This event has finished Took place on: Thursday, 26th May 2016
Free FreeThe nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw a proliferation of advertised medicines and health devices - some harmless, some strange and some downright fraudulent.
Caroline Rance of the popular history of medicine website, The Quack Doctor, explores how patent medicine vendors attracted and retained customers, and how the medical establishment attempted to put a stop to their lucrative activities.
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2016-05-26 2016-05-26 Europe/London Snake Oil! The Golden Age Of Quackery In Britain And America Caroline Rance explores how patent medicine vendors attracted and retained customers, and how the medical establishment attempted to put a stop to their lucrative activities. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2016/05/26/snake-oil-the-golden-age-of-quackery-in-britain-and-america-86998 The Bell,50 Middlesex Street,London,LondonLocation
The Bell,
50 Middlesex Street,
London,
London,
E1 7EX
London,
London,
E1 7EX
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