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Medical
Pharmaceuticals ➔ Medicine Case
Identifier:
38384Description:
This medicine case is made of black leather and contains several glass vials. An interior label reads "Chas. N. Shepard, Druggist & Apothecary, Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich.".Materials:
LeatherDimensions:
3.5"" h 4.5"" w .75"" dCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Related Entity:
Shepard, Dr. Charles (used by)One of the earliest physicians in Grand Rapids, Dr. Charles Shepard arrived in Grand Rapids on Oct. 20, 1835, where he at once entered on the practice of his profession. His gray pony and himself were known throughout the county. Ever earnest in his duty, he won the esteem of all the people in this and adjoining counties. He also was probably the first in Grand Rapids to open a shop for the sale of the cure-alls and kill-alls popularly called medicines. He began the trade in drugs in a small way, but sufficiently large for the small town, soon after his coming in 1835. Francis Higginson was doubtless the next in the drug trade. Their small stores were on the north side of Monroe street below Ottawa. After some years Dr. Shepard sold his interest in the trade to Lemuel D. Putnam, who continued it steadily until 1887 when it was transferred to F. Wurzburg.
