Pill machine
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Identifier: Country Doctor Museum
Base: rectangular wood base with brass edging on two longer sides; rectangular glass on top half with diagram of human torso; other half of top with brass grooves and measurement marker; recessed wood base at end to collect pills. Rolling cutter: wood “paddle” handle fits perpendicular over base of pill machine; oak with grooved brass plate on bottom; small brass wheels on bottom roll along brass edges of base.more...
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Base: rectangular wood base with brass edging on two longer sides; rectangular glass on top half with diagram of human torso; other half of top with brass grooves and measurement marker; recessed wood base at end to collect pills. Rolling cutter: wood “paddle” handle fits perpendicular over base of pill machine; oak with grooved brass plate on bottom; small brass wheels on bottom roll along brass edges of base.
Date
1800 - 1930
Call Number
Country Doctor Museum
Additional Resources
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Collection(s)
North Carolina History and Fiction Collection
- Artifacts
Country Doctor Museum
Health and Medicine

Subject(s)
Medicine--North Carolina--History--19th century
Pills
Location (physical)
Type
still image
Medium
equipment
Physical Description
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Rights
Credit for reproduction of images please reference The Country Doctor Museum
Persistent URL
http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/13883

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