Medicine
Medical Treatment,Family Medicine
Plymouth, Massachusetts: 1829. A handwritten medical bill in ink made out to "Widdow [sic] Hannah Blakeslee" from "R. Cook" for "medical services for self" from September 16th, 1825 until April 21st, 1829, totaling $14.42, and noting already received payment for medical services rendered to Gerry Blakeslee for $9.00. Located at.....
Price: $125.00
Public Health, Pneumonia
New York, New York: The Denver Chemical Mfg. Co., 1920. An illustrated booklet produced to educate medical practitioners about pneumonia and its effects on public health. Includes detailed scientific information about the physical science of the illness including symptoms, as well as treatment of the different kinds of pneumonia (Lobar.....
Price: $175.00
Baby Formula, Nestlé, Advertising Paper Dolls, Marketing Campaigns
Paris, France: Nestlé, 1920s. Uncut example of one of the "Poupées Nestlé", a successful paper doll marketing campaign run by Nestlé, hoping that the children who received them would ask their mothers to buy Nestlé baby formula ("Farine Lactée"). Measures approx. 7.75" by 8.75. Verso blank, appears complete in and.....
Price: $150.00
Hospital Financing, Medical Trends, Indigent Care
New York. NY: Presbyterian Hospital, 1908. 16 (unnumbered) pp. Printed on lightly polished paper. Images from photographs throughout of staff assisting patients, mostly the indigent. The narration begins with acknowledgment of the trend in hospital work toward scientific exactness, and the keeping of fuller records of all symptoms and treatment.....
Price: $100.00
Children's Health, Children's Hospitals
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1890. A valuable printed record of medicines prescribed by doctors at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia from 1890. Also contains diet suggestions for children aged 6 months to 2 years. The Prescribing Manual is divided by medicine type (e.g. "Liquores", "Misturae", "Linimenta") and includes.....
Price: $250.00
Dyes and Dyeing, Patent Medicine
Newport, New Hampshire: Carlton Hurd, c1870. Printed bifolium advertising goods sold by Carlton Hurd, druggist and "dealer in Paints, Oils, Dye Stuffs, Patent Medicines, Perfumery, Toilet Articles, and Druggists' Fancy Goods". Also advertises "Wine and Liquors, a choice stock for medicinal purposes only". Of particular interest are the "Recipes for.....
Price: $225.00
medical device, nebulizer, pulmonary disease
Le Grange, IL: O. Q. Holman, c1900. A 5 1/4" x 3' heavy stock card depicting a five chamber device on the front and boasting "Far better than the Pulitzer Air Bag and Catheter in the Treatment of the Ear"... The narrative on revere advises it is for the treatment.....
Price: $75.00
bath house, medicine, advertising, health & welfare
Chicago, IL: Dr. Gluck's Water & Physical Culture Institute and Gymnasium, [1920s]. A promotional card for Dr. Gluck's Water & Physical Culture Institute and Gymnasium which provided medicated and plain baths to its patrons. Located in Chicago, the institute promoted itself as place that helps "the weak to grow in.....
Price: $75.00
Mechanotherapy, education, promotional materials, physical therapy
[Chicago]: American College of Mechano-Therapy, c.1910s. Photographically illustrated promotional flyer (8" by 5.5") for the American College of Mechano-Therapy, which offered its courses to physicians via correspondence. The recto depicts "prominent graduate" Rev. Robert E. Campbell, and the verso features a grateful letter from another graduate, expounding on the benefits.....
Price: $100.00
Medical education, Education, technical schools, Prospectus, trade schools
Minneapolis, Minnesota: 1920s. Photo-illustrated prospectus advertising the Training School for Clinical Laboratory, Basal Metabolism, Physiotherapy, X-Ray Technicians at the Northwest Institute of Medical Technology in Minneapolis. Includes list of staff, general overview of the school's programs, fees and admission requirements, and a 4-pp. list of Graduate and Undergraduates. Also includes.....
Price: $125.00
Social Welfare] [Menu
A single-fold 8 1/4" x 5 1/4" paper menu with printed outside cover and mimeographed bill of fare within. Well-rounded fare with prices ranging from 25 cents for a lettuce sandwich to $2.25 for Broiled Rump Steak. The significance of this menu is spelled out on the back cover "To.....
Price: $45.00
Remedies,Medicine,Advertising and Promotion,Quackery
Philadelphia: Dr. J. H. Schenck & Son, [1880]. 32 pp. wraps. First page titled "A Positive Cure for Consumption" explaining consumption, the origin of consumption, the tubercle, the various stages, the symptoms including cough, wasting away, hemorrhages, night sweats and hectic cheeks, poor appetite and bad digestion and diarrhea and.....
Price: $50.00
Remedy, Receipt, Manuscript, Brandy
[1810]. A manuscript receipt listing all of the necessary ingredients with an explanation on processing "let them stand in a warm place" and when done mix equal parts of Brandy -- take half a wine glass morning and night. "Receipt to make Elixer(sic) for the Cholic & Ague". Written on.....
Price: $60.00
medicine, hospital, baby, home front, WWI, charity
New York, NY: Babies' Wards Post-Graduate Hospital, 1918. This booklet is the 1918 yearly report of a New York charity called Babies' Wards Post-Graduate Hospital. During WWI, a lot of local charities were just as hard up for cash as their overseas counterparts and as such the booklet starts with.....
Price: $125.00
Nursing Education,Nursing Schools
White Plains, New York: Bloomingdale Hospital School of Nursing, 1918. Printed rule book for the Bloomingdale Hospital School of Nursing in White Plains, published in 1918. An important view into the daily life of a nurse in training, one of the few careers paths open to women outside the home.....
Price: $150.00
Hypnotism, Telepathy, Psychic Healing, Supernatural
Augusta, Georgia: Scottish Rite Guard, 1933. Printed program advertising a 1933 performance given by Hungarian hypnotist Fulop Voros in Augusta, Georgia. The performance was divided into two parts: "Experiments in Telepathy", and "Hypnotics". The latter includes psychic healing and group hypnotism; the former consists of audience participation, "finding [a] hidden.....
Price: $250.00
Hospitals, Seafaring, Merchants, Staten Island Quarantine War, Xenophobia
New York, New York: L.H. Biglow & Company, 1879. The Annual Report of the Physician-in-Chief, Chaplain, and Auditing Committee covering the year 1878 for the Seamen's Retreat Hospital. Includes a list of trustees and officers. The physician's report includes several tables reporting the number of patients with diseases ranging from.....
Price: $125.00
Medical Appliances, rubber, medical devices
Manufacturer: I. B. Seeley & Co. Location: Philadelphia, PA Date: 1884 Pages: 78 Subject Matter: Medical Appliances Comprehensive descriptions, some prices, and B&W illustrations of medical devices made from rubber used to relieve various ailments, such as abdominal pain, rheumatic affections, and the 'falling of the bowels.' Covers show heavy.....
Price: $175.00
Sex Education,Family Planning and Birth Control
Augusta, Georgia: Southern Medical Supply Company, 1950. A 1950 sex education manual "Written for the Layman", i.e. the general public, from the point of view of physicians wishing to dispel harmful sex myths. Covers a wide range of topics, including: male and female reproductive anatomy; intercourse, including different sex positions.....
Price: $175.00
Public Health, Uterine Cancer
Silver Spring, Maryland: American Cancer Society, c.1975. "Stay Healthy!" and "Know Cancer's Warning Signals!", urges this photo-illustrated folding pamphlet (7.25" by 3.25" folded) in four panels produced by the American Cancer Society. Includes detailed information on what uterine cancer is, who is susceptible to it, and how Pap tests work.....
Price: $85.00
Sanitariums and Hospitals
Fargo, North Dakota: Stone Sanitarium and Hospital, 1920s. "A valuable book for all sick people to read", presented by the Stone Sanitarium and Hospital and its founder, Dr. Guy Stone. The illustrated booklet advertises the sanitarium as a haven for the chronically ill, treating and curing every disease from appendicitis.....
Price: $150.00
History of Dentistry,Crowning System
New York, New York: Dr. Sheffield, c.1900. Advertising handbill promoting crowns, bridges, and other dental work by a Dr. Sheffield of New York. Includes a lengthy explanation of his innovative dentistry techniques used to improve patients' smiles. Verso includes three illustrations depicting his crown and bridge work. Printed on pink.....
Price: $175.00
menu, thanksgiving, holiday, turkey, medicine, epileptics
Gallipolis, OH: Ohio Hospital for Epileptics, Nov-15. A single fold menu for the 1915 Thanksgiving Dinner at the Ohio Hospital for Epileptics. The menu is done in dark blue ink and the front cover features an illustration of an autumn scene with a turkey standing next to a pumpkin with.....
Price: $65.00
nurse, nursing, medical, medical journal, nursing journal, medicine, women in medicine
New York: Lakeside Publishing Co, Sep-26. 111 pp journal on nursing. The 'Trained Nurse and Hospital Review' was the pioneer nursing publication in American and it ran from 1893 to 1950. This item is the September 1926 issue. The front cover features a photograph of Stella Boothe Vail (a prominent.....
Price: $65.00