Monday, 22 July 2013

Snake Anit-venom

So I was in America at the beginning of the summer and I came across these snake anti venom kits from the early 1900's for rattlesnake bites, I will admit I am a bit obsessed, I loved the layout and the sheer novelty of the fact I have never seen anything like it before. It included anti-venom and a detailed description of how to use it, including a needle to extract the venom.

I love old medicine and doctor kits, I have been looking into Plague masks because of my bird skull so this seems more than fitting. Sadly I could only take pictures as I'm fairly sure immigration wouldn't let me through with 3 viles of liquid and a needle.
I love old bottles and vile's, so seeing these was kind of amazing. I love fining old thing like this that are so elegant and re-making them in a new vibrant material , like wax or latex, there is something in the vulgarity of it all that really interests me.

I was trying to get my hands on own of ebay so maybe I could cast it and play around with it, making my own replica venom kits just not for snakes.It is proving difficult! I like the idea of having fun with the 'Anti-Venom' I will see where I can take it.






Context:

Found in an abandoned pharmacy in a Ghost town in the mountains in California






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