Title
Brass pill press
Subject
Drugs--Packaging
Drug Packaging
Medicine Receptacles
Description
Image 101-1716
High quality and unusual brass pill press engraved "Patent Richard Simon Nottingham" and numbered 251 on both the handle and the head. An intricate mechanism with a hinged lid allows the pills to be pressed into a template. The pill "dough" would then be cut by means of the attached rotating knife and then removed on an early bakelite perforated plate.
Publisher
McGuire Medical Instruments Collection
Health Sciences Library
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
Early 20th cent.
Contributor
Phisick Medical Antiques
Cravens, Annette
Rights
NO COPYRIGHT – UNITED STATES. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. Contact the History of Medicine Collection with questions.
Format
19x5.5 cm
Type
Pill press
Image
Still image
Identifier
06.04.01.5
LIB-HSL001
Alternative Title
Pill press
Date Created
11/4/2009
Medium
Brass
Citation
“Brass pill press,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed November 21, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/16888.