Items Tagged The Habit
Pill machine
ACCESSION NUMBER: 1980.18.120 a-b Object Name: Pill machine Maker: Unknown Date Made: 1800-1899 MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Drug Compounding; Drug Compounding — instrumentation ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION Before mass-production began in the nineteenth centuries and even into the beginning of the … Continue reading
Herbal tonic: Fountain of Health
ACCESSION NUMBER: 996001286 a-b Object Name: Great Herbal Tonic Fountain of Health bottle and box Manufacturer: Wm Churchill & Co. Date Made: 1880 MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Drugs, Non-Prescription; Drugs — patent, proprietary, over-the-counter — vitamins, health restorers, protectors; … Continue reading
Asthmador Cigarettes
ACCESSION NUMBER: 1999.3.59 Object Name: R. Schiffmann’s Asthmador Cigarettes Maker: Maker: R. Schiffmann Co. Date Made: 1920-1930 Country of Origin: United States of America MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Drugs, Non-Prescription ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION We’re used to taking drugs by mouth … Continue reading
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup
ACCESSION NUMBER: 996001754 Object Name: Trade card Manufacturer: Anglo-American Drug Company Date Made: Circa 1885 Country of Origin: United States of America MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Drugs, Non-Prescription — advertisements; Teething — drug therapy — advertisements; Drugs — patent, proprietary, over-the-counter … Continue reading
Opium lamp lighter
ACCESSION NUMBER: 1969.315.1 a-b Object Name: Opium lamp lighter Manufacturer: Meriden Britannia Company Date Made: Between 1852-1898 MeSH Code: Medical Subject Headings Narcotics; Opium ARTEFACT DESCRIPTION Opium is a drug derived from the poppy plant. Before it was effectively eradicated … Continue reading
