Old pharmacies produced, between 1880 and 1960, some of the most beautiful and evocative packaging in the history of French graphic arts. Elegant typographies, rigorous compositions, names of medicines that have become legendary. This set of five pieces is a striking illustration of this. 2 Brumaire Lozenges boxes (yellow and purple) — French Pharmaceutical Cooperation, Melun. J. Salmon, Doctor of Pharmacy. Coughs, colds, bronchitis, hoarseness. Price 120 Frs S.N., taxes included. Years round Dr. Belloc's Lozenges box — Medicinal vegetable charcoal, approved by the Academy of Medicine on December 27, 1849. G. Torchon, Pharmacist, Paris. Years Menthol-Borate-Cocaine Lozenges box – Stovaïne — Registered trademark. Price 4 Francs. Initials C.P. The mention of cocaine as an active ingredient dates this box to the years , a time when the substance was still legally used in pharmacy. This is the centerpiece of the set. 1 cylindrical Protigényl Granules tube — Vaillant-Defresne Laboratory, G. Torchon Pharmacist. Hydrolysate of horse plasma proteins and purified fresh liver extract. Threaded aluminum cap. Years . Authentic use patina on each piece, wear and oxidation consistent with age, visible in the photos. Set sold as a block, not separable. France, years .
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- Brand: Divers pharmacie française
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