Haddon’s Medicine Chest

Haddon’s Medicine Chest
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Collection:

Number AMHAM: OBJECT.698
Date (1880-1895)
About this object This brown leather medicine chest contains 14 glass bottles, six brass measures, one glass milli-measure and one palette knife. The glass bottles are labelled, the contents varying from Essence of Peppermint to Quinine to Toothache Drops to Purified Epsom Salts. The labels also show the name A. H. Haddon A.P.S. Dispensing and Family Chemist, Amersham, Bucks. Albert Haddon came to Amersham in October 1892, his arrival coinciding with the official opening of the extension of the Metropolitan Line railway to Aylesbury and beyond. Haddon's the Chemists, number 38 on the High Street, gradually expanded its business, boosted by the development of the railway. A full off-licence for wines and spirits was obtained, stationery and fancy goods were stocked, and local postcards from Haddon’s own negatives were produced. Optics were added and a London dentist came once weekly for extraction of teeth.
Physical Description A brown leather rectangular medicine chest with a thin double rectangle embossed on the lid, and with black leather lining. The chest has a brown leather strap with a thin metal buckle which is fastened around the chest when closed. The lid contains a board covered in red velvet, which is held in place by two brass catches (possibly used to hold documents). The chest contains a removable black leather tray which is divided into one large and one smaller section. A set of scales would possibly have been stored underneath the tray. The chest has a brass key and lock. The key is attached to a length of red string and is topped by a diamond shape with four circles cut out of the middle.

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