Packet of Potato Starch
Circa 1920
New old stock
Packet of Potato Starch
Circa 1920
Original vintage stock
This 60-gram packet of potato starch bears witness to an era when this product was not merely a culinary ingredient, but a staple of the pharmaceutical compendium. In pharmacies, starch served as a neutral binder for compounded powders, a base for making tablets, or a soothing and absorbent powder for skin irritations.
Never used, still sealed.
A visual testament to the history of pharmacy and commerce in the early 20th century,
It comes from the former cellar-laboratory of a Parisian pharmacy. The vials and other items had not been moved from the shelves since the late 1950s. The cellar had served as a medical analysis laboratory and a laboratory for the pharmacy’s compounded preparations from 1900 until around 1950.
Height: 6cm
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Green label: SUBSTANCE TO BE STORED SEPARATELY – CODEX 1908
Indicating to the pharmacist that it must be stored separately from other substances in the cabinet for toxic substances, the famous ‘poison cabinet’.
It comes from the former cellar-laboratory of a Parisian pharmacy. The bottles had not been moved from the shelves since the late 1950s. The cellar had served as a medical analysis laboratory and a laboratory for the pharmacy’s compounded preparations from 1900 until around 1950.
EMPTY
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Use it with caution label
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Its unusual dimensions make it a model with a beautiful presence
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You buy 1 plate, not the whole set
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Antique pharmacy bottle
EMPTY
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19th century
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Selected Library of Medicine
By François PLANQUE - 1761
Complete original edition with 10 fold-out plates
Box of cocaine lozenges
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Magnificent lid typical of Art Nouveau: 1900-1910
EMPTY
Armand Vaast nasal spray - Oil vaporizer - Antique remedy
In its box
Used in otolaryngology, it was intended for nasal or oral sprays in the treatment of colds and antiseptic treatment of the respiratory tract.
Packet of Potato Starch
Circa 1920
New old stock
