Bidspirit auction | Victorian Day, Son, and Hewitt

Victorian Day, Son, and Hewitt Stock-Breeders Medicine Chest No. 1 - An antique Victorian wooden veterinary medicine chest produced by Day, Son, and Hewitt. The interior lid features a large, integrated printed paper label titled The 'ORIGINAL' STOCK-BREEDERS' MEDICINE CHEST, No. 1, with Key to Farriery. The label serves as a combined instruction manual and advertisement for various animal remedies including Gaseous Fluid for scour and debility, Red Paste Condition Balls for horses, Sulphuretted Extract for sheep, and Red Drench for inflammatory disorders. The printing includes royal coats of arms and states the firm is under the special patronage of Her Majesty the Queen and The Prince of Wales. The manufacturer is identified as Day, Son, and Hewitt, with addresses at 22 Dorset Street, Baker Street, London, W. and Wantage, Berks. The chest is of simple wooden construction with metal hinges and a lock plate. Dimensions not provided.