In this guest post, Margaret Doherty describes the private passions of London’s great collectors, ranging from weird and wonderful to classical and modern. Entry is free of charge at all the collections. The Wellcome Collection Prosethic by mr hyde Henry Wellcome arrived from America in 1880 and with old college friend and fellow pharmaceutical salesman Silas Burroughs established Burroughs Wellcome & Co in London the same year. With their innovative products like the ‘tabloid’ (until then medicines had only been available as liquids or powders, not in tablet form) and new marketing methods such as celebrity endorsements and slick advertising it soon became a hugely successful multinational company. But it was Henry’s childhood in America and his early years travelling the world on research and business that fostered his interest in other cultures. During his years in London he was also something of a socialite, mixing with many of the famous explorers and travellers of the day – Scott of the Antarctic was just one of his many famous customers.

Original Source Guest Post: Quirky Collections in London with free entry