A Treatise on the Diseases and Physical Education of Children
Title A Treatise on the Diseases and Physical Education of Children Author John Eberle, M.D. Image Description Third edition of […]
Medical history and curiosities
Explorations of unusual medical practices, rare conditions, and the evolution of medicine through history.
Allen’s Lung Balsam (Patent Medicine Advertisement),1869
Title Allen’s Lung Balsam (Patent Medicine Advertisement), 1869 Author Proprietors: J. N. Harris & Co., Cincinnati, Ohio Image Description Large-format
Early Glass Breast Pump Cups on Wooden Bases
Title Early Glass Breast Pump Cups on Wooden Bases Author N/A Image Description Matched pair of hand-blown glass breast collectors:
Mercury Stoneware Jug
Title Mercury Stoneware Jug Author N/A Image Description This heavy brown-top stoneware jug is boldly stenciled MERCURY in cobalt blue
Digestive Tonic Prescription – Pepsin, Dilute Muriatic Acid, Strychnine, and Elixir Lactopeptin (Dr. Nicholson, Brenham, Texas)
Prescribing Doctor: Dr. NicholsonPatient Name: Mrs. P. C. PetersonPharmacy: Theo. Schirmacher, Druggist — Brenham, Texas (N.E. Corner Court House Square)Date:
Hydrastine Hydrochlorate — Merck & Co.
Title Hydrastine Hydrochlorate — Merck & Co. Author E. Merck, Darmstadt, Germany and Merck & Co., New York Image Description
Tincture No. 19 – Capsicum, N.F.
Title Tincture No. 19 – Capsicum, N.F. Author Eli Lilly & Company, Indianapolis, U.S.A. Image Description This quarter-pint amber glass
Caldesene Medicated Powder
Title Caldesene Medicated Powder Author Pharmadent Division, Pennwalt Corporation, Rochester, New York Image Description This 5-ounce tin of Caldesene Medicated
Calcium Hypophosphite (Merck)
Title Calcium Hypophosphite (Merck) Author Merck & Co., Inc., Manufacturing Chemists, New York Image Description This is a 1 oz