Listing: 1 x cachet machine apothecary set

Condition: Antique condition. No original packaging, no instructions. This item has been used and stored. There is surface wear, surface marks, metal wear to this item. The roller still rolls although slightly stiff. The baseplate is engraved with the business name S.Maw Son & Sons, therefore making this item from between 1901 - 1918, making the ite 108 - 125 years old. From smoke-free and pet free premises.

Description: An antique apothecary cachet machine. This was used to pack unpalatable tasting medicinal powders into sealed rice paper capsules (cachets) to help disguise the taste. 

S.Maw Son & Sons were trading under this name between 1901 - 1918. This business experienced multiple name changes, and was operating before this time period on different variations of this name. The name printed on the baseplate allows us to narrow down the time period to a 18 year time period where this could have been manufactured. This item is therefore between 108 - 125 years old.

Includes the metal base plate, 3 x metal funnels, 2 x metal tampers, wooden storage box, and a rubber moistening roller. 

Made from metal, rubber and wood. 

Size of wooden box – Length: 16 cm  Width: 15.4 cm  Height: 6 cm

Weight: 1.43 kg, before postal packaging.

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