Golden crocodile - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron
XIXth century
Antique pharmacy corkscrew in the shape of a crocodile.
Cast iron that has been painted in gold.
From the 19th century or early 20th century.
The corkscrew allowed the pharmacist to compress and soften the corks before inserting them in the bottles containing the remedy.
The corkscrew was often fixed in the apothecary's or pharmacist's shop by screwing it to the counter.
Here what is uncommon is that it is in the form of a salamander but one finds it very often in the form of a crocodile, another name of the corkscrew.
Length: 29cm
It weighs 3.1Kg !
Before these objects appear, the apothecary or the pharmacist chewed himself the corks to insert them in the bottles... From where the term chewing-cork...
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Empty
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in French: Grammes / Cuillères à soupe
Antique medicine bottle
Apothecary
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Huile camphrée
Apothecary - Pharmacy
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From Benjamin Bell's Complete Course in Surgery, published in 1796
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New elements of operative medicine
By Dr. Velpeau - 1839 - Second edition
Atlas comprising 22 engraved plates, including 1 fold-out, showing the main surgical procedures and a large number of surgical instruments of the period.
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Apothecary
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Antique tin medicine box
Empty
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Antique bottle with emery glass stopper
Anatomie de L'Homme - circa 1845
Volume 4 Atlas: Apparatus of nutrition - Angelology - Organs of circulation and respiration
Followed by his Atlas in black and white
By Dr. Bourgery and illustrator Jacob
Grams / Tablespoons - Graduated bottle
in French: Grammes / Cuillères à soupe
Antique medicine bottle
Apothecary
Mixture 2153
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
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Glass pharmacy bottle - XIXth century
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various manufacturers
Arséniate de Fer
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
Dr Potain vacuum cleaner in its felt case
Late 19th century - Early 20th century
With an explanatory leaflet
From Lafay House Manufacturer: Surgical Instruments in Lyon
Golden crocodile - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron
XIXth century
