. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 15. n 16111-' enti ry, wi oderi drug container with coat-of-arms, in the Si|iiilil) collec lion. I lie insc ription L'ngula 1 1 (the 1 f "i the elk) suggests a super- stitious attitude in practice and tin- wide use of animal organs in medical treat- ment. (Courtesy of the American Pharmaceutical 1 iaiion.) ciation, Practical Pharmacy Edition, devoted its from i over i«> depicting one corner of the study and labora- tory room of the ; Also, in a letter dated Jan- uary 2, 1947, addressed to Dr. Alexander


. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 15. n 16111-' enti ry, wi oderi drug container with coat-of-arms, in the Si|iiilil) collec lion. I lie insc ription L'ngula 1 1 (the 1 f "i the elk) suggests a super- stitious attitude in practice and tin- wide use of animal organs in medical treat- ment. (Courtesy of the American Pharmaceutical 1 iaiion.) ciation, Practical Pharmacy Edition, devoted its from i over i«> depicting one corner of the study and labora- tory room of the ; Also, in a letter dated Jan- uary 2, 1947, addressed to Dr. Alexander Wetmore, then Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Dr. Robed P. Fischelis, the secretary of the American Pharmaceutical Association, considered the completion of the deposited exhibition a triumph and "as one oi the highlights of the accomplishments of the Associa- tion in ; From 1946 to 1948, the Division's collection was 1 riniched with .1 number of historical mens, among which was .1 "grosse Flamme" x-ray hine with induction-coil tube and stand developed h\ Albert B. Koett. It i>- one ol the earliest American- its kind, producing .1 12-inch spark, the largest usable .it that time with 180,000-vo pacity, and > forerunner of later autotransformers. Other .Kiessions included two 19th-century drug mills, an electric belt used in quackery, two medi- cine chests, three sets ol Hessian crucibles used in .1 pioneer drugstore in Colorado, a drunkometer, min- eral ores, and purely produced, chemical elements. In the spring of 1948, Associate Curator Whitebread I after 30 years of service with the National Museum. He was a pioneer in the field of health .mi eums and during his curatorship had developed .1 moribund section into a Division of field-wide importance. Dr. Whitebread was succeeded by George S. Thomas, also a pharmacist, who served as associate curator from August 1948 until early Please note that these images are extract


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