[CIVIL WAR -- MEDICINE]. Government issued quinine tin.
Sale 1046 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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[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 loss and significant discoloration. Remnants of cork stopper present.
The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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