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Apothecary tools shed light on early medicine
The piece surveys historic medicine from apothecary shops to Pasteur and hand washing, notes the use of herbs and strange materials, and mentions old tools and containers. It includes reader questions about Stevens Organ Co, Glasbake glassware, Mary Dunhill perfumes, Perrine’s Apple Ginger bottle, and vintage doll care tips in Kovels column.
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Louis Pasteur
Stevens Organ & Piano Co
Marietta, Ohio
Stevens & Klock
Stevens Organ Co
Klock
Stevens
McKee Glass Co
Jeannette
McKee
Pyrex
Corning Glass Works
Corning
H.C. Fry Glass Co
Rochester
Fry
Fry Owen Glass
Anchor Hocking
North Front Street
Philadelphia
Wheaton Glass Co
Millville
N.J
Wheaton
Wheaton/Nuline
Wheaton Products
Nuline
Terry Kovel
Kovel
Kovels
King Features Syndicate
57Th St
New York