Just a bit of a reminder to myself, if I forget and read this in the future…

I collect pharmacuetical memorabila: pens, highlighters, medicine ads, pharmacuetical stuff, mouse-pads, old pharmacutical books or PDR’s,  etc.  I was cleaning up/out the basement these last couple weeks and found some great stuff.  Couple nice HUGE 10×12 inch color pharmacutical ads for Valium and some other meds, semi-new from some old 1950-1985 magazines.  Than I moved on to an old [1900-1950’s] collection of newspapers and founds some better ad’s some nice old cough syrup ad’s, syringe kits, morphine, etc.  A nice big huge full color ad from Coca~Cola when cocaine was still a ingredient in the soda.  It has a nice little quip stating something along the lines of ‘put some pep into your step with Coca~Cola’. 

Than I found this great 1932 newspaper article called I forget the exact name at the second, ‘Confessions of a Hidden Female Heroin addict’ something along those lines.  I wish I had a scanner to scan it and post it up on here as it is a great article describing opiate addiction back in the day.  I am a fiend for stuff like this, she talks about how her doctor is mulling over if he will prescribe her 4 grains [130mg’s if my memory on what a grain is serves me right] of morphine to hold her untill her dealer returns from a trip to NYC to pick-up.  Facinating stuff, to me at least this article is about 4 pages long and that pages are huge some nice black/white illustrations typical of that era and heroin much like the original cover to the 1rst edition of Burroughs Junky.  There is also one other heroin article from 40’s or so concerning a mans stuggle with heroin and morphine addiction, all in pristine condition.

There is a ‘original’ Roore Quaalude pharmacuetical bottle on auction on ebay atm, but last I checked it was up to like $70, its not worth that much to me, it is but idk it kinda is, I have been debating on getting it I think I waited to long and the auctions over, hrmp.

I love stuff like this and am always looking to add to my collection so if anybody has some old magazines or newspapers with some nice pharmacuetical ad’s or stories or even old pharmacuetical books [I have some good ones] or such I will gladly take them off your hands.  I also like collecting newer pharmacuetical items the pharm reps give out to doctors.  I clean my doctor out every visit, I got so much shit,  I know its not the best hobby but its something that I like and enjoy.  This is one of my favorite sites concerning this material this one mainly focuses on older items 

I have to find a scanner to scan in these old heroin articles as they are great.  I think I have one in the basement but its old and crap.  I’ll have to figure something out.  What that is IDK, scanners cant be too expensive these days.  Maybe the Library has one that I can use and just save to disc.  I just get into this kinda stuff and I am sure a few of you guys would get a kick out of it too.

So if you have some stuff you dont want and feel like getting rid of I will gladly take it off your hands.  If you want $, Ill pay if its something I want.  So if you have some stuff laying around please, please feel free to contact me and I will discuss buying or trading it for something you might collect that I have.  Just hit the ‘contact me’ button on the right hand sidebar or leave a comment and I will get back to you.