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Specification of Frederic Philippi : smelling bottles.
Philippi, Frederic.Date: 1873- Ephemera
Price's Glycerine : obtained by distillation under their patented processes, is free from arsenic, lead, and earthy salts; and also from bad smelling volatile fatty acids ... / Price's Patent Candle Company Limited.
Price's Patent Candle CompanyDate: [approximately 1895]- Books
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Perfumes and their preparation : containing complete directions for making handkerchief perfumes, smelling-salts ... cosmetics, hair dyes, and other toilet articles ... / by George William Askinson ; translated from the third German edition by Isidor Furst ; with corrections and additions by several experts.
Date: 1892- Pictures
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Roderick Random's fellow surgeon's mate approaching their new captain for the post of surgeon while docked in Jamaica; the foppish Captain Whiffle has fainted due to Morgan's appearance and odour, his entourage try to revive him with smelling salts and lavender water. Etching by T. Rowlandson, 1793, after himself, after T. Smollett, c. 1750.
Smollett, T. (Tobias), 1721-1771.Date: Publish's as the Act directs 1 June 1793Reference: 11210i- Archives and manuscripts
Vaporole (first aid for gas poisoning)
Date: c. 1940?Reference: WF/M/PL/411Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Coate, Thomas Acraman (fl. 1861-64), dispensing chemist of London and Bristol
Coate, Thomas Acraman, fl. 1861-64Date: 1863Reference: MS.6954- Pictures
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In a lunatic asylum, and in the company of a variety of other deranged individuals, a half-naked Ramble Gripe, his wrists chained, is restrained by orderlies. Engraving by T. Bowles, 1735.
Bowles, Thomas, II, active 1712-1767.Date: [1735]Reference: 38347iPart of: The progress of a rake exemplified in the adventures of Ramble Gripe Esqr son of Sr Positive Gripe- Books
(CHEMIST’S RECIPE BOOK 1866)
GUDGEN, F.G.- Books
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The book of deaf-mute signs & two alphabets.
Date: [1900?]- Pictures
A fearful woman (Britannia) is encouraged by three British politicians to resist the invading fleet of France. Coloured etching by J. Gillray after J. Sneyd, 1803.
Sneyd, John.Date: 14 March 1803Reference: 12191i- Pictures
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A triumphant candidate, borne aloft by his supporters, is about to topple from his chair due to an obstructing donkey, the disturbance of a fight and a frightened family of swine dashing underneath. Engraving by William Hogarth and François Antoine Aviline, 1758.
Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.Date: 1 January 1758Reference: 38399iPart of: An election- Books
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The Silver Fête programme : the only authorised book giving the whole list of entertainment, shows, and all particulars, with costumes and dresses of the ladies assisting / [Victoria Hospital for Children].
London (England)Date: [1888]- Books
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The secrets of physick and philosophy, divided into two bookes: in the first is shewed the true and perfect order to distill, or draw forth the oyles of all manner of gummes, spices, seedes, roots, and hearbs, with their perfect taste, smell and vertues. In the second is shewed the true and perfect order to prepare, calcine, sublime, and dissolve all manner of minerals, and how ye shall draw forth their oyles and salts ... for the health of mans bodie / First written in the German tongue by ... Theophrastus Paraselsus [sic], and now published in the English tongue, by John Hester.
Hester, John, -1593Date: [1633]- Books
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The secrets of physick and philosophy : divided into two bookes: in the first is shewed the true and perfect order to distill, or draw forth the oyles of all manner of gummes, spices, seedes, roots, and hearbs, with their perfect taste, smell and vertues. In the second is shewed the true and perfect order to prepare, calcine, sublime, and dissolue all manner of minerals, and how ye shall draw forth their oyles and salts, which are most wonderfull in their operations, for the health of mans bodie. First written in the German tongue by the most learned Theophrastus Paraselsus, and now published in the English tongue, by Iohn Hester, practitioner in the art of distillation.
Date: 1633- Pictures
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Sheridan presented as Francisco Pizarro presented as a physician; representing his loyalty to the British Crown against the Franch Revolution and Bonaparte. Coloured aquatint, 1799.
Date: 8 July 1799Reference: 12190i- Books
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The first part of the key of philosophie : Wherein is contained most excellent secretes of phisicke and philosophie, diuided into two bookes. In the first is shewed the true and perfect order to distill, or draw forth the oiles, of all maner of gummes, spices, seedes, roots and herbs, with their perfect taste, smell and vertues: In the second is shewed the true and perfect order to prepare, calcine, sublime, and dissolue al maner of mineralles, and how ye shall drawe forth their oiles and saltes, which are most woonderfull in their operations, for the health of mans bodie. Full written in the Germane tongue by the most learned Theophrastus Paraselius, and now published to the English tongue by Iohn Hester, practitioner in the art of distillation.
Date: 1596- Pictures
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Nathaniel St André and his wife Elizabeth. Etching by W. Austin, 1773.
Austin, William, 1720-1820.Date: 1773Reference: 8330i- Ephemera
Drug advertising ephemera : Pre-1850. Box 1.
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Circulars Book 60
Burroughs Wellcome & Company LimitedDate: 1942-1944Reference: WF/M/GB/01/55Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Pictures
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A haggard old woman carelessly mixing a recipe for corns on the fire in her sordid bedroom. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1819, after Captain F. Marryat.
Marryat, Frederick, 1792-1848.Date: 1 August 1835Reference: 11869i