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  AM 22384  CHAUMEL MEDICAL TIN, HIGHLY
                      GRAPHIC TWO PIECE BOX, TWO DIP TYPE INK PENS.  ADVERTISING
                      MESSAGE UNDER THE LID, ON THE PENS AND ON THE PEN TRAY.
                      PROMOTES FEMININE BIRTH CONTROL, SUPPOSITORY PRODUCTS.
                      A PRODUCT OF FRANCE, PRE 1900.  SUPERB CONDITION.  A VERY
                      SCARCE AND UNUSUAL ADVERTISING PIECE.  GREAT!!!!!   $225.00
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   AP  24133  VICTORIAN MILK GLASS TOOTH POWDER BOTTLE, 4 3/4" TALL,
                 2 3/8" WIDE, 1 1/8" THICK.  OPENING IN CURVED NECK WOULD HAVE BEEN
                 CORKED.  EXCELLENT CONDITION, NO CHIPS OR CRACKS.  $18.00

   AM  27511  MAHOGANY BOX, 5 1/4" X 2 1/2" X 3".  ALL BRASS 
                      HARDWARE, IVORY INLAY ON TOP.  PAPER LABEL UNDER LID WITH
                      REFERENCE TO "NATURAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCES SAMUEL HIGHLEY
                      FLEET STREET LONDON", PRICE 15 SHILLINGS.  GREAT 19TH CENTURY
                      MEDICAL MEMORABILIA ITEM IN SUPERB ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $85.00

     AM  11335  Watts' Querilline, R. Watts "The Pharmacy" Rainham
                      Kent, England, Cold cure remedy cardboard box.
                      Registration number indicates 1895.  A great early
                      piece of snake oil or quack medical memorabilia.
                      Excellent 100% original condition.  $18.00

   AM  27281  VINTAGE DENTAL MUMMIFYING PASTE, PROF.
                      GYSI'S TRIO, MADE BY DETREY FRERES, ZURICH SWITZERLAND,
                      SOLD BY AMALGAMATED DENTAL CO. LTD. LONDON.  HINGED
                      CARDBOARD BOX WITH WRAP AROUND PRINTED LABEL, LID
                      AND ALL ITS CONTENTS.  WONDERFUL, EARLY PIECE OF DENTAL,
                      MEDICAL MEMORABILIA IN SUPERB, ORIGINAL CONDITION.
                      CIRCA 1920, POSSIBLY EARLIER.  $48.00

   AM  27594  VINTAGE ENEMA TIN, OVAL SHAPED TIN BOX WITH
                      HINGED TOP.  GRAPHIC IMAGE AND INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO USE
                      THE "BOOTS IMPROVED ENEMA SYRINGE".  DETAILED
                      FORMULAS FOR "A BURGATIVE INJECTION, INJECTION FOR
                      WORMS, INJECTION FOR PILES, INJECTION FOR BLEEDING
                      PILES".  ALL PRINTED INSIDE AND UNDER LID.  OUTSIDE
                      DECORATED WITH FLOWERS AND RIBBONS.  VERY DESCRETE.
                      PROBABLY 1920'S VINTAGE, POSSIBLY EARLIER.  GREAT PIECE
                      OF VINTAGE MEDICAL MEMORABILIA.  VERY GOOD
                      ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $85.00

  AM 24175  GLASS EYE BATH, CLEAR, MARKED ENGLISH MADE.
                     INCLUDES ORIGINAL CARDBOARD BOX FROM BOOTS CHEMISTS.
                     INTERESTING MEDICAL MEMORABILIA.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $35.00

   AM  22334  VINTAGE BRASS OPTICAL INSTRUMENT, MARKED
                     "EMPIRE DATUM FRAME RULE".  EYE SIZE, VARIOUS
                     NUMBER AND ANGLE SCALES, 3" TALL, 8" WIDE WITH
                     MOVEABLE ARMS.  WE DON'T HAVE A CLUE WHEN IT
                     WAS MADE OR HOW IT IS USED, BUT VERY NICE
                     CONDITION AND IT IS NOT NEW.  $48.00

       AM   26611 VINTAGE OTOSCOPE, MEDICAL INSTRUMENT, 4 PIECE SOLID
                NICKEL PLATED BRASS DEVICE, 2 GLASS LENSES ALL IN FABRIC COVERED,
                VELVET & SATIN LINED FITTED CASE.  CASE IS 6 1/4" X 4" X 1 1/2" WITH
                LABEL UNDER TOP LID, "BRITISH MADE MILLIKIN & LAWLEY 67 & 68
                CHANDOS STREET. STRAND WC (LONDON ENGLAND)".  HIGH QUALITY ITEM,
                APPEARS IN EXCELLENT ORIGINAL CONDITION, CIRCA PRE-WWII.  $78.00

  AM  28048  ENGLISH ENAMELWARE INFANT BATH, 12" X 19" KIDNEY 
                 SHAPE.  EXCELLENT, BRIGHT, HIGH LUSTER ENAMEL SURFACE.  METAL
                 COVER WITH CERAMIC HANDLE, METAL FOLDING FRAME IN NEED OF
                 CLEANING AND REPAINTING.  $165.00

  AM  21440  VINTAGE INFANT FEEDER, GRIP TIGHT, 7" LONG,
                      BOTH NATURAL RUBBER ENDS (TEAT AND CAP).  ALL IN THE
                      ORIGINAL FULL COLOR GRAPHIC LABEL CARDBOARD BOX.
                      ABSOLUTELY PERFECT UNUSED CONDITION.  PROBABLY
                      1940'S VINTAGE, POSSIBLY EARLIER.  A WONDERFUL
                      NURSERY RELATED COLLECTIBLE.  $85.00

  AM 22674 VINTAGE STONEWARE MAWSON & THOMPSON
                        ENGLISH BABY BOTTLE OR INFANT FEEDER CAP, 1 3/4"
                        DIAMETER, WHITE WITH BLACK LETTERING MARKED
                        "S. MAWSON & THOMPSON, 7. TO 12., ALDERSGATE ST. LONDON".
                        USED ON THE INFAMOUS "MURDER BOTTLE". SUPERB ORIGINAL
                        CONDITION. LATE VICTORIAN ERA.  $25.00

  AM 30584 MEDICAL INHALER, TWO PIECE FRENCH ENAMELWARE.
        WHITE WITH BLUE ACCENTS.  PRE-WWII VINTAGE.  UNUSUAL
        CONFIGURATION.  MINOR DINGS, EXCELLENT, USEABLE CONDITION.
        $78.00

   AM  27282  MACAURAS BLOOD CIRCULATOR, PATENT NUMBER 13932.
        A GREAT EXAMPLE OF BRITISH QUACK MEDICAL DEVICES.  ALL METAL
        BODY AND INTERNAL MECHANISM, LEATHER COVERED HANDLE, WOOD
        CRANK HANDLE, FABRIC COVERED VIBRATING PAD, 12 1/2" OVERALL
        LENGTH.  PROBABLY 1900-1930'S VINTAGE.  EXCELLENT CONDITION,
        FUNCTIONS PERFECTLY.  $85.00

   AM  27517  CHROMICIZED CATGUT, FULL SEALED BOX.
                      LABEL MARKED "THE LONDON HOSPITAL STERILE CHROMICIZED
                      CATGUT ALLEN & HANBURYS LET. 48 WIGMORE ST. LONDON 30 DAY
                      NO. 2".  GREAT PIECE OF EARLY MEDICAL MEMORABILIA IN
                      WONDERFUL, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $38.00

  AM 28539 MEDICAL VENDING CABINET, MAHOGANY FRAMED GLASS
          DOOR.  INTERESTING CELLULOID SIGNS OR LABELS "THIS MACHINE IS
          THE PROPERTY OF ALLIED CHEMICAL CO. LTD. SUBSIDIARY OF THE
          BRITISH AUTOMATIC CO. LTD" AND 5 PRODUCTS "DR. MACLEANS
          STOMACH POWDER, CASCARA, ASPIRIN, SODA MINT & FORMALIN & MINT
          THROAT TABLETS".  13" WIDE, 6 3/4" DEEP, 15 1/2" TALL.  TWO LOCKS, ONE
          WITH KEY.  TAKES A 6 PENCE COIN.  GREAT DISPLAY PIECE IN ANY
          MEDICAL MEMORABILIA COLLECTION.  NICE, ATTRACTIVE CONDITION -
          NEED A KEY FOR BOTTOM COMPARTMENT AND SOME 6D COINS TO MAKE
          IT FUNCTION.  $425.00

  AM 30404 SUPPOSITORY MOLD, SOLID NICKEL PLATED BRASS,
                3 1/2" LONG, 3 PIECE.  MARKED "WK 15 GRAIN BRITISH MADE".
                POSSIBLY PRE-1900 VINTAGE.   EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $75.00

  AM 28578 SUPPOSITORY MOLD, SOLID BRASS, 3 PIECE, 6 CAVITY,
         3" LONG.  PROBABLY PRE 1900 VINTAGE.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $75.00

  AM 30547 MEDICINE DOSE MEASURE.  ETCHED GLASS, TEA AND
        TABLE SPOON MARKS.  BEAKER TYPE POURING LIP.  FITTED TWO PIECE
        FIBER (LEATHER LIKE) CASE WITH BRASS, REPOUSSE DECOR ON LID.
        VERY ATTRACTIVE ANGEL LIKE FIGURES.  A WONDERFUL VICTORIAN
        ERA, CIRCA MID 1800'S, MEDICAL MEMORABILIA ITEM IN EXCELLENT,
        ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $85.00

  AM 30546 HICKS PATENT MEDICINE DOSE GLASS, MILK
        GLASS WITH CLEAR WINDOW SHOWING DOSE LEVELS IN BOTH TABLE
        AND TEA SPOONS.  2" DIAMETER, 2 1/2" TALL IN CARDBOARD FIBER
        FITTED CASE MARKED "MEDICINE GLASS" IN GOLD LETTERING ON
        LID.  A GREAT VICTORIAN ERA, CIRCA 1850, MEDICAL MEMORABILIA
        PIECE IN SUPERB, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $85.00

  AM 21852 ANTIQUE PILL OR HEADACHE POWDER BOXWOOD VESSEL,
         2 1/2" TALL, SCREWS APART.  MARKED "R W MIGRANE-STIFT".
         PROBABLY 19TH CENTURY FRENCH ORIGIN.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $28.00

  AM  24425  MITCHAM MINT JAR, DISPLAY DISPENSER, HEAVY GLASS
                      POINT OF SALE PIECE ABOUT 3 1/4" DIAMETER, 11"
                      TALL.  METAL LID, CLEAR GLASS WITH BLUE AND GREEN
                      LETTERING MARKED "ORIGINAL JOHN MARTYN MITCHAM
                      MINTS".  PRICE 7 1/2 PENCE, COMPANY F.W. HAMPSHIRE
                      & CO. LTD. DERBY CHEMISTS.  ABSOLUTELY SUPERB
                      ORIGINAL CONDITION, CIRCA PRE WWII.  $95.00

  AM  21254  VINTAGE STONEWARE NAZENE NASAL BATH
                VERY UNUSUAL EDWARDIAN ERA MEDICAL OR HYGIENIC
                DEVICE.  ENGLISH STONEWARE NASAL CUP OR BATH
                MARKED WITH REGISTRATION NO. 556302.  PERFECT
                CONDITION.  SCARCE AND UNUSUAL.  $48.00

   AM  27512  NURSE SICK BED CALL ALARM, EDWARDIAN ERA 
                      SOLID MAHOGANY BOX CONTAINING A NICKEL PLATED SOLID
                      BRASS BELL WITH A BAKELITE PUSH BUTTON SWITCH AND
                      SEVERAL FEET OF CORD.  VERY HIGH QUALITY DEVICE, 6
                      1/2" X 6 1/2" X 5" TALL.  SUPERB CONDITION, WIRED  TO
                      OPERATE ON A 9V BATTERY.  QUITE LOUD SOUND, GREAT
                      PIECE OF UNUSUAL MEDICAL MEMORABILIA.  CIRCA
                      1900-1930.  $95.00

  AM 30955 NURSE PULSE TIMER, NICKEL PLATED BRASS BODY
         WITH GLASS TUBE OF SAND.  MARKED 1/4 MINUTE.  USED BY NURSE
         BEFORE THE ADVENT OF WRIST WATCHES.  CIRCA 1900-1920.
         EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $55.00

  AM  27581  PORTA BABY BALANCE SCALE USED BY MIDWIVES TO
         WEIGH BABY'S AT BIRTH AND WEEKLY INTERVALS THEREAFTER.
         MARKED "THE PORTA BABY BALANCE MADE IN USA".  NICKEL
         PLATED BRASS WITH STEEL HOOKS.  GOOD QUALITY PIECE FOUND
         IN ENGLAND.  CIRCA PRE-WWII.  SCARCE AND UNUSUAL MEDICAL -
         NURSING MEMORABILIA PIECE.  $78.00

   AM  28278  INGRAM’S OMEGA BREAST RELIEVER, 5 3/4" LONG
                      IN IT'S ORIGINAL GRAPHIC CARDBOARD BOX.  INSTRUMENT
                      ITSELF APPEARS UNUSED, CLEAR MARKINGS ON THE BULB, NO
                      CHIPS OR CRACKS IN THE GLASS.  BOX IS IN VERY GOOD
                      CONDITION.  AN INTERESTING PIECE OF VINTAGE NURSING
                      MEMORABILIA.  $48.00

  AM  28588  FRANKLINS BREAST RELIEVER, 2 OZ. SIZE.  UNUSED
      CONDITION IN ITS ORIGINAL BOX WITH ILLUSTRATED TOP LABEL.  $38.00

   AM  27519  BOOTS BABY PIN BOX, MARKED "SAFETY PINS FOR
       SURGICAL AND NURSERY USE".  TWO PIECE BOX, 2"LONG, FULL.  $14.00

   AM 23096 SOLID BRASS MORTAR AND PESTLE. ABOUT 3" DIAMETER
       AND HEIGHT, PESTLE IS DOUBLE ENDED 5" LONG. UNUSUAL SHAPE, VERY
       NICE QUALITY PIECE. EXCELLENT CONDITION, CIRCA LATE 1800'S. $95.00

   AM  27518  MATTHEWS & SON, BILE & LIVER PILL.  TWO PIECE
                      CARDBOARD BOX, 1 1/2" DIAMETER.  UNUSUAL PRE-WWII
                      MEDICAL MEMORABILIA.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $14.00

  AM  26684  VINTAGE MEDICAL PILL CRUSHER.  THICK PLASTIC 
                      MATERIAL, TWO PIECE WITH SCREW TOP, 2 1/4" TALL, 1
                      3/4" DIAMETER.  MARKED "PILL CRUSHER EZ SWALLOW
                      PATENTED".  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $27.00

   AM  27276  VINTAGE MEDICAL/PHARMACEUTICAL TEST TUBE
                      STAND.  MAHOGANY, 8" WIDE, 4 1/4" TALL, HOLDS 6 VIALS OF
                      VARIOUS SIZES.  BRASS MAKERS LABEL OR PLAQUE MRKED
                      "K. A. FULTON LIVERPOOL 161 BROWNLOW HILL".  HIGH
                      QUALITY PIECE IN EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION,
                      CIRCA 1900.  $38.00

   AM  27629  WYNOSAN OINTMENT TIN, AMOVON LTD, BRADFORD
                      ENGLAND EST. 1859, 2 1/4" DIAMETER, TWO PIECE TIN
                      WITH ITS ORIGINAL CARDBOARD BOX.  $27.00

  AM  26608  MEDICAL GLASS, SIX SIDED BLUE GLASS, 2 1/8"
                      DIAMETER, 2 1/4" TALL IN TWO PIECE CARDBOARD CASE
                      WITH TOP MARKED "MEDICINE GLASS MINI MEASURE".
                      VERY NICE ORIGINAL CONDITION, CIRCA 1900-1920.  $26.00

  AM  24940  OWL PILL BOX, BRASS TWO PIECE BOX, 1 1/2"
                     DIAMETER.  HIGHLY DETAILED OWL FACE WITH CERAMIC
                     EYES.  VERY ATTRACTIVE, CIRCA 1900. EXCELLENT
                     CONDITION.  $65.00

  AM 22582 VINTAGE IVORY PILL BOX, 1 3/8" DIAMETER, LIFT OFF TOP.
                BEAUTIFULLY CARVED TOP AND BOTTOM.  SUPERB, ORIGINAL
                CONDITION.  MID 19TH CENTURY.  A GREAT LITTLE VICTORIAN
                TREASURE.  $115.00 Sale $95.00

   AM 21934  VINTAGE BAKELITE KORAY PILL BOX, 1 1/2" DIAMETER,
                    EMBOSSED BROWN BAKELITE SCREW TOP.  "FOR ALL PAIN
                    KORAY".  BOTTOM MARKED "KORAY LTD. LONDON
                    ENGLAND".  PERFECT CONDITION, CIRCA 1920-1930.  $35.00

  AM  21907  IVORY PILL BOX, ABOUT 1" DIAMETER.  SCREW TOP
                      ENGRAVED WITH INITIALS "C M C".  CIRCA 1900 OR
                      EARLIER, EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $45.00

  AM 21915 VINTAGE CELLULOID PLASTER (bandaid) ADVERTISING
         WRAPPER.  HIGHLY GRAPHIC IMAGE - WHEAT, LAMB, LION, GIRL.  REVERSE
         PICTURES A BAG OF MILLENNIUM FLOUR, ALSO MARKED "AJAX LTD.
         HASTINGS MADE IN USA".  SUPERB, ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH PARTIAL
         CONTENTS.  $38.00

  AM  26682  "CANCER RELIEF FUND" PORCELAIN ENAMEL SIGN, 10" X
                      8".  VERY GOOD ORIGINAL CONDITION, SOME RUST AND
                      DISCOLOR ON EDGES.  CIRCA PRE-WWII.  $95.00

   AM  27886  PRICE'S CHILD'S NIGHT LIGHTS, PRICES PATENT CANDLE
                      CO.  LTD. LONDON, MANCHESTER & GLASGOW.  FULL
                      UNOPENED BOX OF 8.  ATTRACTIVE, COLORFUL, GRAPHIC
                      LABEL.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  CIRCA 1900-1930.  $38.00

   AM  27501  PUNKT-ROLLER, MASSAGE DEVICE, 4 RUBBER SECTIONS
                      WITH 2 WOODEN HANDLES THAT RESEMBLE A ROLLING PIN,
                      18" LONG, IN IT'S ORIGINAL CARDBOARD BOX WITH
                     INTERESTING END LABEL WHICH PICTURES A YOUNG LADY
                      AND IS MARKED "TRADE MARK THE MARK ON THE BROWN
                      PATENTED IN ALL CIVILIZED COUNTRIES FOREIGN".  AN
                      INTERESTING PRE-WWII QUACK MEDICAL DEVICE.
                      EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $85.00 

  AM  26516  BEECHAMS PILLS, TIN LID AND BOTTOM, CARDBOARD
                      SIDES, SEAL.  2 1/2" DIAMETER, 3" TALL.
                      REGISTRATION NUMBER ON BOTTOM INDICATES 1910
                      VINTAGE.  GREAT QUACK MEDICAL PIECE IN EXCELLENT
                      ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $38.00

     AM  21896  VINTAGE DR. CLARKES QUACK MEDICINE, HEAD-ACHE
                      AND NEURALGIA POWDER, CARDBOARD BOX, 3" X 2" X 1".  A. B.
                      MAKEPEACE FAMILY AND DISPENSING CHEMIST, KIRKDALE,
                      SYDENHAM ENGLAND.  EXCELLENT CONDITION, EMPTY.  $14.00

  AM  25724  MAGNETO ELECTRIC MACHINE IN FITTED CASE, 10" WIDE,
                      5" DEEP, 5" TALL, HINGED TOP LID, POSSIBLY BOXWOOD.
                      ALL BRASS FITTINGS, INTERESTING INSTRUCTION LABEL
                      UNDER LID, "USE FOR NERVOUS AND OTHER DISEASES,
                      TOOTHACHE, TIE-DOLOREUX, NEURALGIN, ETC".  A GREAT
                      QUACK MEDICAL DEVICE IN OUTSTANDING, ORIGINAL
                      CONDITION.  BEST EXAMPLE WE HAVE HAD.  $295.00

   AM  25649  VICTORIAN QUACK MEDICAL ELECTRIC SHOCK MACHINE,
                      "PATENT MAGNETO".  WOOD CASE MEASURES 5" X 5" X 10",
                      GRAPHIC LABEL UNDER TOP LID CLAIMS TO CURE
                      NERVOUS DISEASES, TOOTHACHES, TIE-DOLOREAU OR
                      NEURALGIA.  100% ORIGINAL, COMPLETE, WORKS WELL.
                      SOME WOOD SHRINKAGE DUE TO AGE, MADE DURING THE
                      LATE 1800'S, ENGLISH ORIGIN.  $275.00

  AM 23330  GREEN'S ALMANAC 1902.  WONDERFUL ART NOUVEAU
                   FULL COLOR COVER.  GREAT TURN OF THE CENTURY ORIGINAL
                   QUACK MEDICINE ADVERTISING PIECE, 7" X 9", 32 PAGES FULL
                   OF INTERESTING NONSENSE.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $65.00

  AM  21680  TIN BALANCE SCALE, 8" TALL, MEASURES UP TO 4 OZ.
                      INTERESTING CONFIGURATION, MARKED "GERMANY".
                      PRE WWII VINTAGE, EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $85.00

   *AM  24420  VINTAGE OCCUPATIONAL SHAVING MUG, WHITE WITH
                      GOLD TRIM, "DOCTOR" WITH GLADSTONE BAG AND TWIN SERPENT
                      SHOWN.  VERY ATTRACTIVE, NO NICKS OR CRACKS.  ONLY
                      WEAR IS TO THE GOLD BAND AROUND TOP EDGE AND
                      HANDLE.  PRE-1900 VINTAGE.  NICE.  $145.00
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  *AM 23567  KRUSCHEN QUACK MEDICAL CURE FOR LUMBAGO,
                     GOUT, CONSTIPATION, ECZEMA, ETC.,  GRIFFITH
                     HUGHES CO. LTD. MANCHESTER ENGLAND.  COLORFUL
                     CARDBOARD ADVERTISING SIGN, 8" X 11", EASEL
                     BACK, 1920-1930' VINTAGE.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $27.00

  AM  26522  MEDICAL, SURGERY, PHARMACY CARDBOARD SIGN, 11"
                      WIDE, 16" TALL.  BRIGHT RED PRINTING, DOUBLE SIDED
                      MESSAGE.  GREAT GO WITH OR DISPLAY ACCENT ITEM.
                      EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $48.00

  AM  26521  FIRST AID SOAP MEDICAL ADVERTISING CARDBOARD
                      SIGN, 12" WIDE X 9" TALL.  GRAPHIC IMAGE, VIVID COLOR,
                     "THE MINERS FRIEND".  MADE BEFORE INDOOR PLUMBING
                      WAS COMMON, CIRCA 1900-1920, EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL
                      CONDITION.  $185.00

  AM 22749  VINTAGE OWBRIDGE LUNG TONIC ADVERTISING SIGN,
                     14" WIDE,, 20" TALL.  VERY UNUSUAL THICK HEAVY CARD
                     WITH A BEVELED EDGE, STRING HANGER.  A WONDERFUL
                     FULL COLOR OUTDOOR IMAGE.  A GREAT VICTORIAN ERA
                     QUACK MEDICINE ADVERTISING PIECE IN SUPERB, 100%
                     ORIGINAL CONDITION, CIRCA 1910.  $95.00

  AM  26585  MEDICAL POSTER, WWI ERA APPEAL BY THE GLASGOW
                 ROYAL INFIRMARY SPONSORED BY BOVRIL.  COLORFUL, EYE CATCHING,
                 15" WIDE, 22" TALL.  SUPER GRAPHICS, NICE ORIGINAL CONDITION.
                 SCARCE AND UNUSUAL PIECE.  $195.00

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  AP  10975  VINTAGE CLARKE'S CURE STONEWARE POT
                ENGLISH TRANSFER PRINTED STONEWARE OINTMENT
                POT, 2" DIAMETER, 1 1/2" TALL.  CLARKE'S MIRACULOUS
                SALVE, CURES ULCERATED BAD LEGS, BOILS, ABSCESSES,
                FISTULAS, BAD BREASTS, ETC.  SOLD BY THE LINCOLN &
                MIDLAND COUNTIES DRUG CO., LINCOLN. (England).
                CIRCA 1850'S-1900.  GREAT SNAKE OIL MEDICAL
                COLLECTABLE.  NICE CONDITION, NO CHIPS OR CRACKS.  $45.00

  AM 11747  Dr. Robert's "POOR MANS FRIEND" stoneware
                ointment pot.  Prepared by Beach & Barnicott.
                2" in diameter, 1 1/2" tall.  Excellent
                condition except 1 small chip on rim edge.
                Very nice 1850's period quack medical cure.  $55.00

   AM  22258  VINTAGE ROBERT'S STONEWARE OINTMENT POT, 2"
                     DIAMETER, 1 1/2" TALL.  "POOR MANS FRIEND".  NO CHIPS OR
                     CRACKS, SOME REDDISH STAINING, CIRCA 1850'S.  $35.00

   AM  23509  STONEWARE FOOT WARMER - HOT WATER BOTTLE,
                      ABOUT 3"DIAMETER, 9" LONG WITH FLAT BOTTOM.  TWO TONE
                      COLOR, CERAMIC SCREW CAP.  ABOUT ONE QUART SIZE.
                      EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $38.00

   AM 22637  VINTAGE STONEWARE BED WARMER, 8 1/2" WIDE,
                     4" TALL.  MADE TO RESEMBLE A GLADSTONE LEATHER DOCTORS
                     BAG.  MARKED WITH LETTERS "B.E.D" ON SIDE, SCREW CAP.
                     BOTTOM MARKED "BOURNE DENBY ENGLAND" WITH
                     REGISTRATION NUMBER 740416, PRE WWI ERA.  EXCELLENT
                     CONDITION EXCEPT SMALL SHIP ON TOP EDGE.  $135.00

AM 11516  Transfer Printed label "J. Solmon & Son LTD, London"
                "Best Quality".  Bread loaf shape STONEWARE FOOT WARMER, 11 1/2"
                long, 5 1/2" tall.  Original cap and gasket, stamped "Bourne Denby England".
                Superb 100% original condition.  Late Victorian.  $32.00

  AM 7957   HOLLOWAY'S STONEWARE OINTMENT OR CURE POT,
                     533 OXFORD ST LONDON.  1 1/2" TALL, 1 3/4" IN
                     DIAMETER.  GRAPHIC TRANSFER LABEL ON ONE SIDE
                     "FOR THE CURE OF GOUT AND RHEUMATISM" AND ON
                     THE OTHER "INVETERATE ULCERS. SORE BREASTS. SORE
                     HEAD, BAD LEGS" AND THE PRICES AND SIZES
                     AVAILABLE.  CIRCA MID 1800'S ENGLAND.  EXCELLENT
                     CONDITION, FLAW ON LIP IS UNDER THE GLAZE.  $75.00

  AM  24439  THE BUNGALOW FOOTWARMER, DENBY STONEWARE, 12"
                      TALL, 7" WIDE, 3" THICK, STONEWARE SCREW TOP LID.
                      TRANSFER IMAGE SHOWS A BUNGALOW HOUSE WITH PRINTED
                      MESSAGE, REGISTRATION NUMBER INDICATES 1907.  A
                      GREAT ARTS & CRAFTS ERA PIECE IN SUPERB ORIGINAL
                      CONDITION.  NO DAMAGE OR RESTORATION.  ONLY
                      TYPICAL AGE CRAZING.  NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IN
                      THIS CONDITION.  $285.00

   AM  22573  VINTAGE FULHAM STONEWARE HOT WATER BED WARMER,
                      7" DIAMETER, 2 1/2" THICK, SCREW TOP.  TRANSFER LABEL MARKED
                      "THE ADAPTABLE HOT WATER BOTTLE & BED WARMER THE OLD
                      FULHAM POTTERY EST. AD 1671".  REGISTRATION NUMBER INDICATES
                      1904 VINTAGE.  EXCELLENT, CONDITION WITH NO NICKS OR CHIPS.
                      UNUSUAL SMALLER SIZE.  $175.00

   AM 22629  VINTAGE NUMOL "THE LECITHEN FOOD", STONEWARE
                     POT OR JAR, 2" DIAMETER, 3" TALL.  A DIGESTIVE QUACK MEDICAL
                     FOOD, MADE AT NEW CASTLE-ON-TYNE, CIRCA 1900-1920.  UNUSUAL
                     SHAPE, EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $38.00

  AM 10682 VINTAGE VIROL FAT FOOD STONEWARE POT,
                     APPROXIMATELY 3 1/2" DIAMETER, 5" TALL.  TRANSFER
                     LABEL STATES "BONE MARROW AN IDEAL FAT FOOD FOR
                     CHILDREN AND INVALIDS".  EXCELLENT, 100% ORIGINAL
                     CONDITION, CIRCA 1890 - 1920.  $48.00

   AM  22628  VINTAGE VIROL FAT FOOD STONEWARE POT,
                      APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2" DIAMETER, 4" TALL.  TRANSFER
                      LABEL STATES "BONE MARROW AN IDEAL FAT FOOD FOR
                      CHILDREN AND INVALIDS".  SUPERB, 100% ORIGINAL
                      CONDITION, CIRCA 1890 - 1920.  $42.00

More stoneware Click non medicinal

  AM  26561  SURGICAL CASED SET OF SCALPELS AND MEDICAL
                      INSTRUMENTS.  LEATHER COVERED CASE ABOUT 6 1/2" X
                      2 1/2" X 1 1/4", INTERNAL FITTINGS, CONTAINS 4
                      EBONY HANDLE AND ONE ALL STEEL SCALPELS.  BLADES
                      ARE FREE OF ANY STAINES OR DEFECTS, VERY SHARP.
                      THREE OTHER IMPLEMENTS, ONE MARKED" SUMNER & CO.
                      LET. LIVERPOOL".  SCISSORS UNDER TOP LID.  LATE
                      VICTORIAN ERA.  VERY NICE ORIGINAL MEDICAL
                      MEMORABILIA PIECE.  $245.00

  AM  26733  DOWN BROS. SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, FITTED
                      CASE 6 1/4" X 1 1/4" X 1", FABRIC COVERED, VELVET LINED,
                      BRASS DIVIDER AND FITTINGS.  MARKED "DOWN BROS.
                      LTD. SURGICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURERS THOMAS ST.
                      LONDON".  CONTAINS ONE BONE HANDLE INSTRUMENT
                      MARKED "LUER", ONE ALL STEEL PIECE MARKED "WEISS".
                      THIS IS A MID-19TH CENTURY CASE WITH ONE
                      VICTORIAN ERA PIECE AND ONE MUCH LATER.  SOMEONE
                      HAS WRITTEN "UNUSED 25/3/30" ON LABEL.  EXCELLENT,
                      ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $85.00

   AM  26731  VINTAGE WEISS SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, FITTED
                      HINGED TOP CASE, 6 1/2" X 1 1/2" X 1", FABRIC COVERED WITH
                      VELVET LINING, BRASS DIVIDER AND FITTINGS.  CONTAINS TWO
                      5" LONG IVORY IMPLEMENTS.  LABEL UNDER LID "J. WEISS &
                      SON OXFORD ST LONDON".  PROBABLY FOR EYE SURGERY.  PRE-
                      STERILIZATION ERA, CIRCA 1850.  EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL
                      CONDITION.  $85.00

  AM 30272  WEISS & SON LONDON, SURGICAL SET, 6 IVORY HANDLE
                 INSTRUMENTS.  PROBABLY FOR EYE SURGERY.  SUPERB ORIGINAL
                 CONDITION.  VELVET LINED FITTED CASE, HINGED LID WITH
                 BRASS FITTINGS.  VERY HIGH QUALITY SET.  CIRCA MID
                 1800'S.  $225.00

   AM  27632  CALVERT & CO. CARBOLIC TOOTH POWDER TIN,
                      3" DIAMETER, 1 1/4" TALL.  EXCELLENT CONDITION, CIRCA
                      1900-1930.  $22.00

   AM 21825 VINTAGE IDEAL TOOTH POWDER TIN CAN.  BIBBINGS
          CARBOLISED ARECA NUT DENTIFRICE, 3" DIAMETER, TWO PIECE TIN
          CAN.  ATTRACTIVE GRAPHICS.  EXCELLENT, 100% ORIGINAL CONDITION,
          1900 - 1920 VINTAGE.  $25.00

  AM  11030   ALEX S. REID, HACKNEY, LONDON
                      CARBOLIC TOOTH POWDER TIN, 2 1/4" DIAMETER, 1"
                      THICK.  GORGEOUS COLORFUL LID.  A WONDERFUL
                      CONDITION, HIGHLY COLLECTABLE TIN FROM NEAR "JACK
                      THE RIPPERS" NEIGHBORHOOD.  CIRCA 1900.  $35.00

  AM  20412  VINTAGE WILSON FREE SAMPLE CO-RE-GA DENTURE
                      POWDER TIN, FOR HOLDING FALSE TEETH IN PLACE.  VERY
                      COLORFUL GRAPHIC SMALL TIN, 1 1/4" OVAL, 2 1/4"
                      TALL.  COREGA CHEMICAL CO. CLEVELAND OHIO.  A
                      GREAT LITTLE PIECE IN SUPERB CONDITION.  $45.00

  AM  20830  VINTAGE WILSON'S "FREE SAMPLE" CO-RE-GA DENTURE
                      POWDER TIN, IN THE ORIGINAL BOX WITH INSTRUCTION
                      SHEET, FOR HOLDING FALSE TEETH IN PLACE.  VERY
                      COLORFUL GRAPHIC SMALL TIN, 1 1/4" OVAL, 2 1/4"
                      TALL.  COREGA CHEMICAL CO. CLEVELAND OHIO.  A
                      GREAT LITTLE PIECE IN SUPERB CONDITION.  $55.00

   AM  27631  BILE BEANS MEDICAL TIN, 2 1/2" DIAMETER, 2 1/2"
                      TALL.  CLASSIC ENGLISH QUACK MEDICINE LABEL READS
                      "FOR BILIOUSNESS AND HEADACHE, INDIGESTION,
                      CONSTIPATION, PILES, DEBILITY, FEMALE WEAKNESS,
                      DIZZINESS, PIMPLES, BOWEL TROUBLES", ETC.  IF IT
                      COULD DO ALL THAT, WHO'D NEED NHS?  $28.00

  AM  27904  T. J. SMITH & NEPHEW, ENGLAND SCOTLAND,
                      ELASTOPLAST ADHESIVE BANDAGE TIN, 2" DIAMETER, 3
                      1/2" TALL.  ALL AROUND LITHO LABEL.  MARKED WAR
                      TIME CONTAINER.  EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $38.00

   AM 30542 EASE-FEET, HENRY FLANDERS FOOT POWDER IN, 2 1/2"
                  TALL, 1 1/4" DIAMETER, PAPER LABEL, SHAKER TOP LID.  MARKED
                  "INVALUABLE TO CYCLISTS".  EXCELLENT CONDITION, POSSIBLY
                  PRE-1900 VINTAGE.  $48.00

   AM  27604  NAVANO OINTMENT TIN, 2 1/2" DIAMETER.  GRAPHIC
                      IMAGE ON LID, MARKED REGISTRATION NO. 445485
                      INDICATING 1904.  MADE IN BLACKPOOL ENGLAND.  NICE
                      QUACK MEDICINE MEMORABILIA PIECE.  $22.00

  AM 10125 VINTAGE "NIGROIDS" THROAT AND VOICE LOZENGE
                 TIN, FERRIS & CO. LTD. BRISTOL, ENG., 1 7/8" X 1 3/8" X 1/4" THICK.
                 ATTRACTIVE MULTICOLOR, FLOWER DESIGN TOP LABEL IN
                 EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $14.00

  AM 22383  VINTAGE TOILET, NURSERY POWDER TIN, 2 3/4"
                    DIAMETER, 3 3/4" TALL.  ATTRACTIVE ALL AROUND
                    LITHO LABEL, REMOVABLE TOP.  VERY NICE
                    ORIGINAL CONDITION, CIRCA PRE W.W.II.  $36.00

   AM  28514  BLIE BEANS QUACK MEDICINE TIN ADVERTISING SIGN,
                 11 1/2" X 5 1/2".  "THE IDEAL TONIC LAXATIVE".  BACK MARKED "SHOULD
                 THIS BECOME SOILED RUB WITH MOIST LEATHER", MADE IN ENGLAND,
                 WITH FOLD OUT STAND.  EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $58.00

  AM  27806  GERMOLENE OINTMENT TIN METAL ADVERTISING SIGN
                      WITH CARDBOARD BACKING AND EASEL STAND UP, 5 1/2" X 6
                      1/2".  GRAPHIC FULL COLOR ILLUSTRATION.  BACK
                      MARKED "SHOULD THIS BECOME SOILED WIPE LIGHTLY
                      WITH CLEAN MOIST LEATHER".  PRE-WWII VINTAGE.
                      NICE MEDICAL RELATED ADVERTISING PIECE IN
                      EXCELLENT, ORIGINAL CONDITION.  $78.00

  AM  28051  MACLEAN OPAS STOMACH DIGESTIVE POWDER, TIN
                      ADVERTISING SIGN.  GRAPHIC IMAGE, 6" X 9", EASEL
                      BACK.  VERY GOOD CONDITION, CIRCA 1950, POSSIBLY
                      EARLIER.  $68.00

  AM  27636  SENOKOT METAL ADVERTISING SIGN, ENEMA TABLETS,
                      6" X 9", WITH EASEL BACK AND STRING HANGER.  COLORFUL
                      GRAPHIC MEDICAL RELATED MEMORABILIA SIGN.  $85.00

      AM  26549  ZAM-BUK SKIN OINTMENT, MEDICAL TIN ADVERTISING
                 SIGN, 5 1/2" TALL, 11 1/2" WIDE.  PRESSED TIN WITH EASEL BACK FOR
                 COUNTER USE.  ALSO HANGING TAB.  EXCELLENT CONDITION, POSSIBLY
                 UNUSED, PRE-WWII VINTAGE.  $58.00

  AM 22450  VINTAGE CELLULOID COVER "PENNY ROYAL" PILL
                     ADVERTISING BOOKLET, 1901 CALENDAR, LOTS OF
                     OTHER INFORMATION.  CHICHESTER CHEMICAL CO.
                     PHILADELPHIA PA.  MADE BY WHITEHEAD & HOAG.
                     EXCELLENT CONDITION.  $35.00

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