Pill Machine
notes: label: Description
content: Pill machine designed by John Cooper and manufactured by John Cooper & Co. of New York. An inscription reads “Pat. Oct. 15. 1872.”
label: Description
content: Ref: John Cooper, “Improvement in Machines for Cutting and Shaping Pills,” U.S. Patent 132,200 (Oct. 15, 1872).
label: Description
content: Ad for Cooper’s Pill Machine in The Physician and Pharmacist 4 (May 1872): 8.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Ferris State College, School of Pharmacy
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MG.312142.019.A
label: catalog number
content: 312142.019.A
label: accession number
content: 312142
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pill Machine
label: Other Terms
content: Pill Machine; Manufacturing And Dispensing Equipment
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3.1 cm x 30 cm x 15.1 cm; 1 1/4 in x 11 13/16 in x 5 15/16 in