General Apothecaries Company's advertiser.

  • General Apothecaries Company (London, England)
Date:
[1856?]
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: General Apothecaries Company's advertiser. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    MEDICINE CABINETS. Physicians, Surgeons, and General Practitioners who do .not require a very large stock of drugs and chemi¬ cals, but only an assortment, are informed that THE GENERAL APOTHECARIES COMPANY have a variety of designs for Cabinets, to contain medi¬ cines in a compact, neat, and acceptable manner, consti¬ tuting either miniature dispensaries, or cases for scientifi¬ cally-arranged specimens. Thus, in the form of A Book Case, A Pedestal Chest of Drawers, A Library Table, A Chiffonier, An Escritoire, or some other piece of furniture, a very complete dispensary is constructed. The internal arrangements always embrace a compart¬ ment where, under a separate lock and key, poisonous sub¬ stances may be kept; and it is advisable to employ for these some peculiarly-coloured bottles. For the safety of domestics and persons not ac¬ quainted with the names and power of drugs, these pre¬ cautions are highly necessary. Many lives have been lost through the custom of allowing bottles containing active medicines to lie straggling about the house, or in cupboards where food is kept. Thus, a dispensary may be added to a drawing-room, library, or dining-room, and be as ornamental as it is useful. These cabinets can be had in rosewood, mahogany, satin- wood, or oak. The convenience of these cabinets far exceeds that of medicine chests, being more capacious, and admitting changes. The price varies, of course, with the pattern, size, and material; but from 51. 5s. to 201. a considerable choice can be had. The bottles and stock of the cabinets arranged to order. The former are charged eightpence per pound ; the latter, at the price current of the Company.