 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
CITY ART GALLERY & MUSEUM
- Steward's Chemist Shop
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Print Loan Service |
| How to Find Us |
| Opening Times |
| Home Page |
|
|
|
Pill Making Machine - Originally a pill tile was used to make
pills; it had graduated markings against which the size of the pill
was measured. The pill machine was a great improvement as it could
form equal sized portions of medicine automatically.It was invented in Germany and popularised in France, where many young chemists went to train, including Mr John Alfred Steward. Powder was moistened and mixed together to form a paste. This paste was rolled into a cylinder shape which was then cut into the number of pills required by the grooved top piece. |
|
|
History of Steward's Chemist Shop |
 |
|
The Chemist's Counter |
 |
|
Steward's Medicine Labels |
|
|
|
Spirit of Enterprise Exhibition |