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Lot 006 - Antique Traveling Apothecary Box Kit With Key, 24-Section Interior With 22 Bottles And 4 Smaller Bottles, Including Belladonna, Nux Vomica, Chamomilla, Arsenicum, And Tartarus Emeticus, Boericke & Tafel Homeopathic Pharmacy, New York & Chicago
Lot 006 - Antique Traveling Apothecary Box Kit With Key, 24-Section Interior With 22 Bottles And 4 Smaller Bottles, Including Belladonna, Nux Vomica, Chamomilla, Arsenicum, And Tartarus Emeticus, Boericke & Tafel Homeopathic Pharmacy, New York & Chicago
Pre-Auction Notes: Antique traveling apothecary box kit with divided interior of 24 sections, housing 22 bottles and 4 smaller bottles, most marked Boericke & Tafel Homeopathic Pharmacy, New York & Chicago. Examples include bottles labeled Belladonna, Nux Vomica, Chamomilla, Arsenicum, and Tartarus Emeticus. Box retains key. Exterior covered in alligator skin or similar material, showing significant wear and poor condition.
Traveling apothecary kits such as this were produced in the late 19th to early 20th century for physicians and homeopathic practitioners. Boericke & Tafel, established in the 1830s, was one of the largest homeopathic pharmacies in the United States, distributing remedies nationwide. These portable kits allowed practitioners to carry a range of preparations for use while making house calls or traveling.