. Interior partitions, 42 bottles total, some with contents and some are empty (NHMS 2). See notes for full description of contents.
.01 Case. Brown leather. Single handle on top of box. Clasp/lock on top. Four leather/copper feet on bottom and side. Stamped on bottom, in diamond "TRADE BD& CO / MARK", and "2655". Interior partitioned: two-sided center piece, side partition with box, and removable partition. Metal clips on each partition. - Material:
- Metal
Glass
Wood
Leather - Dimensions:
- H-5 L-11.5 D-5 inches
- Provenance:
- From the object collection of the New Hampshire Medical Society, including medicine bottles, doctor's kits, and other medical equipment used in New Hampshire, 18th through 20th century.
Hamilton Putnam of the NHMS recalls that this case came from Dr. Carl Stearns, and that it had been in an exhibit on Connecticut River Valley doctors. - Credit Line:
- Gift of New Hampshire Medical Society
- Subjects:
- Medical equipment & supplies, Medicine
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