💊 AUTHENTIC 1881 EDWARD R. SQUIBB MEDICAL / PHARMACY BILLHEAD

Exceptional GILDED AGE MEDICAL PREPARATIONS INVOICE from EDWARD R. SQUIBB, BROOKLYN, N.Y., printed as “MANUFACTURER OF STANDARD MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS” at No. 36 Doughty Street.

This is a TRUE WORKING APOTHECARY DOCUMENT filled with detailed handwritten pharmaceutical orders and pricing.

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🖋️ HANDWRITTEN MEDICAL ITEMIZATION WITH PRICES

Carefully read and laid out below — this is where the value is:

• 🧪 Squibb’s Ether — approx $4.29

• ⚗️ Acid Muriatic — approx $0.68

• 💊 Quinine Sulf. — approx $0.60

• 🍶 Alcohol — approx $0.30

• 🧂 Chrome Alum — approx $0.35

• 🧪 Fld. Extract Ergot — approx $0.36

• ⚪ Bismuth (prep.) — approx $0.56

• 🌿 Belladonna — approx $0.87

• 🧴 Laudanum — approx $0.40

• 💉 Phenacetin — approx $0.40

• 🟤 Camphor Preparation — approx $0.44

• 🧴 Castor Oil — approx $0.90

• ⚗️ Bromide Preparation — approx $0.18 – $0.20 range

👉 Multiple additional handwritten entries present with quantities and extensions, reinforcing this as a REAL WORKING WHOLESALE MEDICAL ACCOUNT.

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🔥 STANDOUT HISTORICAL DETAIL

Across the top in bold handwritten script:

“WE DO NOT NOW MAKE SULPH MORPHIA”

➡️ This is a MAJOR HISTORICAL NOTE referencing morphine production — highly desirable for collectors of:

• Medical history

• Pharmaceutical history

• Narcotics / apothecary ephemera

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🏛️ BUSINESS & INDUSTRY CONTEXT

• Edward R. Squibb = FOUNDATIONAL FIGURE IN AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL STANDARDIZATION

• Represents the shift toward MEASURED, STANDARD MEDICINAL PREPARATIONS

• Direct link to 19TH CENTURY DRUG SUPPLY CHAINS

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📅 DATED 1881

• Prime LATE 19TH CENTURY MEDICAL TRADE DOCUMENT

• Right in the era of expanding pharmaceutical manufacturing & distribution

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📦 CONDITION

• Original folds from period use

• Age toning consistent with 1880s paper

• Strong ink and excellent readability

• Displays beautifully with authentic wear