The Weller Brothers’ medicine chest. Photo from Otago Peninsula Museum : Of medics and men
The Weller Brothers’ medicine chest. Photo from Otago Peninsula Museum : Of medics and men
Dr Joseph Crocome. Photo from the Hocken Collections : Of medics and men
Dr Joseph Crocome. Photo from the Hocken Collections : Of medics and men
Octavius Harwood. Photo from the Hocken Collections : Of medics and men
Octavius Harwood. Photo from the Hocken Collections : Of medics and men
Detail of the Weller Brothers’ medicine chest, showing compartments holding equipment such as the truss splints and probangs, alongside assorted medicine bottles. Photo from Otago Peninsula Museum : Of medics and men
Detail of the Weller Brothers’ medicine chest, showing compartments holding equipment such as the truss splints and probangs, alongside assorted medicine bottles. Photo from Otago Peninsula Museum : Of medics and men
Surgical instruments belonging to Octavius Harwood, and possibly given to him by Dr Joseph Crocome. Photo from Toitu Otago Settlers Museum : Of medics and men
Surgical instruments belonging to Octavius Harwood, and possibly given to him by Dr Joseph Crocome. Photo from Toitu Otago Settlers Museum : Of medics and men
Of medics and men
In The Lives of Colonial Objects, even the seemingly ordinary can offer exceptional insights into New Zealand's cultural fabric.