Livingstone Medicine Chest
Item
Title
Livingstone Medicine Chest
Subject
Medicine Chest; Medicine; Victorian; Colonial; British; Burroughs Wellcome and Company
Description
This medicine chest was created by the Burroughs Wellcome and Company, named after David Livingstone, and was often given for free as publicity for the company. This one was with Algot Lane, a Swedish-American explorer, on his 1911 expedition to the Amazon jungle in Brazil.
It contained a variety of medicines, including a large amount of quinine to help prevent malaria. It also had a vareity of different pills and tablets.
It contained a variety of medicines, including a large amount of quinine to help prevent malaria. It also had a vareity of different pills and tablets.
Creator
Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited
Date
1900-1910
Place
London
Type
Physical Object, Medicine Chest, with Medicine Bottles
Source
Open Science Musuem, through JSTOR
Publisher
Burroughs Wellcome and Company Limited
Rights
Creative Commons, 4.0
Format
case, felt; case, leather; case, wood
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 240 mm x 377 mm x 120 mm, 4.28kg
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 240 mm x 377 mm x 120 mm, 4.28kg
Contributor
Nixie Young
