Description: TWO FRAMED ANTIQUE 1918 PRESCRIPTIONS - ERGOT, AND LAUDANUM (Tincture of Opium) with Chloroforme, Aconite & Belladonna (poisons). Both century-old prescriptions were written by Olivier Caza, MD., of Skowhegan, Maine. G.R. FOGG, Druggist & Apothecary, 86 Water Street, Skowhegan, Maine, is preprinted in the lower left corner of the prescription form. #1: The century-old prescription for ERGOT is dated August 10, 1918 (handwritten in black ink, and stamped in faint/light purple ink), and stamped with the serial number 78427. (LSD is derived from Ergot alkaloids.) #2: The century-old prescription for LAUDANUM (Tincture of Opium) was written on September 8, 1918 (handwritten in pencil), and filled on September 9, 1918 (stamped with purple ink), and stamped with the serial number 78738. This prescription also includes Chloroforme, Aconite and Belladonna. These antique scrips are framed and ready for display. The frame dimensions: Outer frame:5.25" x 7.25" Opening/Glass area: 3.5" x 5.5" For collectors of antique pharmaceutical & medical paraphernalia and ephemera -- and in particular, vintage prescriptions for narcotics, opium, morphine, codeine, cocaine, heroine, cannabis, and even whiskey (a legal loophole during Prohibition) -- please check out my other listings. Shipped by USPS Ground Advantage (U.S. only)
Price: 40 USD
Location: Rosharon, Texas
End Time: 2024-10-19T17:04:25.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Original/Reproduction: Original
Time Period Manufactured: Pre-1930
