1877 Van Schaack Stevenson Reid Catalog Pharmacy Apothecary Price Current

Description

VAN SCHAACK STEVENSON & REID’s
Price Current and Ilustrated Catalog
1877
(Volume 7)
With “Drugs, Chemicals, Medicines, Dyes, Paints, Oils, Chemical Products, Glass, Glassware, Patent Medicines, Toilet Articles, Perfumery etc,.
This
rare
trade catalog from 1877 is an absolute treasure and contains an amazing array of merchandise relating to pharmacy, medicine, toiletry, paints and dyes.  Van Schaack Stevenson Co. was a wholesale druggist, paint and glass dealer located at 92 and 94 Lake Street in Chicago.
This is a hardcover book measuring 5″ x 7-1/2″ that has 430 pages. The page edges are dyed red. The pages have a light green pastel background with part of Van Schaack’s name. The catalog is illustrated, mainly with black and white drawings, but also includes a few color pages. It contains
thousands
of Victorian era items relating to the drug trade, and more.
Some things found in this catalog are:
Patent medicines including ads. This list of patent medicines alone is 30 pages.
Herbs
Medicines and drugs
Chemicals
Corks
Paints
Brushes
Dyes
Pocket Knives and cutlery
Stationary and paper
Medical and surgical books
Chewing and smoking tobaccos, cigars and smokers’ articles
Rubber goods
Confectionery
Artificial eyes
Violin strings
Extracts
Decorated glass jars, and show globes
Atomizers
Labels
Glass bottles; for drugs
Wine and brandy bottles and stoppers
Druggists’ furniture
Magnetic- Electric machines
Sundry druggist supplies of a wide variety
Sponges
Puff boxes
Grooming supplies
Perfumes, extracts and colognes
Perfume and cologne bottles
Cosmetics
Soaps
Physician’s medicine chests
Anatomical models
Ear trumpets (antique stethoscopes)
Physician supplies
Condition Description:  Stored in a climate controlled, smoke free home. All pages appear to be present, including the colored label and paint sample pages which were often removed. The cover has a tear in the bottom left corner near the spine. Some writing on a few pages. The binding is still firm.  Refer to the multiple pictures of this rare catalog.
Will ship out fully insured and well packaged with online tracking information included.
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