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c. 1850

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Franz Teichel

German (active Paris), born 1816

Especially convenient for traveling medicine sellers, custom-fitted chariots served both as a means of transport for the quack doctor and his entourage, as well as a raised platform from which to present sales pitches for a "specific" (a remedy for a particular disease).

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