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...
Antique brown glass bottle
Teinture d'Iode ETOILE
Apothecary - Pharmacy
Antique pharmacy jar: Asa-foetida (Gum resin) / Asafetida
Glass pharmacy bottle - XIXth century
Cremor tartari sol - Cream of tartar
Potassium bitartrate
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Antique glass dropper in white glass - 45ml
Apothecary - Pharmacy
Heart-shaped stopper
Abrégé de l'histoire des plantes usuelles - 1782 - By Chomel
Summary of the history of common plants
Castel - Michel perfumers
Antique perfume bottle
Apothecary vial
Antique pharmacy jar: Lignum Quillayae Saponaria - Panama wood - 19th century
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Anatomical skin
In vulcanized and painted rubber
Inspired by the famous death mask from L'Inconnue de la Seine
Superfine Essence of Bourbon Clove
Antique pharmacy bottle
Apothecary vial
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Size M
Antipyrina Knorr
Named after its German discoverer: Ludwig Knorr
Pharmacy jar - Herbalism - Apothecary bottle
Late 19th century
Human jaws in porcelain mounted on a blackened wooden base
Anatomical dental model for dentists
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L'Albert Moderne ou nouveaux secrets éprouvées et licites - Grimoire book of 1768
by Pons Augustin Alletz
Published by Veuve Duchesne, Bookseller rue St Jacques, Au temple du Goût
Grams / Tablespoons - Graduated bottle
in French: Grammes / Cuillères à soupe
Antique medicine bottle
Apothecary
Golden crocodile - Pharmacy corkscrew in cast iron
XIXth century
