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Lot 539
Sale 1046 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
Lots 1-296
Jun 21, 2022
10:00AM ET
Lots 297-560
Jun 22, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$250 -
500
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$1,250
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR -- MEDICINE]. Government issued quinine tin.
1 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 2 5/8 in. (not including spout) japanned tin container bearing paper label identifying contents: "Pilulæ Quiniæ Sulphatis. / Each containing three grains Sulphate of Quinia. / Prepared at the U.S.A. Medical Purveying Depot, Astoria, L.I." Container with significant surface wear throughout; label with some areas of loss. Partial cork stopper present.
The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann