Salamander - Pharmacy corkscrew in bronze
XIXth century
Antique pharmacy corkscrew in the shape of a salamander
Bronze
From the 19th century or early 20th century.
The corkscrew allowed the pharmacist to compress and soften the corks before inserting them in the bottles containing the remedy.
The corkscrew was often fixed in the apothecary's or pharmacist's shop by screwing it to the counter.
Here what is uncommon is that it is in the form of a salamander but one finds it very often in the form of a crocodile, another name of the corkscrew.
Length: 29.5cm
It weighs 1.8Kg
Before these objects appear, the apothecary or the pharmacist chewed himself the corks to insert them in the bottles... From where the term chewing-cork...
Dictionnaire Universel des Drogues Simples
Universal dictionnary of Simple Drugs
By Nicolas Lemery
An antique illustrated pharmacopoeia from 1727 - A Dutch pirated edition
Sodium formate
Antique pharmacy bottle - Apothecary
There is still some product left inside
Camphorated alcohol
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
EMPTY
Bibliothèque Choisie de Médecine - Volume 16
Selected Library of Medicine
By François PLANQUE - 1761
Complete original edition with 10 fold-out plates
Strychnine - Arsenic
Antique pharmacy bottle from the early 20th century
Green label: POISONOUS SUBSTANCE - CODEX 1908
This means that this bottle had to be kept separate from the others as it was extremely dangerous and lethal - POISON
EMPTY
Man - Anatomical chart that can be disassembled
By Fernand Nathan Editeur publisher
Coloured chart with movable, cut-out and superimposed leaves
There are defects on the superimposed boards; the outer board, which was the man's torso, is missing, as are the lungs, which were above the heart. The left hand is missing, the arm being torn.
Gaïacol liquide
Antique pharmacy bottle
Green label: SUBSTANCE TO BE SEPARATED - CODEX 1908
This means that this bottle had to be kept separate from the others because it was dangerous in high doses- POISON
EMPTY
L'art de procréer les sexes à volonté - The art of procreating sexes at will
By Millot - With illustrated plates
Antique book from 1802 (Year X of the Republic) - Third edition
The author explains how to procreate boys and girls, and gives his recipes for treating sterility and malformations...
Antique glass dropper in white glass
Apothecary - Pharmacy
The Pharmacist's Drawer
Small antique wooden pharmacy drawer that can be used as a storage box
A true time capsule!
Sold with its contents, just as they were found when discovered in the basement of this Parisian pharmacy.
BYLA - Antique Pharmacy bottle in amber glass
Large cobalt blue glass pharmacy bottle - Apothecary - Shouldered - H27.5cm - 19th century
Shouldered apothecary bottle - Antique pharmacy bottle
Mouth-blown glass - Cobalt blue color tinted throughout
This large-capacity jar was a storage jar intended for stockpiling
Antique storage box for glass eyes in blue felt
50 compartments
Interior in blue felt and silk
Tincture of Jalap Compound also known as German brandy
A purgative powder is extracted from the Jalap plant.
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
Antique pharmacy bottle from the 19th century
Balsamum Fioravanti - Balm of Fioravanti
Antique brown glass bottle
Huile camphrée
Apothecary - Pharmacy
Salamander - Pharmacy corkscrew in bronze
XIXth century
