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LicenseMetal shop sign advertising various products for sale, English
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Metal shop sign advertising various products for sale, English
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Metal shop sign advertising various products for sale, English, 19th century
All the items advertised by the metal sign might typically be found in a pharmacy in the 1800s. These include patent medicines – some of which were likely to have limited health benefits – medicated lozenges, infant foods and feeding bottles. Like many modern chemists, the shop also stocked non-medical items – in this case ink.
Leeches were also sold there. These were used for bloodletting, a centuries old practice once used to treat a wide range of medical conditions.
Details
- Category:
- Pharmacy-ware
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A643135
- Materials:
- steel
- Measurements:
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overall (standing): 384 mm x 280 mm x 175 mm, .88 kg
- type:
- shop sign
