Pill Machine (Pill Forming Tray and Hand Bar)
Object detail
Accession number
1978.104.3
Description
Pill forming tray and hand bar.
The tray consists of a solid wooden base with a square marble slab on top supported by a brass grooved tray. This unit is used in conjunction with the hand bar to form the pills.
The hand bar consists of a solid wooden flat bar with handles on either end. Onto the wooden bar, is screwed on a brass unit which has a number of parallel grooves and short vertical sides. Each of these vertical sides is fitted with 2 vertical rollers.
The tray consists of a solid wooden base with a square marble slab on top supported by a brass grooved tray. This unit is used in conjunction with the hand bar to form the pills.
The hand bar consists of a solid wooden flat bar with handles on either end. Onto the wooden bar, is screwed on a brass unit which has a number of parallel grooves and short vertical sides. Each of these vertical sides is fitted with 2 vertical rollers.
Marks
WILES Etched
[...] / CHEMIST / PONSONBY Sticker
[...] / CHEMIST / PONSONBY Sticker
Credit Line
Pill Machine (Pill Forming Tray and Hand Bar), 1978.104.3. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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