| Title | Show Globe |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Date | ca. 1900 |
| Subject | Pharmacy
Pharmacy -- instrumentation
Pharmacy -- history
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| Description | 30 x 12 x 12". Interior Design and Furnishings:Show globe. Metal chain holding a clear glass vessel with glass stopper and filled with yellow liquid. Originating in England in the late 1500's, the show globe was used as a symbol of the Apothecary's Shop. It was later used as an advertisement of the American Pharmacy. |
| Digital Collection | Waring Historical Library Artifact Collection |
| Web Site | http://www.library.musc.edu/page.php?id=692 |
| Holding Institution | Waring Historical Library (MUSC)
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| Rights | Digital image copyright 2009, the Waring Historical Library. For more information, please contact the Waring Historical Library. |
| SC County | Charleston County (S.C.)
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| SC Region | Lowcountry
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| Digitization Specifications | Fujifilm FinePixS2Pro, Shutter speed: 1/125 sec, F-stop: f/32.0, Aperture value: f/32, ISO Speed Ratings: 400, Focal Length: 105.0 mm |
| Date Digital | 2010-06-30 |
| Type | Still Image |
| Format | image/jpeg |
| Media Type | Images |
| Resource Identifier | 2 COP |
| Note | Housed at the College of Pharmacy, renamed the Alumni College of Pharmacy Museum. |
| CONTENTdm number | 755 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 749.jpg |
