Pill making tray
Category
Medical & health
Date
1837 - 1901
Materials
Mahogany and brass.
Measurements
200 mm (Width) x 45 mm (Depth); 340 mm (Length)
Place of origin
England
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Snowshill Manor and Garden, Gloucestershire
NT 1338254
Summary
Mahogany and brass Apothecary's pill making tray and moving slide. Reeded brass sections to tray and slide. Brass end of reeded section of tray divided into four sections, each inscribed with pill amounts in increments of six. End of tray and end ends of slide marked '3'.
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.
Marks and inscriptions
6 12 18 24