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Antique Healing of Snake Bites: the rescue kit Michel Legros

€85.00

Antique First aid kit for the healing of snake bites

Made by a pharmacist from Limoges, Michel LEGROS

Beautiful snake illustration on the aluminium box

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Antique First aid kit for the healing of snake bites.

Made by a pharmacist from Limoges, Michel LEGROS.

Aluminum case with beautiful illustration in relief. Still in its original packaging box.

The metal box contains four ampoules, filled with a product made from herbs.

At the beginning of the XXth century, Michel Legros pharmacist in Limoges is a great connoisseur of botany.

He developed a product that cured people bitten by a poisonous snake with impressive speed.

Hunters, fishermen and farmers of the region rush to his shop to get this kit.

His kit became famous throughout France and even abroad until the 1960s. A time when it was necessary to prove the effectiveness and the harmlessness of the products...

Kit contains:

-3 ampoules of orange antivenom

-1 glass syringe noted Trousse MICHEL LEGROS with blocked plunger

-2 needles in needle holder with file

Case dimensions: 8 x 7.5cm 

Case is a little dented on top

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