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Pharmacist's Handwritten Formula Book of Charles C. Neff, Ph.G. (1903-1906)

Pharmacist's Handwritten Formula Book of Charles C. Neff, Ph.G. (1903-1906)

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Book Notes: Spine cloth torn and frayed with loss, exposing the spine backing; binding holding. Cloth boards soiled and worn, with rubbed and scuffed dark corners. Pages toned, with foxing and stains, heaviest on the front endpapers and the first page. Many later pages are blank. Printed pharmacy labels and newspaper clippings pasted onto a number of pages; some labels and clippings with chips and edge wear. "Chas. C. Neff" handwritten on the front cover; Neff's pharmacy label on the front pastedown.

Author(s): Charles C. Neff

Publication year: 1903

Binding: Hardcover

Language: English

Publisher: Manuscript

Condition: Acceptable
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A handwritten formula book kept by pharmacist Charles C. Neff, Ph.G. The cover and first page are titled "Formulae"; the first page carries Neff's signature with a Camden, New Jersey address, the credits "Philad. College of Pharmacy '05" and "Brooklyn College of Pharmacy '06", and the date August 1903.

The ruled, numbered pages hold handwritten prescriptions and preparations under headings such as Henry's Dyspepsia Remedy, Corn Cure, Hair Tonic, Cough Syrup, Asthma Powder, Pile Suppository, Insomnia Cure and Neuralgia Cure, along with a section of Antidotes for Common Poisons. Pasted in are dozens of printed pharmacy labels, including Neff's own labels from 1726 Fulton Street, Brooklyn (Neff's Expectorant, cold cream, poison and carbolic acid labels) and labels from other druggists in Brooklyn, Camden, Philadelphia and elsewhere in New York State, along with 1906 trade-press clippings, among them New York State Board examination questions.

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