The Prescription Archives
A collection of handwritten prescriptions from the golden age of medicine.
Prescription No. 18185 — April 9, 190_
Prescribing Doctor – Dr. E.B. Minor Patient Name – Mabel Walters Pharmacy – Wattriss’ Pioneer Drug Store Date – April 9, 190_ (exact year obscured, estimated 1900–1909) Location – Traverse City, Michigan
Mabel Walters prescription
Prescribing Doctor – Dr. E. B. Minor Patient Name – Mabel Walters Pharmacy – S.E. Wait Pioneer Drugstore Date – Undated Location – Traverse City, Michigan Ingredients/Dosage – GC Pills Quinine
Prescription No. 14490 – Mrs. Dalrymple – July 6, 1895
Prescribing Doctor – W.P. Starkey, M.D., Dr. Elliott M. Shipman Patient Name – Mrs. Dalrymple Pharmacy – Baringer’s Drugstore, Chatham, N.Y. Date -July 6, 1895 Location – Chatham, New York Ingredients/Dosage
Prescription No. 18184 – Dr. A.C. Deane – June 8, 1891
Prescribing Doctor – A.C. Deane, MD Patient Name Pharmacy Date – June 8, 1891 Location Ingredients/Dosage – Strychnine gr. I Sugar of Milk ℨ i Divide into powders Take one
Every scribble tells a story. These are real prescriptions, written by hand, from a time when medicine was more art than algorithm
