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Category: Pharmacy
Estimated Date: 1890
Name: Apothecary Chest, English

Description: 16 drawer apothecary cabinet with glass covered labels, cut glass knobs. Modified to have a shelf on the top divided into three parts. 50“x 31“x 9.” Made of dark brown mahogany. Brass fitting on top shelf. The original is the cased drawers that were removed from an old English pharmacy and then modified as shown. The empty cabinet is shown and also an image of the cabinet as modified a large number of old labeled bottles with contents in the compartments above that were added. Various antique medical items are displayed on the top when it is in use.