Part 1 — SOME OF THE Awards to the Merck Products
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1830: Gold Medal: "For the Relief of Mankind." Pharmaceutical Society of PARIS (France).
1853: Medal and Special Approbation: "For Specimens of Alkaloids." Exh'b'n of the Industry of all Nations, N.Y.
1861: Gold Medal and Diploma. Industrial Exposition, DARMSTADT.
1862: Medal: "Honoris Causa." World's Fair, LONDON (England).
1864: Award: "Beyond Competition." "Numerous and varied collection of Alkaloids and very rare products; Physiological Preparations of high interest and very difficult to obtain in any appreciable quantity." Pharmaceutical Congress of France, STRASSBOURG.
1867: Gold Medal: Universal Exposition, "Chemical Preparations; Quinine Salts; Alkaloids." PARIS (France).
1873: Medal of Progress and Diploma. (The Highest Award.) World's Exposition, VIENNA (Austria).
1876: The Great Prize Medal and Diploma. Industrial Exposition, DARMSTADT.
1879: Highest Award. International Exh'b'n, SYDNEY (Australia).
1880: Gold Medal and Diploma: "A Fine and Vast Collection of the Rarest Alkaloids and their Salts." Medical Association of Italy, GENOA.
1880: Gold Medal: "Vitam Excolere per Artes." International Exh'b'n, MELBOURNE (Australia).
1883. The Diploma of Honor. International Expo'n, AMSTERDAM (Holland).
1893: Highest Award; Medal and Diploma: "For a large variety of preparations of great purity;" and "For great service rendered to the medical and pharmaceutical professions." Columbian Exposition, CHICAGO. ["On Medicinal Chemicals."]
1893: Highest Award; Medal and Diploma: "For excellence of chemicals for analytical and scientific uses." Columbian Exposition, CHICAGO. ["On Guaranteed Reagents."]
Etc., Etc.
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