Drug Case

Description:

Leather-covered drug case used by Dr. Johannes Helfrich (1795-1852), a prominent preacher, homeopathic physician, and a founder of the Homeopathic Society of Northampton and Adjoining Counties in Pennsylvania.

Date Made: c. 1820 - 1850

User: Helfrich, Johannes

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania

Subject: Homeopathic Remedies

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine

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Credit Line: Gift of Joseph C. Slough; Accession 109963; 1930

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.M-02871Catalog Number: M-02871Accession Number: 109963

Object Name: medicine case, homeopathichomeopathic preparationsdrug kithomeopathic preparation

Measurements: overall: 2 3/8 in x 6 7/8 in x 3 7/8 in; 6.0325 cm x 17.4625 cm x 9.8425 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-9e88-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1288421

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