#63 • Quack Medicine & More

Part of Online Only Multi Estate Auction January 25th, 2025 @ 10 a.m. (live auction by Valley Auctions)

High bid $45.00

Status: Sold

1880’s Actina with device, instructions, and original box. Made by Actina Appliance Co from St. Louis, MO. Claimed to cure diseases of the eyes, ears, etc. Wear and tear to the box, paper is tattered, device appears to be in good condition. Along with an Clough T-handle advertising corkscrew for a Chicago Hartwig Drug Co, some lettering is faded. Black medicine kit is lined in purple velvet and contains three glass vials with metal lids. Some labels have a later added one over top but all three seem to have the Parke, Davis and Co of Detroit label. Some wear and tear to the box but still decent condition. The vials are 2.5 inches tall. Corkscrew is 4.25 inches.