Staying With Times Long Past,

this item is up for sale at Hansons Auctioneers in Etwall, Derby,

it is a doctors medical chest, auctioneer Charles Hanson of Hansons Auctions, will oversee its sale in Derby on Saturday, said it may have been used out of hours by a doctor on call, or owned by the family of a large country house to carry with them on a long journey by horse and carriage, the ingredients today would be a little less likely to be prescribed today, with such potions such as laudanum: an alcoholic herb preparation containing opium, which 'seldom fails to occasion a calmness in the system whence its use in gout and spasmodic disorders', or 'Turkey rhubarb is an admirable medicine for disorder of the bowel, the dose is ten to thirty grains mixed with peppermint water,' the chest comes complete with 29 exotically named bottled concoctions, made in 1817 in the reign of George III it is expected to fetch more than £3,000,  

Mr Hanson, who has appeared on BBC1’s Bargain Hunt, added: 'it would appear the chest, which dates back to the early 19th century, has been untouched for almost 200 years, it is wonderfully complete, it even has its original companion instruction book on how to apply the medicinal potions in the glass bottles, and what they may cure', so any budding doctors out there might want to bid for when they qualify, guide price? around £3,000.