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MoHMA Medical Chest of Dr. Charles E. Hill Leather covered wooden box, 6"x 15"x 9.5". Top tray contains 16 wood medicine containers, electric belt, 16 blade scarificator marked JTfD (18 cent) 1.25" cube, glass syringe, scalpel, eye glasses, tortoise covered scalpel (M. Munt, Boston) and a box of pills. Bottom contains 8 glass medical jars, pocket instrument case, syringe, cased 15 blade scarificator, scales, glassware and medicine cases. This remarkably well preserved chest is stocked with all of the minor materials a practicing physician in the mid part of the 19 century in America would use. Notable are the bleeder, and electric belt along with more conventional medications. One instrument in the top shelf is an elevatorfor brain work with an early turned handle. An early singlebladed scarificator is also present. A number of prescriptions are present in one wallet. Dr. Hill practiced in Bridgton and North Fryeburg Maine from 1825 to1887. He married Susan Osgood. See the Porter medical bag for a similar historic collection. http://www.mohma.org/instruments/category/medicine_chest/medical_chest_of_dr_charles_e_hill/

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Category: Medicine Chest
Estimated Date: 1860
Name: Medical Chest of Dr. Charles E. Hill

Description: Leather covered wooden box, 6“x 15“x 9.5”. Top tray contains 16 wood medicine containers, electric belt, 16 blade scarificator marked JTfD (18 cent) 1.25” cube, glass syringe, scalpel, eye glasses, tortoise covered scalpel (M. Munt, Boston) and a box of pills. Bottom contains 8 glass medical jars, pocket instrument case, syringe, cased 15 blade scarificator, scales, glassware and medicine cases. This remarkably well preserved chest is stocked with all of the minor materials a practicing physician in the mid part of the 19 century in America would use. Notable are the bleeder, and electric belt along with more conventional medications. One instrument in the top shelf is an elevatorfor brain work with an early turned handle. An early singlebladed scarificator is also present. A number of prescriptions are present in one wallet. Dr. Hill practiced in Bridgton and North Fryeburg Maine from 1825 to1887. He married Susan Osgood. See the Porter medical bag for a similar historic collection.