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The Alchemist of the Past, and the Alchemist of the Present

  • 1884-Apr-02

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The scene depicts a character named Dr. Cashdown Mixer, Analytical Chemist collecting payments for items such as "Analysis Tea," "Analysis Coffee," and Analysis Oilymargarine" from a line of gentleman.

This cartoon was published in PUCK Magazine. The cartoonist Friedrich Graetz worked for PUCK magazine from 1882-1885.

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  • 10 in. H x 13.125 in. W
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Box 1

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Graetz, Friedrich, ca.ca. 1913. “The Alchemist of the Past, and the Alchemist of the Present,” April 2, 1884. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/7s75dd26x.

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