Explore Our Prescription Archives

Step back in time with handwritten prescriptions from the 1800s and early 1900s. Each entry unveils historical remedies and the art of medicine in a bygone era.

Handwritten prescription from Dr. E. B. Minor to Mabel Walters, listing GC Pills and quinine sulfate, dated early 1900s.

Mabel Walters prescription

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Prescribing Doctor – Dr. E. B. Minor Patient Name – Mabel Walters Pharmacy – S.E. Wait Pioneer Drugstore Date –

Vintage handwritten prescription No. 14490 dated July 6, 1895, for Mrs. Dalrymple, including strychnine sulfate, morphine sulfate, and cocaine muriate with instructions for hypodermic use.

Prescription No. 14490 – Mrs. Dalrymple – July 6, 1895

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Prescribing Doctor – W.P. Starkey, M.D., Dr. Elliott M. Shipman Patient Name – Mrs. Dalrymple Pharmacy – Baringer’s Drugstore, Chatham, N.Y.

Handwritten prescription dated June 8, 1891 by Dr. A.C. Deane for strychnine and sugar of milk.

Prescription No. 18184 – Dr. A.C. Deane – June 8, 1891

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Prescribing Doctor – A.C. Deane, MD Patient Name Pharmacy Date – June 8, 1891 Location Ingredients/Dosage – Strychnine gr. I