Seidlitz Powders
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| Circa 1910-1935 (tin, front and side view). Firemen’s Pharmacy in Newark NJ sold its own Seidlitz Powders, a popular laxative. The side label reads “Guaranteed By The Manufacturer Under the Food and Drugs Act, June 30, 1906.” (Special Collections, George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences.) |
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Ovacoids
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| Circa 1926 – 1946 (bottle). Reed & Carnrick, a drug manufacturer located in Jersey City NJ, registered Ovacoids in 1926 with the US Patent Office as a hormone treatment for “certain diseases”. (Special Collections, George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences.) |
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Braddock’s Pharmacy
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| Circa 1900 (card). Braddock’s Pharmacy, located in Camden NJ, was a typical pharmacy, serving as both a dispensary of medicine and a social destination – the soda fountain being especially popular. (Special Collections, George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences.) |
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Belladonna Plaster
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| Circa 1925 (box). Johnson’s Belladonna Plaster, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick NJ, was an ointment for pain relief. (Special Collections, George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences.) |
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Whetstone
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| Circa 1960s? (curette whetstone) Robbins Instruments, Inc., located in Chatham NJ, produced this curette whetstone. Curettes are small devices used for scraping tissue. Whetstone (this one from a quarry in Arkansas) is used to sharpen metal surfaces such as knives, scalpels or curettes. (Special Collections, George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences.) |
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Valium
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| Circa 1970s? (package). Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., located in Nutley NJ, produced Valium and other blockbuster drugs. (Special Collections, George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences.) |
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1918 Influenza Epidemic
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| 1918 (postcard). The 1918 Influenza Epidemic, as depicted in this postcard from the Base Hospital located at Camp Merritt NJ, affected both the civilian and military populations of New Jersey. (Special Collections, George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences.) |
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Alukalin Tablets
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| 1930s? (medicine bottle). The Maltbie Chemical Company, located in Newark NJ, sold Alukalin as an anti-diarrhea medication. The “activated kaolin” refers to Kaolin, a white clay substance found primarily in Georgia (US), Cornwall (UK) and China. (Special Collections, George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences) |
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Ambulance
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| Ca. 1920s. The ambulance in this postcard highlights a growing trend at that time for rapid response to medical emergencies. (Special Collections, George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences) |
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Baby Powder
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| 1986 (commemorative tin). Johnson & Johnson, located in New Brunswick NJ, reproduced tins of Johnson’s Antiseptic Baby Powder on the 100th anniversary of company’s founding in 1886. (Special Collections, George F. Smith Library of the Health Sciences) |
