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A wooden chest of drawers with many drawers.
But where do I keep my socks?
This case of drawers is one of the finest pieces of Shaker furniture in the Shaker Museum’s collection. It is quintessentially Shaker – sized for communal life, yet pleasantly proportioned; minimally decorated, yet with all the necessary refinements; and finished with a y...
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Shaker's blood syrup.
Shakers’ Blood Syrup: A case of trademark infringement
The poster, printed in black and red, shows an illustration of two Shaker sisters standing on either side of a brother. The text proclaims, “Shakers’ Blood Syrup cures completely scrofula, cancer, rheumatism, catarrh, ulcers, & skin & blood diseases of every des...
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