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A show globe is a glass vessel of various shapes and sizes containing a colorful liquid. It has been a symbol of pharmacy from the 17th century England to the early 20th century in the United States. It marked the drugstore or apothecary in much the same way as the barber's pole marked tonsorial establishments in some countries. People who were illiterate needed such symbols to locate these medical practitioners. Show globes were displayed almost exclusively in English-speaking countries, contrasting with the wider use of the mortar and pestle as a pharmaceutical symbol.

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  • A show globe is a glass vessel of various shapes and sizes containing a colorful liquid. It has been a symbol of pharmacy from the 17th century England to the early 20th century in the United States. It marked the drugstore or apothecary in much the same way as the barber's pole marked tonsorial establishments in some countries. People who were illiterate needed such symbols to locate these medical practitioners. Show globes were displayed almost exclusively in English-speaking countries, contrasting with the wider use of the mortar and pestle as a pharmaceutical symbol. (en)
  • Аптечный шар (англ. show globe) — стеклянный сосуд с цветной жидкостью внутри, использовавшийся в США в XVII—XX веках как указатель аптеки для неграмотных людей. (ru)
  • Аптечна куля (англ. show globe) — скляна посудина з кольоровою рідиною усередині, яка застосовувалася у США в XVII—XX століттях як покажчик аптеки для безграмотних людей. (uk)
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  • A show globe is a glass vessel of various shapes and sizes containing a colorful liquid. It has been a symbol of pharmacy from the 17th century England to the early 20th century in the United States. It marked the drugstore or apothecary in much the same way as the barber's pole marked tonsorial establishments in some countries. People who were illiterate needed such symbols to locate these medical practitioners. Show globes were displayed almost exclusively in English-speaking countries, contrasting with the wider use of the mortar and pestle as a pharmaceutical symbol. (en)
  • Аптечный шар (англ. show globe) — стеклянный сосуд с цветной жидкостью внутри, использовавшийся в США в XVII—XX веках как указатель аптеки для неграмотных людей. (ru)
  • Аптечна куля (англ. show globe) — скляна посудина з кольоровою рідиною усередині, яка застосовувалася у США в XVII—XX століттях як покажчик аптеки для безграмотних людей. (uk)
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  • Show globe (en)
  • Аптечный шар (ru)
  • Аптечна куля (uk)
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