Apothecary museum display shelf
I was allowed to take a few pictures of the back shelf.
Background
A weekend visit to Syracuse, NY's Museum of Science and Technology brought an unexpected discovery: A collection of vintage medicines in a circa 1900 apothecary shop setting. It is not interesting to kids - I saw none even venture through the door. Adults, however, are treated to fascinating history and can view the various elixirs, tonics, and cures from the past century. One can easily Google a list of dangerous drugs that were once prescribed as medicine. This is a much better "hands on" examination of unregulated medicine. Careful perusal of a locked display case finds several infamous items including radium pills, chocolate coated strychnine tablets, morphine laced baby 'soothing syrup' and various mystery "elixirs" with unidentified contents. The knowledgeable guides will happily bring forth various items in the collection for close perusal while discussing them in context of the time it was produced.
Apothecary museum display shelf
I was allowed to take a few pictures of the back shelf.
Background
A weekend visit to Syracuse, NY's Museum of Science and Technology brought an unexpected discovery: A collection of vintage medicines in a circa 1900 apothecary shop setting. It is not interesting to kids - I saw none even venture through the door. Adults, however, are treated to fascinating history and can view the various elixirs, tonics, and cures from the past century. One can easily Google a list of dangerous drugs that were once prescribed as medicine. This is a much better "hands on" examination of unregulated medicine. Careful perusal of a locked display case finds several infamous items including radium pills, chocolate coated strychnine tablets, morphine laced baby 'soothing syrup' and various mystery "elixirs" with unidentified contents. The knowledgeable guides will happily bring forth various items in the collection for close perusal while discussing them in context of the time it was produced.