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Lot 539
[CIVIL WAR -- MEDICINE]. Government issued quinine tin. 
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$250 - 500
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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 areas of loss. Partial cork stopper present. 

The Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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