Boericke & Tafel Homeopathic Tincture
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- Dates
- 1869
- 1920
- circa 1869 - 1920
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Other
- Accession Number
- 016022037
- Description
- Rectangular clear glass bottle with flat corners, rounded shoulders that taper into a long wide neck ending in a collar with half of a cork stopper stuck in neck; tan partial paper label; embossed words on back; one third full of brown liquid.
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- Accession Number
- 016022037
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Other
- Description
- Rectangular clear glass bottle with flat corners, rounded shoulders that taper into a long wide neck ending in a collar with half of a cork stopper stuck in neck; tan partial paper label; embossed words on back; one third full of brown liquid.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Maker
- Boericke & Tafel
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1869
- 1920
- circa 1869 - 1920
- Material
- glass: clear
- paper: tan
- ink: black
- cork: brown
- Inscriptions
- Embossed on one side: “BOERICKE & TAFEL”; printed on label: "Boericke [Illeg.] // ST."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-10 Box 1 Row D
- Width
- 4.2
- Height
- 11.8
- Depth
- 4.2
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Yellowing of label; minor staining; moderate areas of loss; only half of the cork remains; minor chip on top of the neck
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Types
- Internet
- Reference Comments
- P. H. Mallen & Company. Dr. Jack Fincham
- Research Facts
- This bottle is an example of a “French Square”. In the late 1860s, a pharmacist from Philadelphia, Thomas Wiegand recommended French Squares for the elegance of their shape, strength, and the “facility and economy of space with which they can be packed together.”
- This type of bottle was manufactured until the 1920s. This bottle style was frequently made for homeopathic pharmacists.
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Cactina Pillets
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2375
- Dates
- 1900
- 1920
- circa 1900-1920
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Accession Number
- 996001296 a-d
- Description
- (a) Small amber glass 8-sided octagonal bottle with cylindrical nack; the bottle contains 100 cactina pillets and cotton stuffing in the neck; there is a paper label glued onto the bottle front; (b) screw-on metal lid for (a); (c) instruction/dosage paper label which can be glued onto the bottle (l…
- Accession Number
- 996001296 a-d
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
- Description
- (a) Small amber glass 8-sided octagonal bottle with cylindrical nack; the bottle contains 100 cactina pillets and cotton stuffing in the neck; there is a paper label glued onto the bottle front; (b) screw-on metal lid for (a); (c) instruction/dosage paper label which can be glued onto the bottle (licked); (d) one-piece cardboard box with flaps at top and bottom (open and close); made to house (a); lists product information.
- Number Of Parts
- 4
- Part Names
- a - medicine bottle - Size: Length 5.4 cm. x Width 2.3 cm. x Depth 1.6 cm.
- b - bottle lid - Size: x Width 0.8 cm. x Diameter1.7 cm.
- c - instruction label - Size: Length 3.3 cm. x Width 1.6 cm.
- d - cardboard box - Size: Length 5.7 cm. x Width 2.6 cm. x Depth 1.8 cm.
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection from Goodrich, USA in Oct.1993.
- Maker
- O D Peacock Sultan Co.
- Site Made (City)
- St. Louis
- Site Made (State)
- Missouri
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1900
- 1920
- circa 1900-1920
- Material
- paper: white
- cardboard: green; red
- glass: amber
- metal: yellow
- Inscriptions
- (a) Bottle back embossed with, "O. P. S. // Co. // ST LOUIS // U.S.A."; bottle label reads, "100 // Cactina // Pillets // A Homeopathic // Preparation of // Mexican Cactus // Grandiflorus // O D PEACOCK // SULTAN CO., // St. Louis, Mo." (front); (side) "CAUTION - Federal Law Prohibits Dispen- // sing Without Prescrip // tion. Made in U.S.A."; other side reads, "ADULT DOSE: One to // three pillets three // times a day"; (b) lid reads, "SULTAN"; (c) label reads, "Take Pillets // every hour // Dr."; (d) cardboard box lists the same information as the bottle label
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A2-5 Row D
- Condition Remarks
- (a) Bottle is unused and still contains the original pillets and cotton in the inside bottle neck; the label on the bottle is unstained and shows no wear or tears; (b) lid shows no corrosion; (c) label has no staining, tears or wear; glue is still on the back; (d) cardboard box shows no tears or wear and only very minor staining at the back
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Research Facts
- "Bottles" by Michael Polak, p. 19
Dr. Humphreys' No. Twenty-Four: [instruction sheet]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2662
- Dates
- 1911
- circa 1911
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Advertisements
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Accession Number
- 996001625
- Description
- Thin paper advertisement clipping for Dr. Humphrey's Specific No. 24, but slightly different style from the others; back has a partial list of various other Humphreys' Homeopathic Remedies.
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- Accession Number
- 996001625
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Advertisements
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs, Non-Prescription -- ephemera
- Description
- Thin paper advertisement clipping for Dr. Humphrey's Specific No. 24, but slightly different style from the others; back has a partial list of various other Humphreys' Homeopathic Remedies.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 13, 1995.
- Maker
- Humphreys' Homeopathic Medicine Co.
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1911
- circa 1911
- Date Remarks
- "Sixty years ..." etc.; see 996.001.619
- Material
- paper: black
- Inscriptions
- Front: "No. 24. Directions for No. 24 // DR. HUMPHREYS' NO. TWENTY-FOUR // FOR GENERAL DEBILITY // A Useful Tonic for // General Debility and Physical and Nervous Weakness, Loss of Appetite, Weak or impaired Digestion, // Loss of Strength after long illness, Debility following Malaria, Physical exhaustion from Over-work, // Mental Fatigue, After effects from Grip. // GENERAL DEBILITY or Physical Weakness and loss of strength ..."; and so on
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-6 Binder C
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 15.6 cm. x Width: 7.8 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Some age/sun discolouration; a stained rectangle at the top, front and back; left edge has a notch and several tears along the edge; bottom is badly cut; also, two vertical creases divide the paper in thirds
- Copy Type
- Original
Images
Dr. Humphreys' Specific No. 7 [instructions sheet]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2658
- Dates
- 1910
- 1920
- circa 1910-1920
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Advertisements
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Accession Number
- 996001621
- Description
- Thin paper advertisement (clipping) for Dr. Humphrey's Specific No. 7; see 996.001.619; the same style, but different product on the front, identical backs differing only where it was cut.
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- Accession Number
- 996001621
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Advertisements
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- MeSH Heading
- Antitussive Agents -- ephemera
- Homeopathy
- Cough -- drug therapy -- ephemera
- Common Cold -- drug therapy -- ephemera
- Pharyngitis -- drug therapy -- ephemera
- Drugs, Non-Prescription -- ephemera
- Description
- Thin paper advertisement (clipping) for Dr. Humphrey's Specific No. 7; see 996.001.619; the same style, but different product on the front, identical backs differing only where it was cut.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 13, 1995.
- Maker
- Humphreys' Homeopathic Medicine Co.
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1910
- 1920
- circa 1910-1920
- Date Remarks
- Company already big in 1861, so may have been started in early 1850's or 1840's; the ad says "For 60 years", so could be around this time; still around in 1918
- Material
- paper: black
- Inscriptions
- Front: "No. 7. Directions for No. 7 // DR. HUMPHREYS' SPECIFIC // FOR // Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Chronic Coughs, and Sore Throats. // These affections are only branches of the same essential condition, namely, [italics start] cough, dryness, hoarseness, pain in the part affected [italics end] or other symptoms", and so on
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-6 Binder C
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 15.5 cm. x Width: 8.1 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Some age/sun discolouration; a number of creases and wrinkles all over; left side has two sets of "staple" holes, and there is another set in the middle of the page; top right and left corners missing bits; two rips along right edge, one along top, one on bottom and two notches our of the left edge
- Copy Type
- Original
Images
Dr. Humphreys' Specific No. 10 [instructions sheet]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2660
- Dates
- 1900
- 1920
- circa 1900-1910
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Advertisements
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Accession Number
- 996001623
- Description
- Thin paper advertisement clipping for Dr. Humphrey's Specific No. 10; see 996.001.619; the same style, but different product on the front, identical backs.
2 images
- Accession Number
- 996001623
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Advertisements
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Description
- Thin paper advertisement clipping for Dr. Humphrey's Specific No. 10; see 996.001.619; the same style, but different product on the front, identical backs.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 13, 1995.
- Maker
- Humphreys' Homeopathic Medicine Co.
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1900
- 1920
- circa 1900-1910
- Material
- paper: black
- Inscriptions
- Front: "No. 10. Directions for No. 10 // DR. HUMPHREYS' No. TEN // Dyspepsia; Weak Stomach; Acid Stomach; Heartburn; Gastric Derangement; Rising of Food; Distress after Eating; // Costiveness; Biliousness; Jaundice; Liver Complaint; Piles; Gastralgia; or Cramp in the Stomach. // Persons subject to weakness of the stomach or indigestion should be careful in selecting their food, // using only those articles which experience has shown...", and so on
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-6 Binder C
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 16.0 cm. x Width: 7.5 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Light age/sun discolouration, especially around the edges; dark, thick pencil squiggle in the bottom left; left top corner missing, as is a small part of the top right; two creases vertical, dividing clipping in thirds; two "staple" holes along left and several rips along the right
- Copy Type
- Original
Images
Dr. Humphreys' Specific No. 24 [instruction sheet]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2659
- Dates
- 1910
- 1920
- circa 1910-1920
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Advertisements
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Accession Number
- 996001622
- Description
- Thin paper advertisement for Dr. Humphrey's Specific No. 24; front: printed in black ink, tells right of a horse for Humphrey's Veterinary Specifics facsimiles (circular); left of a lady and a lion, for Humphreys' Specifics, and right of a horse, for Humphreys' Veterinary Specifics; blurbs below e…
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- Accession Number
- 996001622
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Advertisements
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs, Non-Prescription -- ephemera
- Homeopathy
- Description
- Thin paper advertisement for Dr. Humphrey's Specific No. 24; front: printed in black ink, tells right of a horse for Humphrey's Veterinary Specifics facsimiles (circular); left of a lady and a lion, for Humphreys' Specifics, and right of a horse, for Humphreys' Veterinary Specifics; blurbs below each, but have been cut off.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 13, 1995.
- Maker
- Humphreys' Homeopathic Medicine Co.
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1910
- 1920
- circa 1910-1920
- Date Remarks
- Company already big in 1861, so may have been started in early 1850's or 1840's; the ad says "For 60 years", so could be around this time; still around in 1918
- Material
- paper: black
- Inscriptions
- Front: "No. 24 Directions for No. 24 // DR. HUMPHREYS' SPECIFIC // FOR // General Debility; Physical and Nervous Weakness; the Results of Depletion, long-continued Illness, or // Exhausting Drains upon the System; excessive Physical or Mental Application // GENERAL DEBILITY, or Physical Weakness, is usually the result of disease or sickness, or of some // drain upon the system beyond its power of recuperation...."; and so on
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-6 Binder C
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 15.8 cm. x Width: 8.3 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Some age/sun discolouration; large piece of top left corner missing, small piece of top right missing; four "staple" holes along left edge and two in the upper middle of the page; two tears along the right edge, one along the left and one on the top; a number of creases and wrinkles all over
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Other
- Reference Comments
- "The Toadstool Millionaires" by James Harvey Young, p. 107; "Nostrums and Quackery", Vol. II, p.595; "The Snake-Oil Syndrome" by A. Walker Bingham, pp. 13-14, 66, insert # 5, 61
- Research Facts
- No. 24 is Tonic Tablets for General Debility; in 1861, Congress proposed tax on patent medicines; from NYC, four leading manufacturers, led by F. Humphreys (Frederick H.) went to Washington to protest, but in vain -- 4% tax on all proprietary medicines still around in 1881, but repealed in 1883; Humphreys' Pile Ointment Witch Hazel Oil (compound) analyzed to be basically a camphor ointment on a lard base; falsely advertised so fined $25.00 on April 29, 1918
Images
Dr. Humphreys' Specific No. 24 [instructions sheet]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2656
- Dates
- 1910
- 1920
- circa 1910-1920
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Advertisements
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Accession Number
- 996001619
- Description
- Thin paper advertisement for Dr. Humphrey's Specific No. 24; front: printed in black ink, tells right of a horse for Humphrey's Veterinary Specifics facsimiles (circular); left of a lady and a lion, for Humphreys' Specifics, and right of a horse, for Humphreys' Veterinary Specifics; blurbs below e…
2 images
- Accession Number
- 996001619
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Advertisements
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs, Non-Prescription -- ephemera
- Homeopathy
- Description
- Thin paper advertisement for Dr. Humphrey's Specific No. 24; front: printed in black ink, tells right of a horse for Humphrey's Veterinary Specifics facsimiles (circular); left of a lady and a lion, for Humphreys' Specifics, and right of a horse, for Humphreys' Veterinary Specifics; blurbs below each, but have been cut off.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 13, 1995.
- Maker
- Humphreys' Homeopathic Medicine Co.
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1910
- 1920
- circa 1910-1920
- Date Remarks
- Company already big in 1861, so may have been started in early 1850's or 1840's; the ad says "For 60 years", so could be around this time; still around in 1918
- Material
- paper: black
- Inscriptions
- Front: "No. 24 Directions for No. 24 // DR. HUMPHREYS' SPECIFIC // FOR // General Debility; Physical and Nervous Weakness; the Results of Depletion, long-continued Illness, or // Exhausting Drains upon the System; excessive Physical or Mental Application // GENERAL DEBILITY, or Physical Weakness, is usually the result of disease or sickness, or of some // drain upon the system beyond its power of recuperation...."; and so on
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-6 Binder C
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 14.0 cm. x Width: 7.9 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Some age/sun discolouration; a lot of creases and wrinkles; front: right has two "staple" holes and a small tear along diagonal crease; left edge has two rips and the top corner is quite bent and ragged; stain in upper right quadrant
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Book
- Reference Comments
- See 996.001.291-.295, .619-.625, .764, .791, .806; "The Toadstool Millionaires" by James Harvey Young, p. 107; "Nostrums and Quackery", Vol. II, p.595; "The Snake-Oil Syndrome" by A. Walker Bingham, pp. 13-14, 66, insert # 5, 61
- Research Facts
- No. 24 is Tonic Tablets for General Debility; in 1861, Congress proposed tax on patent medicines; from NYC, four leading manufacturers, led by F. Humphreys (Frederick H.) went to Washington to protest, but in vain -- 4% tax on all proprietary medicines still around in 1881, but repealed in 1883; Humphreys' Pile Ointment Witch Hazel Oil (compound) analyzed to be basically a camphor ointment on a lard base; falsely advertised so fined $25.00 on April 29, 1918
Images
Dr. Humphreys' Specific No. 34: [instruction sheet]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2661
- Dates
- 1880
- 1900
- circa 1880-1900
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Advertisements
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Accession Number
- 996001624
- Description
- Thin paper advertisement clipping for Dr. Humphrey's Specific No. 34; similar setup, back and front, to 996.001.619, except it is 30 years earlier (says "for nearly 30 years" instead of "for nearly 60 years").
2 images
- Accession Number
- 996001624
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Advertisements
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Description
- Thin paper advertisement clipping for Dr. Humphrey's Specific No. 34; similar setup, back and front, to 996.001.619, except it is 30 years earlier (says "for nearly 30 years" instead of "for nearly 60 years").
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 13, 1995.
- Maker
- Humphreys' Homeopathic Medicine Co.
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1880
- 1900
- circa 1880-1900
- Date Remarks
- Since it is 30 years earlier than the other ads, it is probably around this date
- Material
- paper: black
- Inscriptions
- Front: "No. 34. Directions for No. 34 // DR. HUMPHREYS' SPECIFIC // FOR // Quinsy; Diphtheria; and Ulcerated or Malignant Sore Throat. // Sore Throat or Quinsy begins with redness, heat, swelling of the throat, tonsils and uvula, and difficulty swallowing, and it may terminate in suppuration; when extensive ulceration and rapid prostration occurs, it // is called malignant. // Diphtheria usually commences with dullness, ..."; and so on
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-6 Binder C
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 15.6 cm. x Width: 7.8 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Some age/sun discolouration; two major vertical creases dividing paper in thirds; a large tear approximately left half, 1/3 of the way down, but not touching any edges; left edge is a jagged mess of tears, etc.
- Copy Type
- Original
Images
Dr. Humphreys' Specific No. 77 [instruction sheet]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact2657
- Dates
- 1910
- 1920
- circa 1910-1920
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Advertisements
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Accession Number
- 996001620
- Description
- Thin paper advertisement for Dr. Humphrey's Specific No. 77; see 996.001.619 -- exactly the same style, but different product on the front, identical backs except that this one is cut smaller.
2 images
- Accession Number
- 996001620
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Advertisements
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs, Non-Prescription -- ephemera
- Homeopathy
- Description
- Thin paper advertisement for Dr. Humphrey's Specific No. 77; see 996.001.619 -- exactly the same style, but different product on the front, identical backs except that this one is cut smaller.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 13, 1995.
- Maker
- Humphreys' Homeopathic Medicine Co.
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1910
- 1920
- circa 1910-1920
- Date Remarks
- Company already big in 1861, so may have been started in early 1850's or 1840's; the ad says "For 60 years", so could be around this time; still around in 1918
- Material
- paper: black
- Inscriptions
- Front: "No. 77. Directions for No. 77 // DR. HUMPHREYS' SPECIFIC // FOR // COLDS, GRIPPE, INFLUENZA, CATARRH; PAINS AND SORENESS IN HEAD AND CHEST, COUGH; SORE // THROAT AND GENERAL PROSTRATION AND FEVER; SUMMER COLDS, HAY AND ROSE // CATARRH, HAY ASTHMA AND FEVER. // DIRECTIONS: Dose, six pellets for adults; three for children. Take them dry and let them dissolve in the // mouth when the patient is up and about", etc.
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-6 Binder C
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 14.3 cm. x Width: 7.3 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Some age/sun discolouration; large crease horizontally across the clipping; "staple" holes along left edge and a small brown stain very near it; a few wrinkles; top left corner is bent
- Copy Type
- Original
Images
Dr. Humphreys' Witch Hazel Ointment [advertising postcard]
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7179
- Dates
- 1916
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Advertisements
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Accession Number
- 1977.12.227
- Description
- An original double-sided paper postcard; image on front of four children in white pinafore dresses looking up at a Humphreys’ kite in the sky, pre-printed on back of card with Humphreys’ address and space for sender’s address and description of product, stamped by vendor.
2 images
- Accession Number
- 1977.12.227
- Category
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Archival, Advertisements
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs, Non-Prescription, advertisements
- Homeopathy
- Advertising
- Wound Healing
- MM= Drugs -- topical balms, lotions -- advertisements
- Description
- An original double-sided paper postcard; image on front of four children in white pinafore dresses looking up at a Humphreys’ kite in the sky, pre-printed on back of card with Humphreys’ address and space for sender’s address and description of product, stamped by vendor.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine.
- Maker
- Humphreys' Homeopathic Med. Co.
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1916
- Date Remarks
- Printed on card
- Material
- paper: cream
- ink: blue; green; black; pink
- Inscriptions
- Printed on kite in upper left-hand corner: "HUMPHREYS' // WITCH HAZEL // OINTMENT // (COMPOUND)"; a vertical line divides the back into two parts; printed on left panel: "For Piles or Hemorrhoids // External or Internal, Blind or // Bleeding, Itching or Burning, // One application brings relief. // For Burns and Scalds //Inflamed or Caked Breasts and // Sore Nipples; Chapped Hands, // Fever Blisters; Sore Lips or // Nostrils; Corns; Bunions; Sore // and Chafed Feet, Stings of Insects: Mosquito Bites and Sunburns. // 25c All Druggists. // Send Free Sample to" followed by a number of blank lines; to right of vertical line is a box in the upper right corner that has: "Place // Stamp Here // Domestic // One Cent // Foreign // Two Cents"; below this is typed the address: "HUMPHREYS' HOM. MED. CO. // 156 William St. // New York"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-7 Binder A
- Dimension Notes
- Length 13.4 cm x Width 8.4 cm
- Condition Remarks
- Minor wear around edges; overall yellowing.
- Copy Type
- Original
Images
E & K Compound Tablets No. 138 - Hepatic Comp.
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact14630
- Dates
- 1929
- 1979
- circa 1929 - 1979
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Accession Number
- 016022040
- Description
- Rectangular brown glass bottle, rounded shoulders that taper into a wide neck ending in a collar with screw on lid; tan paper label; embossed words on bottom; three quarters full of 0.4 cm white tablets.
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- Accession Number
- 016022040
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Description
- Rectangular brown glass bottle, rounded shoulders that taper into a wide neck ending in a collar with screw on lid; tan paper label; embossed words on bottom; three quarters full of 0.4 cm white tablets.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Maker
- Ehrhart & Karl
- Site Made (City)
- Chicago
- Site Made (State)
- Illinois
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1929
- 1979
- circa 1929 - 1979
- Material
- glass: brown
- paper: tan
- ink: black, red
- metal: black
- Inscriptions
- Printed on label: "E & K // COMPOUND TABLETS // HOMOEOPATHIC // No. 138 Hepatic Comp. // Berberis vulg. 2x (Dr. Simpson) // Chionanthus 2x // Podophyllum 1x // Leptandrin 1x // Indications: In all cases of torpidity of // the liver and especially if there be a // tendency to jaundice. // Dose: Two tablets every three hours. // CAUTION: Federal law prohibits // dispensing without a prescription. // Prepared by // EHRHART & KARL // Homeoepathic Pharmacists // 17 N. Wabash Ave., Chicago 2, ILL. U.S.A. // 12566 // 0LB”; embossed on bottom: "233I // B 3 // 24 OZ"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-9 Row A
- Width
- 8.5
- Height
- 20.8
- Depth
- 5.7
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Yellowing of label; covered with clear tape
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Types
- Internet
- Reference Comments
- Ehrhart and Karl Pharmacy. Julian Winston.
- Research Facts
- Urban Joseph Ehrhart emigrated from Alsace Lorraine to America at the age of two. The family settled in Chicago. Ehrhart's first job was as an errand boy for Boericke and Tafel. He worked his way up the ladder until he and a friend, Louis Karl, a graduate student pharmacist, decided to start their own business.
- In 1912 Ehrhart and Karl was first opened at 143 N. Wabash Avenue, the third floor of the Bishop building. When Bishop Fur needed the third floor, Ehrhart and Karl moved up to the seventh floor. Finally, the whole building was sold and the new owners tore it down. Ehrhart and Karl moved once again to 17 N. Wabash Avenue.
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George F. Linn Synthaloids
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact14631
- Dates
- 1920
- 1970
- circa 1920 - 1970
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Accession Number
- 016022041
- Description
- Rectangular brown glass bottle, rounded shoulders that taper into a wide neck ending in a collar with screw on lid; tan paper label; embossed words on bottom; 1/4 full of 1.5 cm oval brown tablets & package of silica gel.
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- Accession Number
- 016022041
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Description
- Rectangular brown glass bottle, rounded shoulders that taper into a wide neck ending in a collar with screw on lid; tan paper label; embossed words on bottom; 1/4 full of 1.5 cm oval brown tablets & package of silica gel.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Maker
- George F. Linn
- Site Made (City)
- Norwalk
- Site Made (State)
- Ohio
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1920
- 1970
- circa 1920 - 1970
- Material
- glass: brown
- paper: tan
- ink: black
- metal: black
- Inscriptions
- Printed on label: "GEORGE F. LINN, M.D. // CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK BUILDING // NORWALK, OHIO PHONE 662-5841 // TAKE EVERY ___ HOURS // ___ TEASPOONS ___ TIMES A DAY // ___ TABLESPOONS ___ EACH MEAL // Synthaloids"; embossed on bottom: "233I // 0 B I // 24 OZ."
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A3-9 Row A
- Width
- 8.5
- Height
- 21.2
- Depth
- 5.6
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Yellowing of label
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Types
- Internet
- Reference Comments
- Synthaloids. Sage Journals.
- Biography of Dr. George F. Linn. North Central Ohio Biographies.
- Research Facts
- Synthaloids were used to treat throat irritation, as a fast acting lozenge.
- Dr. George F. Linn graduated from Taylor University in 1912, spent one year at Baldwin Wallace College, and in 1918 received the degree of Doctor of Medicine at Ohio State University.
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- Dates
- 1870
- 1900
- circa 1870-1900
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Accession Number
- 996001015
- Description
- Small plastic vial with contents intact; corked lid; small paper label adhered to vial.
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- Accession Number
- 996001015
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- MeSH Heading
- Drugs -- Non-Prescription
- Homeopathy
- MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container
- MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- vial
- Description
- Small plastic vial with contents intact; corked lid; small paper label adhered to vial.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Received from Scott Jordan Nov. 6 1994 by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection.
- Maker
- D. L. Thompson
- Site Made (City)
- Toronto
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1870
- 1900
- circa 1870-1900
- Material
- plastic: clear
- paper: grey; black
- cork: brown
- Inscriptions
- Glonoine // D. L. Thompson // Chemist // Homeopathic Pharmacist // 204 Yonge St., Toronto 844 Yonge St. Toronto
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A4-6 Box 3 Row C
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 5.8 cm. x Diam. : 1.6 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Paper label badly discoloured; cork broken off
- Copy Type
- Original
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homeopathic medicine
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact8452
- Dates
- 1875
- 1910
- circa 1875-1910
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Accession Number
- 1986.7.1
- Description
- A leather-covered, fitted case, brass plate on lid, contains 40 glass cork-stoppered vials, labelled corresponding to the list affixed inside the box lid; compartment on right side contains an extra vial.
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- Accession Number
- 1986.7.1
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Description
- A leather-covered, fitted case, brass plate on lid, contains 40 glass cork-stoppered vials, labelled corresponding to the list affixed inside the box lid; compartment on right side contains an extra vial.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mr. R.E. Richardson of Port Hope, Ont.; from the home of Dr. James H. Richardson (1823-1903), donor's grandfather.
- Maker
- William Radde
- Site Made (City)
- New York
- Site Made (State)
- New York
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1875
- 1910
- circa 1875-1910
- Material
- leather: black
- wood: brown
- glass: clear
- cork: brown
- paper: yellowish
- Inscriptions
- Label has the pencilled name: "Mr. Freer Montreal"; label inside lid has, "MEDICINES CONTAINED IN THIS CASE // SOLD BY WILLIAM RADDE, No. 222 BROADWAY, NEW YORK // [list of medicines follows]"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A6-2
- Dimension Notes
- Length 152.0 mm x Width 81.0 mm x Depth 62.0 mm (case)
- Condition Remarks
- Leather slightly worn
- Copy Type
- Original
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homeopathic medicine chest
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact8260
- Dates
- 1870
- 1900
- circa 1870-1900
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Accession Number
- 1983.16.1 a-ee
- Description
- Thirty corked bottles (a-dd) of homeopathic pellets in a wooden box (ee) with lid and key plate; inside of lid and bottom of box is lined with red paper; edges above bottle compartments lined with red velvet; inside of lid has a paper label affixed listing contents: 1. Aconitum nap. 3 (a) 2. Arnica…
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- Accession Number
- 1983.16.1 a-ee
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Description
- Thirty corked bottles (a-dd) of homeopathic pellets in a wooden box (ee) with lid and key plate; inside of lid and bottom of box is lined with red paper; edges above bottle compartments lined with red velvet; inside of lid has a paper label affixed listing contents:
- 1. Aconitum nap. 3 (a)
- 2. Arnica mont. 3 (b)
- 3. Arsenicum alb. 6 (c)
- 4. Belladonna 3 (d)
- 5. Bryonia alb. (e);
- 6. Calcarea Carb. (f);
- 7. Cantharsis 3 (g)
- 8. Carbo veg. 6 (h)
- 9. Chamomilla 3. (i)
- 10. China officinalis 3. (j)
- 11. Cina 3. (k)
- 12. Cocculus 3. (l)
- 13. Coffea crud. 3. (m)
- 14. Drosera rotund. 3. (n)
- 15. Dulcamara 3. (o)
- 16. Hepar sulph. (p)
- 17. Ifnatia amara 3. (q)
- 18. Ipecacuanha 3. (r)
- 19. Kahli bichrom. 3. (s)
- 20. Merc. sol. Hahn. 6. (t)
- 21. Nux vomica 3. (u)
- 22. Petoleum 3. (v)
- 23. Phosphorus 3. (w)
- 24. Pulsatilla 3. (x)
- 25. Rhus. toxicod. 3. (y)
- 26. Sambucus nig. 3. (z)
- 27. Songia mar. tost. 3. (aa)
- 28. Sulphur. 6. (bb)
- 29. Veratrum alb. 3. (cc)
- 30. Arnical tinct. (dd)
- Number Of Parts
- 31
- Part Names
- aa-dd - bottles - Length 6.0 cm x Width 1.5 cm x Depth 1.5 cm
- ee - box - Length 15.0 cm x Width 13.0 cm x Depth 7.5 cm
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; Mr. Wallace Beatty.
- Maker
- Boericke & Tafel, Homeopathic Pharmacists
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1870
- 1900
- circa 1870-1900
- Material
- wood: brown
- glass: clear
- cork: brown
- fabric: red
- paper: white; red
- ink: black
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A6-4
- Temporary Location
- On exhibit “Quack: The Exhibit that cures all” at Museum of Health Care, 29 June 2017.
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Box: Length 12.5 cm; Width 14.3 cm; Height 7.5 cm. Bottle (approximate for all bottles): Length 6.3 cm; Width 1.7 cm; Depth 1.7 cm.
- Copy Type
- Original
- Reference Types
- Internet
- Reference Comments
- http://www.homeoint.org/cazalet/boericke/story.htm
- Research Facts
- Boericke & Tafel is the longest running homeopathic pharmaceutical company in the United States, still running as of 2018, while it started (under a different name and ownership) in 1835. Boericke and Tafel also published books on homeopathy, and their families intermarried. The popularity of homeopathy dwindled after about 1915 in the United States, but rose again in the 1980s and 90s.
- Chamomile has a long history of medicinal use. It's natural soothing and anti-inflammatory properties make it great at helping to soothe all kinds of coughs. It's also helpful to add chamomile to your syrup for it's natural calming capabilities, to help you sleep better while getting over your cough.
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homeopathic pocket medicine case
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact7576
- Dates
- 1870
- 1910
- circa 1870-1910
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Accession Number
- 1979.18.1
- Description
- A cardboard, velvet-lined case contains 18 vials with homeopathic remedies in the form of small spherical pills; each vial is labelled with a small, white strip with the remedy's name printed on it.
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- Accession Number
- 1979.18.1
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Description
- A cardboard, velvet-lined case contains 18 vials with homeopathic remedies in the form of small spherical pills; each vial is labelled with a small, white strip with the remedy's name printed on it.
- Number Of Parts
- 19
- Part Names
- a-r - vials - Size: Length 5.5 cm x Diam. 1.25 cm
- s - case - Size: Length 16.5 cm x Width 9.25 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Mrs. John D. Murray of Toronto.
- Dates
- 1870
- 1910
- circa 1870-1910
- Material
- cardboard: navy blue
- fabric: light red
- glass: clear
- paper: white
- organic material: white
- Inscriptions
- Labels on vials have: (a) "Coffea cruda"; (b) "Spongia 3"; (c) "Veratrum 3"; (e) "Sulphur 3"; (f) "Bryonia 3"; (h) "Arsenic 3"; (i) "Colocynth 3"; (j) "China 3"; (k) "Mercur. sol. 6"; (l) "Mercuris vivus"; (m) "Hepar sulph. 6"; (n) "Ipecacuanha 3"; (o) "Chamomilla 3"; (p) "Rhus tox. 3"; (q) "Tartar emetic 3"; (r) "Phosphor. 3".
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A6-5
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- Chamomile has a long history of medicinal use. It's natural soothing and anti-inflammatory properties make it great at helping to soothe all kinds of coughs. It's also helpful to add chamomile to your syrup for it's natural calming capabilities, to help you sleep better while getting over your cough.
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homeopathic remedies product brochure
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact15266
- Dates
- 1920
- 1940
- circa 1920-1940
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Archival, Publications
- Accession Number
- 1975.11.3
- Description
- One sheet of paper folded in half with text on both sides in blue ink to create four panels provides information about homoeopathich ingredients available and their cost.
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- Accession Number
- 1975.11.3
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Archival, Publications
- MeSH Heading
- Drug Therapy
- Homeopathy
- MM= Drugs -- homeopathic and other sectarian medicines
- Archival
- Description
- One sheet of paper folded in half with text on both sides in blue ink to create four panels provides information about homoeopathich ingredients available and their cost.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. Gordon B. White of Port Colborne, Ont.; used by Dr. White's father, Bishop White, as his travelling medicine case in China.
- Maker
- D. L. Thompson
- Site Made (City)
- Toronto
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1920
- 1940
- circa 1920-1940
- Material
- paper: cream
- ink: blue
- Inscriptions
- On front cover: "An Outline of // Dr. Schuessler's Theory // of the // Twelve Tissue Remedies or Cell Salts // and the Practical Application Thereof"; inside: "A Guide to the chief indications and uses of the Twelve Tissue Remedies as recommended in text books on this system of medicine. // CALCAREA FLUOR. CALCAREA PHOS. CALCAREA SULPH FERRUM PHOS. // KALI MUR. KALI PHOS. KALI SULPH. MAGNESIA PHOS. // NATRUM MUR. NATRUM PHOS. NATURM SULPH SILICEA // These Cell Salts are prepared by D. L. Thompson, the largest and oldest Homoeopathic Pharmacal House in Canada"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-6 Binder E-11b
- Length
- 18.0 cm
- Width
- 16.0 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Measured folded
- Condition Remarks
- Surface shows wear and slightly grimy
- Copy Type
- original
- Research Facts
- Archival items originally numbered ai, aj and ak are catalogued separately as 1975.11.1, .3 and .4
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homeopathic remedies product brochure
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact15267
- Dates
- 1940
- 1950
- circa 1940-1950
- Collection
- University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Archival Items
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Archival, Publications
- Accession Number
- 1975.11.4
- Description
- One sheet of paper folded in thirds with text on both sides in purple ink to create six panels provides information phospho-lecithin; text is in French on one side.
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- Accession Number
- 1975.11.4
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Archival, Publications
- MeSH Heading
- Drug Therapy
- Homeopathy
- MM= Drugs -- homeopathic and other sectarian medicines
- Archival
- Description
- One sheet of paper folded in thirds with text on both sides in purple ink to create six panels provides information phospho-lecithin; text is in French on one side.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: Dr. Gordon B. White of Port Colborne, Ont.; used by Dr. White's father, Bishop White, as his travelling medicine case in China.
- Maker
- Wampole's
- Site Made (City)
- Perth
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1940
- 1950
- circa 1940-1950
- Material
- paper: cream
- ink: purple
- Inscriptions
- On front cover: "YOUR DOCTOR RECOMMENDS // WAMPOLE'S // PHOSPHO // LECITHIN // NERVE FOOD & TONIC // HENRY K. WAMPOLE & COMPANY LTD. PERTH ONTARIO CANADA"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-6 Binder E-11b
- Length
- 23.3 cm
- Width
- 15.8 cm
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Dimension Notes
- Measured open flat
- Condition Remarks
- Surface shows wear and slightly grimy
- Copy Type
- original
- Research Facts
- Archival items originally numbered ai, aj and ak are catalogued separately as 1975.11.1, .3 and .4
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Homeopathic Tincture
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact14747
- Dates
- 1870
- 1920
- circa 1870 - 1920
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Accession Number
- 016022035
- Description
- Rectangular clear glass bottle with flat corners and rounded shoulders that taper into a wide neck ending in a collar with cork stopper stuck in closure; small amounts of tan label on front of bottle; embossed numbers on bottom; one eighth full of brown sludgey liquid contents.
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- Accession Number
- 016022035
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Classification
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Description
- Rectangular clear glass bottle with flat corners and rounded shoulders that taper into a wide neck ending in a collar with cork stopper stuck in closure; small amounts of tan label on front of bottle; embossed numbers on bottom; one eighth full of brown sludgey liquid contents.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Maker
- P. H. Mallen & Company
- Site Made (City)
- Chicago
- Site Made (State)
- Illinois
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1870
- 1920
- circa 1870 - 1920
- Material
- glass: clear
- paper: cream
- ink: black
- cork: brown
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 0010
- 0010-A4-8 Box 3 Row A
- Width
- 5.1
- Height
- 14.2
- Depth
- 5.2
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Label missing with small amount to identify the product was made by P. H. Mallen, yellowing of label
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Types
- Internet
- Reference Comments
- P. H. Mallen & Company
- Research Facts
- This bottle is an example of a “French Square”. In the late 1860s, a pharmacist from Philadelphia, Thomas Wiegand recommended French Squares for the elegance of their shape, strength, and the “facility and economy of space with which they can be packed together.”
- This type of bottle was manufactured until the 1920s. This bottle style was frequently made for homeopathic pharmacists like P. H. Mallen and Company, Chicago.
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Homeopathic Tincture of Aconite Napelus
https://mhc.andornot.com/en/permalink/artifact14618
- Dates
- 1860
- 1890
- circa 1860 - 1890
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Mental Health
- Classification
- Pharmacy, General
- Pharmacy, Homeopathic
- Mental Health
- Mental Health, Treatment
- Accession Number
- 016022011
- Description
- Rectangular clear glass bottle with flat corners, rounded shoulders that taper into a wide neck ending in a collar with cork stopper stuck in neck; tan paper label; embossed words on bottom; one third full of brown liquid contents.
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- Accession Number
- 016022011
- Category
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Mental Health
- MeSH Heading
- Homeopathy
- Drug Therapy, Homeopathy
- Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle
- Mental Health
- Mental Health -- treatment
- Mental Health -- treatment -- drugs
- Mental Health -- illness -- anxiety
- Mental Health -- treatment -- drugs -- anti anxiety
- Mental Health -- treatment -- drugs -- homeopathy
- Mental Health -- treatment -- patent medicine -- cure all -- quackery
- Description
- Rectangular clear glass bottle with flat corners, rounded shoulders that taper into a wide neck ending in a collar with cork stopper stuck in neck; tan paper label; embossed words on bottom; one third full of brown liquid contents.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Maker
- P. H. Mallen Company
- Site Made (City)
- Chicago
- Site Made (State)
- Illinois
- Site Made (Country)
- United States of America
- Dates
- 1860
- 1890
- circa 1860 - 1890
- Material
- glass: clear
- paper: tan
- ink: red
- cork: brown
- Inscriptions
- Printed on label: "Homeopathic Tincture // of // ACONITE NAPELUS // CONTAINS 64% ALCOHOL // POISON ! // Average Dose of Tincture: 1 to 3 drops // Prepared By // P. H. MALLEN COMPANY // CHEMISTS AND PHARMACISTS 125 North Wabash Ave. CHICAGO"; embossed on bottom: “.2 41 // U.S.A.”
- Temporary Location
- On exhibit “Quack: The Exhibit that cures all” at Museum of Health Care, 29 June 2017.
- Width
- 4.4
- Height
- 12.2
- Depth
- 4.0
- Unit Of Measure
- centimeters
- Condition Remarks
- Yellowing of label; minor staining
- Copy Type
- original
- Reference Types
- Internet
- Reference Comments
- Aconite. Drugs.com.
- P.H. Mallen & Company. Dr. Jack Fincham.
- Research Facts
- This bottle is an example of a “French Square”. In the late 1860s, a pharmacist from Philadelphia, Thomas Wiegand recommended French Squares for the elegance of their shape, strength, and the “facility and economy of space with which they can be packed together.”
- This type of bottle was manufactured until the 1920s. This bottle style was frequently made for homeopathic pharmacists like P. H. Mallen and Company, Chicago.
- Aconite Napelus was applied topically as a counterirritant liniment for neuralgia, rheumatism, and sciatica. In homeopathy, aconite is used to treat fear, anxiety, and restlessness; acute sudden fever; symptoms from exposure to dry, cold weather or very hot weather; tingling, coldness, and numbness; influenza or colds with congestion; and heavy, pulsating headaches
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