Embossed Rexall Store Pharmacy Leech Bowl Funeral Fan We also found a patent

We also found a patent filed under his name for an undertaker's operating table in 1936

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The horn was pressed between iron plates and treated in water and oil baths to produce flat sheets

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Brooch has surface scratches and patina consistent with age and use

Embossed Rexall Store Pharmacy Leech Bowl Funeral Fan We also found a patentIn the 19th century, it was commonly believed that removing a patient's blood would prevent illness and cure disease and leeches were the tool of choice! Medicinal bloodletting dates back to the days of Ancient Egypt around 3100 BC where leeches were used to treat a variety of conditions including fever, gout and various inflammatory diseases. Why leeches you ask? These tiny worm like bloodsuckers secrete an anticoagulant called hirudin, which thins