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.
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.
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.