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  1. Daybook

    Day Book used at Ryan Pharmacy in Redwood City. Contains daily sales totals and expenses from March 1, 1896 through December 31, 1986. Black hardcover book accented with red corners and spine. A salmon-colored square label appears on the front cover and printed with the words "DAY BOOK" in dark blue. The label has a border of floral and geometrical and patterns. 40 pages of lined paper. 13.5" x 8.5" x 0.750"

    Record Type: Archive

    Day Book, 1896
  2. Record, Sales

    Sales Book used at Ryan Pharmacy in Redwood City. Contains daily sales from February 11, 1896 through August 23, 1986. Orange hardcover book with dark blue spine. A cream-colored rectangular label is adhered to the cover with handwritten dates in cursive script. Approximately 100 pages of lined paper filled with notes on sales.

    Record Type: Archive

    Sales Book, 1896
  3. Apothecary Beaker Box, c. 1970-1975 - Box

    Apothecary Beaker Box, c. 1970-1975, cardboard green box in the shape of a parallelepiped, the lid is a four-part folding with an octagon cut out made to hold the base of the beaker in place. It has a black and blue sticker glued to two sides of the box, close to the lid. Used at Ryan Pharmacy in Redwood City.

    Record Type: Object

    Graduated Cylinder Box, c. 1900
  4. Apothecary Beaker Box, c. 1970-1975 - Box

    Apothecary Beaker Box, c. 1970-1975, cardboard green box in the shape of a parallelepiped, the lid is a four-part folding with an octagon cut out made to hold the base of the beaker in place. It has a black and blue sticker glued to two sides of the box, close to the lid. Used at Ryan Pharmacy in Redwood City.

    Record Type: Object

    Graduated Cylinder Box, c. 1900
  5. Apothecary Beaker Box, c. 1970-1975 - Box

    Apothecary Beaker Box, c. 1970-1975, cardboard green box in the shape of a parallelepiped, the lid is a four-part folding with an octagon cut out made to hold the base of the beaker in place. It has a black and blue sticker glued to two sides of the box, close to the lid. Used at Ryan Pharmacy in Redwood City.

    Record Type: Object

    Graduated Cylinder Box, c. 1900
  6. Apothecary Beaker, c. 1970-1975 - Graduate

    Apothecary Beaker, c. 1970-1975, transparent glass graduated cylinder with hexagon base and metric scales in white. Used at Ryan Pharmacy in Redwood City.

    Record Type: Object

    Graduated Cylinder, c. 1900
  7. Apothecary Beaker, c. 1970-1975 - Graduate

    Apothecary Beaker, c. 1970-1975, transparent glass graduated cylinder with hexagon base and metric scales in white. Used at Ryan Pharmacy in Redwood City.

    Record Type: Object

    Graduated Cylinder, c. 1900
  8. Apothecary Beaker, c. 1970-1975 - Graduate

    Apothecary Beaker, c. 1970-1975, transparent glass graduated cylinder with hexagon base and metric scales in white. Used at Ryan Pharmacy in Redwood City.

    Record Type: Object

    Graduated Cylinder, c. 1900
  9. Camphor Liniment Bottle w/ Stopper, c. 1900 - Bottle, Apothecary

    Camphor Liniment Bottle w/ Stopper, c. 1900, made out of transparent glass it has narrow mouth and round shoulders with two paper labels glued to its front and back. The glass stopper is hollow and it has a pointed beak for pouring. Used at Ryan Pharmacy in Redwood City.

    Record Type: Object

    Apothecary Bottle, c. 1900
  10. Ceramic Apothecary Jar w/ Lid, c. 1960 - Jar, Apothecary

    Ceramic Apothecary Jar, c.1960, white porcelain cylinder jar, slightly larger on the bottom, decorated in the front center with small purple flowers and green leaves and an ornate gold-colored leaves hem with the words "FOL. BELLAD." (Folia Belladonna) printed in black in the center, wide mouth with gold-colored rim, and a gold-colored band on the bottom. The white porcelain rotund lid has a gold-colored metal ring on the center and on the top. ...

    Record Type: Object

    Apothecary Jar, c. 1900
  11. Licorice Bark, c. 1970-1975 - Bark, Licorice

    Licorice Bark, c. 1970-1975. Used at Ryan Pharmacy in Redwood City. Two small sticks of licorice bark and a salmon-colored wrapping paper with pencil handwriting on surface.

    Record Type: Object

    Licorice Bark, c. 1900
  12. Olive Oil Bottle w/ Stopper, c. 1900 - Bottle, Apothecary

    Olive Oil Bottle w/ Stopper, c. 1900. Made out of transparent glass it has narrow mouth and round shoulders with two paper labels glued to its front and back. The glass stopper is hollow and it has a pointed beak for pouring. Used at Ryan Pharmacy in Redwood City.

    Record Type: Object

    Apothecary Bottle, c. 1900
  13. Pharmacy Glass, c. 1900 - Glass, Drinking

    Pharmacy Glass, c. 1900. Transparent small glass cup with round bottom. Used at Ryan Pharmacy in Redwood City.

    Record Type: Object

    Pharmacy Glass, c. 1900
  14. Pill Roller, c. 1900 - Roller, Pill

    Pill Roller, c. 1900. Used at Ryan Pharmacy in Redwood City. Made out of brow-colored wood with grooved corrugated metal parts, nails and plates, it is comprised of two parts, the top and the base. The top is shaped like a flat cooking rolling pin with a center that is shaped like a slim parallelepiped and has a grooved corrugated metal plate attached to it with nails, it also has two vertical metal plates on each side of the grooves with two me...

    Record Type: Object

    Pill Roller
  15. Pill Roller, c. 1900 - Roller, Pill

    Pill Roller, c. 1900. Used at Ryan Pharmacy in Redwood City. Made out of brow-colored wood with grooved corrugated metal parts, nails and plates, it is comprised of two parts, the top and the base. The top is shaped like a flat cooking rolling pin with a center that is shaped like a slim parallelepiped and has a grooved corrugated metal plate attached to it with nails, it also has two vertical metal plates on each side of the grooves with two me...

    Record Type: Object

    Pill Roller
  16. Slippery Elm, c. 1970-1975 - Elm, Slippery

    Slippery Elm, c. 1900. Used at Ryan Pharmacy in Redwood City. One rectangular piece of slippery elm bark and a salmon-colored wrapping paper with pencil handwriting on surface.

    Record Type: Object

    Slippery Elm, c. 1900

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