Health & Medicine

The Museum's collections of medical science artifacts represent nearly all aspects of health and medical practice. Highlights include early X-ray apparatuses, such as one of Wilhelm Roentgen's tubes, penicillin mold from Alexander Fleming’s experiments, and Jonas Salk's original polio vaccine. More recent acquisitions include the first artificial heart implanted in a human, the earliest genetically engineered drugs, and materials related to David, the "Bubble Boy." Other artifacts range from artificial limbs and implant devices to bloodletting and dental instruments, beauty products, and veterinary equipment. The contents of a medieval apothecary shop and an 1890s drugstore form part of the collections, along with patent and alternative medicines. The collections also document the many differing perspectives on health and medical issues, from patients, family members, doctors, nurses, medical students, and out-of-the-mainstream health practitioners.

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Dr. G. Grubler & Co.
ID Number
2017.0184.001.32
catalog number
2017.0184.001.32
accession number
2017.0184
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date made
ca 1905-1920
maker
Pharmaceutisches Institut. Ludwig Wilhelm Gans
ID Number
MG.293320.0795
catalog number
293320.0795
accession number
293320
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date made
ca 1905-1920
maker
Pharmaceutisches Institut. Ludwig Wilhelm Gans
ID Number
MG.293320.0799
catalog number
293320.0799
accession number
293320
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maker
Dr. G. Grubler & Co.
ID Number
2017.0184.001.36
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2017.0184.001.36
accession number
2017.0184
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Dr. G. Grubler & Co.
ID Number
2017.0184.001.52
catalog number
2017.0184.001.52
accession number
2017.0184
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maker
Gillette Company
ID Number
2012.0165.407
accession number
2012.0165
catalog number
2012.0165.407
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Dr. G. Grubler & Co.
ID Number
2017.0184.001.35
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2017.0184.001.35
accession number
2017.0184
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Dr. G. Grubler & Co.
ID Number
2017.0184.001.26
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2017.0184.001.26
accession number
2017.0184
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Dr. G. Grubler & Co.
ID Number
2017.0184.001.46
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2017.0184.001.46
accession number
2017.0184
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date made
ca 1905-1920
maker
Pharmaceutisches Institut. Ludwig Wilhelm Gans
ID Number
MG.293320.0797
catalog number
293320.0797
accession number
293320
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maker
Dr. G. Grubler & Co.
ID Number
2017.0184.001.37
catalog number
2017.0184.001.37
accession number
2017.0184
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ID Number
MG.293320.0844
catalog number
293320.0844
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293320
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ID Number
MG.293320.0937
catalog number
293320.0937
accession number
293320
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maker
Dr. G. Grubler & Co.
ID Number
2017.0184.001.53
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2017.0184.001.53
accession number
2017.0184
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maker
Dr. G. Grubler & Co.
ID Number
2017.0184.001.27
catalog number
2017.0184.001.27
accession number
2017.0184
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maker
Dr. G. Grubler & Co.
ID Number
2017.0184.001.39
catalog number
2017.0184.001.39
accession number
2017.0184
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date made
ca 1905-1920
maker
Pharmaceutisches Institut. Ludwig Wilhelm Gans
ID Number
MG.293320.0798
catalog number
293320.0798
accession number
293320
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date made
ca 1906
maker
J.D. Stiefel
distributor
Schering & Glatz
ID Number
2004.0129.64
accession number
2004.0129
catalog number
2004.0129.64
The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:For nervous affections, facial neuralgia, locomotor ataxia [inability to control movement], sciatica; intensive reflex headaches, and in headaches of various sorts.Administration: Dissolve in boiling water; sti
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
For nervous affections, facial neuralgia, locomotor ataxia [inability to control movement], sciatica; intensive reflex headaches, and in headaches of various sorts.
Administration: Dissolve in boiling water; stir; cool down to comfortable warmth for swallowing; sweeten to taste. If Whisky or Brandy is used as a solvent, NO HEAT is needed.
Antefebrin was the brand name of the chemical acetanilide produced by Kalle & Company of Biebrich, Germany as an antipyretic [fever reducer] and analgesic. In 1886, Drs. Cahn and Hepp discovered acetanilide’s ability to reduce fever and relieve pain, branding their new discovery Antefebrin. Dosage was one ounce dissolved in boiling water or alcohol and taken every twenty to thirty minutes while symptoms persist. Kalle & Company was purchased by Hoechst in 1908. This container dates between 1906 and 1908.
date made
1906-1908
maker
Kalle and Company
ID Number
1981.0219.137
accession number
1981.0219
catalog number
1981.0219.137
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maker
Dr. G. Grubler & Co.
ID Number
2017.0184.001.29
catalog number
2017.0184.001.29
accession number
2017.0184
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Dr. G. Grubler & Co.
ID Number
2017.0184.001.56
catalog number
2017.0184.001.56
accession number
2017.0184
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maker
Dr. G. Grubler & Co.
ID Number
2017.0184.001.43
catalog number
2017.0184.001.43
accession number
2017.0184
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maker
Dr. G. Grubler & Co.
ID Number
2017.0184.001.55
catalog number
2017.0184.001.55
accession number
2017.0184
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maker
Dr. G. Grubler & Co.
ID Number
2017.0184.001.38
catalog number
2017.0184.001.38
accession number
2017.0184
maker number
0213

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