Boericke Tafel Civil War Period Physician’s Medical Homeopathy Kit
Item History & Price
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INFO.THAT CAME WITH ITEM WHEN ADDED TO OUR MUSEUM:"We have here an old CivilWar period medical kit.A somewhat rare item.I was able to find severalpictures of kits that match this one on-line....and they looked likeold museum pieces. (Search Boericke Tafel and hit images)The dating seems correct if youreference.... "The story of Boericke & Tafel."“In1835, Andrew Jackson was President of the United States. We lit our homes withwhale oil lamps traveled from city to ci...ty by stage coach, and cooked our mealsin Open fire places Life expectancy was approximately 40 years for women and 38years for men. In 1835, Constantine Hering, the Father of American Homeopathy, was in practice in Philadelphia and Hans Burch Gram in New York.” The overall condition isFair. Probably border-line Good, if youconsider the age.It is somewhat fragile, and thehasp doesn't really catch anymore. The leather portions are somewhat hard.The folds all show wear.The vials appear to be original, but the corks look newBottom of Form Pleasesee photos for more description. All items sold "as is" and asdescribed. These artifacts are old and have been used so expect wear and agedefects unless noted otherwise. No returns unless description/photographstotally misrepresent item/s. Shipping:15.00. Sorry, no international bidsaccepted. Payment: Paypal only. Payment expected three days afterauction’s close. Thanks for your interest and bid! Museum of ClassicalAntiquities and Primitive Arts since 1959. WE ENCOURAGE you to get a 3rdparty opinion on items SO YOU ARE 100% satisfied BEFORE PLACING A BID! PLEASE DODUE DILIGENCE and RESEARCH before bidding and please ask ALL questionsbefore bids are placed. Most items are being deaccessioned. Thanks, joe
