Patented wooden tonic cup, undated

Item Info

Title:
Patented wooden tonic cup, undated
Date:
unknown
Description:
Wood used in cup reputedly had medicinal properties to enhance any solution drunk as a tonic.
Format:
Digital Collection:
History of Medicine Artifacts
Source Collection:
History of Medicine artifacts collection, 1550-1980s
Series:
George D. Wilbanks Collection Artifacts, approximately 1750-1952
Provenance:
The History of Medicine artifacts collection were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a transfer in 2011.
Rights:
Free Re-Use
Public Domain
Identifier:
  • hwilba0064
  • ref1089_i1y
  • homartifacts
  • duke:308674
  • homst54063
  • ark:/87924/r47p8tp6z
  • 8c07b2eb-86fc-4eff-a32b-0f9ab438504e
Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r47p8tp6z
Sponsor:
Adopted by Harsha Murthy T'81 in memory of M.S.N. Murthy, M.D.