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Offered is an interesting lot of 10 original handwritten medical prescriptions dating from the 1910s, each containing a cocaine reference as part of the prescribed formula.
These are genuine period documents rather than reproductions and provide a fascinating look at early 20th-century American medicine, pharmacy, and prescription practices before modern drug regulations.
The prescriptions were written by physicians practicing in Atlantic, Iowa, including Dr. C. E. Thompson and Dr. Chas. B. Burke, with several showing Lee’s Drug Store, Atlantic, Iowa.
The handwritten formulas include cocaine and other medicinal ingredients typical of the era. Several prescriptions also contain detailed dosage and preparation instructions, making this an especially interesting group for collectors of medical history and pharmaceutical ephemera.
LOT INCLUDES:
* 10 original antique prescriptions
* Dating to the 1910s
* Handwritten physician prescriptions
* Cocaine-containing medicinal formulas
* Atlantic, Iowa medical history
* Dr. C. E. Thompson
* Dr. Chas. B. Burke
* Lee’s Drug Store
* Early 20th-century pharmaceutical/medical ephemera
CONDITION:
Original antique paper documents with age-related toning, staining, creasing, edge wear, fading and handwriting variations. Please examine the photographs carefully as they are an important part of the description.
These would make an excellent addition to a collection of antique medical ephemera, old prescriptions, pharmacy history, drug history, Iowa history, medical antiques, or early 20th-century Americana.
Important: These are being sold strictly as historical/collectible paper ephemera. They contain no drugs or pharmaceutical substances.
You will receive the exact 10 prescriptions shown in the photographs.
