Description: RARE Original Broadside / Flyer Recipes for Coloring Van Dusen & Benedict - successors to W.W. Whitney (Dr., Civil War Surgeon) Union, N.Y. ca 1870 FOR OFFER - a nice old piece of ephemera. Fresh from a local estate in Upstate Western NY - Never offered on the market before. All original, vintage, old, antique - guaranteed - NOT a reproduction! This is a rare piece, and perhaps the only one in existence. It was found folded up among a large collection of letters from the Union, NY area and have not seen the light of day for well over a century. This has preserved it quite nicely. Vandusen & Benedict, druggists and apothecaries, successors of W.W. Whitney, a Civil War surgeon, physician / doctor, and druggist. At top : "The proprietors of Medical Hall ...". Measures 12 x 7 inches. In very good condition. Fold marks - NOTE: I prefer to send this folded up, as found, for ease in shipping. If you collect American history, Americana, 19th century sign printing, type face / movable type press, advertisement ad, color, quack medical related, etc. this is a wonderful, unique item for your paper or ephemera collection. Genealogy research information here as well. Combine shipping on multiple purchases. 3016 Apothecary (/əˈpɒθɪkəri/) is a mostly archaic term for a medical professional who formulates and dispenses materia medica (medicine) to physicians, surgeons, and patients. The modern chemist (British English) or pharmacist (British and North American English) now perform this role. In some languages and regions, the word "apothecary" is still used to refer to a retail pharmacy or a pharmacist who owns one. Apothecaries' investigation of herbal and chemical ingredients was a precursor to the modern sciences of chemistry and pharmacology.[1] In addition to dispensing herbs and medicine, apothecaries offered general medical advice and a range of services that are now performed by other specialist practitioners, such as surgeons and obstetricians.[2] Apothecary shops sold ingredients and the medicines they prepared wholesale to other medical practitioners, as well as dispensing them to patients.[3] In 17th-century England, they also controlled the trade in tobacco which was imported as a medicine Union is a town in Broome County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 56,346.[4] The name derives from the town having served as a rendezvous for the Sullivan Expedition. The town is in the south-central part of the county, west of Binghamton. The communities of Union form the western suburbs of Binghamton. Two communities, the villages of Johnson City and Endicott, along with Binghamton, make up the "Triple Cities."
Price: 278 USD
Location: Rochester, New York
End Time: 2024-12-23T16:00:19.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1930
