Victorian Apothecary Pill Making Machine

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£195


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Expiration Date:

18-01-2024 18:00:00

Located in: Shropshire, UK

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Seller Name: Gregory Ebbs
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Description

This is a interesting example of a 19th c. pill making machine. Similar examples first appeared in the mid -1700s and quickly became a staple of the Victorian chemist's shop. A pill mass of medicinal powders mixed with a binding agent would be hand-rolled into a pipe on the tile at the back of the machine. Then it would be placed across the grooved brass plate and cut into equal-sized pills using the corresponding side of the roller. Size 36 x 15cm.

Seller Details

  • Business Name
  • Raven Yard Antiques Shop
  • Username
  • RavenYardAntiques
  • Name
  • Gregory
  • Email
  • [email protected]
  • Telephone
  • 07734037312
  • Address
  • 21,
  • Watergate,
  • Whitchurch,
  • SY131DP,
  • Shropshire,
  • UK

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