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Spirit of nitre

Description

Glass bottle with glass stopper. Previously contained sweet spirit of nitre. Part of 19th century mahogany apothecary's box.
Sweet spirit of nitre
DOSE - From half to two tea-spoonfuls, in a wine-glassful of water
Prepared by T.M. Deighton, Pharmaceutical Chemist,
From Peter Squire, Chemist to the Queen,
35, High Street, Bridgnorth

Date

c 1870s

Identifier

2003/17.4

Coverage

Bridgnorth, England

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glass

Spirit of nitre

Physical Object Item Type Metadata

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glass

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Citation

Deighton; Thomas Milner (-1901); pharmaceutical chemist, “Spirit of nitre,” Heritage, accessed April 25, 2024, https://heritage.rcpsg.ac.uk/items/show/777.