Drug Store Pharmaceutical Collecting Advertising Tins Bottles / Book + Values

Description

“More than 200 black-and-white photographs illustrate the colorful and often bizarre ‘patent’ medicines, toiletries, dental products, apothecary equipment and surgical appliances in use before FDA regulations and high technology.”
DRUGSTORE COLLECTIBLES
by Patricia McDaniel, Wallace-Homestead Book Co., PA., 1994.
“Listings of items include manufacturer, dimensions, intended use, label information, and current value…. [This book] presents a revealing portrait of medical practice in pre-1960 America.  Strange medicines (Ponder’s Penicillin-Bacitracin Troches, medicated cigarettes for asthma relief, psyllium seed, and Puretest Skunk Oil) and historical apothecary equipment (jars, measures, mortars, and funnels) have found new life decorating homes, offices, and restaurants.  They appeal to medical and pharmaceutical collectors, advertising, packaging and contained collectors; as well as to those interested in things weird and wonderful.”  Chapter topics include an alphabetical listing of drugstore collectibles, a sampling of drug and chemical companies and their products and some sample collections.  Finally, resources for finding items and a general index bring this interesting book to conclusion.
6“ x 9“ softback in very good condition.  136 pages.
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