View Page 2 Shop sign: Shop sign of reverse painted glass. Framed, approximately 13.5 by 15.5 inches. Apothecary Jars: Glass apothecary jars, late 18th century. Zinc lids, paper labels, containing (left to right): PULV. RHEI. (approximately 8 1/8 in) and PULV. IPECAC. (approximately 7 1/2 inches). Apothecary Bottles: Glass apothecary bottles, late 18th century. Paper labels, containing (left to right): CHLOROFORM. (approximately 9 inches), AQ. DESTIL. (approximately 12 1/4 inches), and TONKA BEANS. (approximately 9 1/8 inches). Apothecary Bottles: Milk glass apothecary bottles, late 18th century. One unlabeled (approximately 8 inches), one with a paper label, containing: ARG. CYA-NUR. (approximately 7 3/8 inches). Apothecary Bottles: Glass apothecary bottles. Glass labels, containing (left to right): ARSENIC. (approximately 9 1/8 inches), A.C. NITRIC. (approximately 12 1/4 inches), and ERGOTA. (approximately 9 1/8 inches). Cobalt Blue Glass Bottles: Cobalt blue glass bottles, mid-19th century. Glass labels, containing (left to right): IODINUM. (approximately 8 1/8 inches), HYD. CHL. COR. (approximatley 8 inches), and HYD. AMMON. (approximately 8 1/8 inches). Cobalt Blue Glass Bottles: Cobalt blue glass bottles. Paper label, containing mercury bichloride tablets (poison). Each approximately 3 1/2 inches in height. Ointment Jars: White glass ointment jars, mid-19th century. Glass label, containing (left to right): EMP.CANTH., EX.COLOC.C., CER.ADIPIS., and UNG.HYDRAR. Approximately 8 inches in height each. Display Bottles: Amber glass display bottles from the Wyeth Co. (John Wyeth & Brother, Incorporated, Philadelphia). Glass is moulded to the form of the paper labels; contain (left to right): Wyeth s/ TINCTURE/ ARNICA, Wyeth s/ PAREGORIC/ TINCT. OPIUM CAMPHORATED/ ...POISON, and Wyeth s/ SOLUTION/ EPHEDRINE SULPHATE. Approximately 8 5/8 inches in height each. Glass is moulded where the label is affixed.'" Herbal Jars: Glass herbal jars. Contain (left to right): PHYTSOSTIGMA, approximately 12 3/8 inches; CAPSICUM PODS, approximately 10 inches; MASTIC GUM, approximately 10 inches; and JALAP, approximately 12 3/8 inches Pill Machines, Wooden: Wood and brass pill machines. Left: base 12 1/8 inches x 7 1/4 inches, roller 14 1/2 inches x 3 inches, finisher 6 3/8 inches x 3 1/4 inches Center: base 13 1/8 inches x 11 inches, roller 18 7/8 inches x 2 1/2 inches Right: base 11 1/2 inches x 5 5/8 inches (marked P742), roller 14 3/4 inches x 3 inches (marked P733). Pill Coater: Wooden pill coater with silver residue. Approximately 4 1/8 inches in height. Filling & Closing Apparatus: From The Pill Rollers by Lillian C. and Charles G. Richardson]: The Konseal Filling & Closing Apparatus, made by The J. M. Grosvenor Co., Boston was the most widely used device in American drug stores for the preparation of cachets. The device came in a large wooden box with directions on the underside of lid. The apparatus consists of the main nickel mold, funnels, tampers, water pan and roller. The box also has compartments for the storage of several sizes of the konseals (cachets). The box is 18 inches x 10 inches x 2 inches. Label Cabinet: Wooden label cabinet. Each drawer pull is numbered in black. Approximately 17 1/2 inches x 15 1/2 inches x 7 3/4 inches. Show Globe: Freestanding show globe; hand carved Ipswich Glass, of c.1850. Approximately 25 7/8 inches. Formerly part of the collection of the famous drug store Chester A. Baker Pharmacy, Longwood Avenue, Boston. Show Globe: Freestanding glass show globe; photographed filled with blue water. Approximately 21 3/8 inches. Advertising Sign: Framed sign, reverse painted on glass. Left side: WISTAR S BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY for the treatment of coughs, colds, consumption, and lung diseases. Right side: PERUVIAN SYRUP AN IRON TONIC for the treatment of dyspepsia, debility, dropsy and humors. Approximately 32 1/2 inches x 18 3/8 inches framed. Advertising Sign: Framed sign, reverse painted on glass. RING S VEGETABLE AMBROSIA FOR GRAY HAIR. Approximately 29 3/4 inches x 23 5/8 inches framed. Advertising Sign: Framed sign, reverse painted on glass. JOSEPH BURNETT & CO./ BOSTON./ PROPRIETORS OF/ COCAINE,/ KALLISTON,/ FLORIMEL,/ ORIENTAL TOOTH WASH/ JONAS WHITCOMB S ASTHMA REMEDY/ BURNETT S SUPERIOR COOKING EXTRACTS. Approximately 31 1/2 inches x 21 3/4 inches. Advertising Sign: Framed sign, reverse painted on glass. DR. WALKER S CALIFORNIA VINEGAR BITTERS. THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER. Approximately 24 inches x 24 inches x 24 inches framed. Vial Cases Left: Black leather case, cloth lined, containing 7 vials. Each vial is approximately 3 3/8 inches in height, made of glass, with a metal-topped cork stopper. Case, folded, is approximately 7 inches x 3 5/8 inches x 1 inch. Center: Black leather case with two compartments. As opened, the case displays 20 cork-stopped glass vials (each approximately 2 1/2 inches), 3 small glass flasks (containing whiskey and rubbing alcohol), and a compartment holding sponges and gauze. The case measures approximately 9 1/4 inches x 5 3/4 inches x 4 1/2 inches. Right: Wooden case covered with black embossed leather and lined with velvet. Contains 12 glass vials with cork stoppers, each approximately 2 1/2 inches in height. Measures approximately 5 3/4 inches x 3 1/2 inches x 1 inches.