| Reference Number | READ/105 |
| Title | Gibson's Medicine Spoon |
| Date | 1825-1875 |
| Description | Medicine spoon made of pewter, designed by Gibson in 1827. It has a hinged lid over the bowl that opens for filling, a small hole for giving the medicine, and a raised band halfway down the hollow stem to assist with grip and control. |
| Extent | 1 item |
| Dimensions | 155mm x 15mm x 30mm |
| Digital Collections | View online in our digital collections |
| Copyright | Free to use under the terms of the Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
| Credit Line | Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
| Object Name | Spoon |
| Term | Drug Therapy -- Instrumentation |
| General Practice -- Instrumentation |