Accession Number

996001294

Collection

Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection

Category

Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts

Classification

Pharmacy, Pain

MeSH Heading

Homeopathy

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic

Fever -- drug therapy

Drugs, Non-Prescription

MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container

MM= Drugs -- anti-pyretic -- container

MM= Drug Packaging -- container

Description

Unidentified cylindrical pellet container (glass/wood?) in a one-piece cardboard box with flaps at the top and bottom to open and close it; the box is wrapped and sealed with a single sheet of printed paper which lists product information, and has a line drawing of a woman with a lion.

Number Of Parts

1

Provenance

Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection from Goodrich, USA in Oct. 1993

Maker

Humphreys Homeopathic Medicine Co.

Site Made (City)

New York

Site Made (State)

New York

Site Made (Country)

United States of America

Dates

1860

circa 1860

Material

paper: off-white

cardboard:

Inscriptions

Paper wrapper/label reads, "HUMPHREYS' // HOMEOPATHIC // NO ['O' superscripted] 16 // REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. // MALARIA // F. Humphreys M.D. // HUMPHREYS' HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINE CO. // New York // MADE IN U.S.A."; back reads, "AVERAGE CONTENTS 32 TABLETS // Quin.Sul-Nux v.-Ipec.-ced.-Eup.p"

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-A2-4 Row A

Dimension Notes

Length: 8.0 cm. x Width: 2.4 cm. x Depth: 2.4 cm.

Condition Remarks

Container is unopened and unused; there is minor wear at the top and bottom of the box on the paper wrapper; all printing is legible.

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Book

Document

Reference Comments

See laminated advertisement for Humphreys' Homeopathic Remedies; "Snake-Oil Syndrome" by A. Walker Bingham, pp. 13-14

Research Facts

For Malaria, Fever and Ague, Dumbague, intermitting fever; malarial fevers; effects of malaria; old suppressed agues.

Exhibit History

Bracken Library - Chiong exhibit - May 13 1997

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Accession Number

000001010

Collection

Parke-Davis Collection

Category

Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts

Classification

Pharmacy, Pain

MeSH Heading

Plants, Medicinal

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic

Pain -- drug therapy

Asthma, drug therapy

Drugs, Non-Prescription

MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- tin

Description

Green and black metal box for storing herbs; flip-top lid hinged at back; red metal labels on front and top; has been written on in red, green and black

Number Of Parts

1

Provenance

Collected by Parke-Davis

Maker

Parke, Davis & Co.

Dates

1923

circa 1923

Date Remarks

According to Jack Willson, they were not made after this date

Material

metal: green; black; silver; red

Inscriptions

Top: "PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // CHOICE // BOTANIC DRUGS // PRESSED"; on label: "STRAMONIUM (U.S.P.) // (Datura Stramonium.)"; front: "CHOICE // BOTANIC DRUGS // PRESSED"; on label: "STRAMONIUM (U.S.P.) // (Datura Stramonium.) // PARKE, DAVIS & CO // MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS"; overwritten by hand on front: "3880 [circled] an # [struck out] 18¢ oz [struck out] 15¢ oz P.D. Co [struck out] 15¢ [struck out] 2/25 [struck out] P D Co 25¢ oz [struck out]"; left side: "P D & Co [monogrammed]"; right side: "P D & Co [monogramme]"; back: "SELECTED // PRESSED // HERBS // INCLUDING // HERBS, LEAVES, FLOWERS, BARKS // AND ROOTS // We invite attention to the fol- // lowing points of superiority. [listed] // PARKE, DAVIS & CO."

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-A1-9 Row D

Dimension Notes

Length 22.5 cm x Width 12.3 cm x Depth 13.2 cm

Condition Remarks

Some corrosion on bottom and where paint is chipped; lid is dented; brown accretion in three spots on back; back and front are dented; dirty

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Document

Person

Reference Comments

"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 7; personal communication with Jack Willson, May 2000

Research Facts

These distinctive green and black tins were made by Parke-Davis for druggists to store their herbs in, to make them more visible to the public

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Accession Number

000001145 a-b

Collection

Parke-Davis Collection

Category

Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts

Classification

Pharmacy, Allergies

MeSH Heading

Hypersensitivity -- drug therapy

Anti-Allergic Agents

MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle

Description

Rectangular brown glass bottle (a) with bakelite (?) screw-top cap (b); paper label on left side; rectangular white sticker on bottom; bottle full of liquid

Number Of Parts

2

Part Names

a - bottle - Size: Length 19.4 cm x Width 7.5 cm x Depth 4.6 cm

b - cap - Size: Length 2.3 cm x Diam. 3.2 cm

Provenance

Collected by Parke-Davis

Maker

Parke, Davis & Co., Ltd.

Site Made (City)

Brockville

Site Made (State)

Ontario

Site Made (Country)

Canada

Dates

1960

circa 1960

Date Remarks

Listed in Parke-Davis Lot Numbering System

Material

glass: brown

plastic: black

paper: white; red; green

Inscriptions

(b) "PD&Co. [monogramme, letters interlaced] [embossed]";(a) printed on left side: "16 FL. OZ. No. 225 // ELIXIR // AMBODRYL ® // HYDROCHLORIDE // BROMODIPHENHYDRAMINE // HYDROCHLORIDE ELIXIR // Contains 10 mg. Ambodryl // Hydrochloride in each 4 cc. // An antihistaminic agent for relief of allergic symptoms. // DOSE – Adults, 1 to 2 // teaspoonfuls; Children up to 12 years, 1/2 to // 2 teaspoonfuls; three // or four times daily. // CAUTION – If medica- // tion causes drowsiness, // reduce dosage and avoid // activities requiring alert- // ness. Do not exceed // recommended dose or // use for prolonged time // except as directed by a physician. // Medical literature available // to physicians on request. // Ambodryl – Registered // Trade Mark // L [encircled] L134 C [stamped] // Stock 9-225-48 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO., LTD. // BROCKVILLE, ONTARIO // 414 [handwritten over text above]"; bottom: "5 // O [embossed] // JW [handwritten]"

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-A5-1

Condition Remarks

Bottle is dusty; label slightly yellowed; some random pen marks and a brown stain near centre; cap fits tightly

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Document

Other

Reference Comments

Parke-Davis Lot Numbering System; see also 000.001.152 (a,b)

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Accession Number

000001152 a-b

Collection

Parke-Davis Collection

Category

Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts

Classification

Pharmacy, Allergies

MeSH Heading

Drugs, Non-Prescription

Hypersensitivity -- drug therapy

Anti-Allergic Agents

MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle

Description

Cylindrical brown glass bottle (a) with plastic screw-top cap (b); paper label on front; bottle 2/3 full of liquid

Number Of Parts

2

Part Names

a - bottle - Size: Length 18.8 cm x Diam. 7.0 cm

b - cap - Size: Length 2.0 cm x Diam. 3.0 cm

Provenance

Collected by Parke-Davis

Maker

Parke, Davis & Co., Ltd.

Site Made (City)

Walkerville

Site Made (State)

Ontario

Site Made (Country)

Canada

Dates

1954

circa 1954

Date Remarks

Cited in Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection

Material

glass: brown

plastic: black

paper: white; black; green

Inscriptions

(a) Front: "16 FLUID OUNCES No. 225 // ELIXIR // AMBODRYL® // HYDROCHLORIDE // BROMODIPHENHYDRAMINE // HYDROCHLORIDE ELIXIR // 350 [handwritten] // Contains 10 mg. Ambodryl // Hydrochloride in each 4 cc. (1 teaspoonful). // An antihistaminic agent for relief of allergic symptoms. // DOSE – Children up to 12 years, 1/2 to // 2 teaspoonfuls// or as directed by the physician. // Medical literature available // to physicians on request. // 'Ambodryl' – Reg. Trademark // Stock 9-225-48 // L [encircled] E116Z [stamped] // PARKE, DAVIS & CO., LTD. // WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO"; bottom: "1

4 // 9669A // 4 [embossed]"

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-A5-1

Condition Remarks

Bottle is sound; label slightly yellowed; light brown stain at top, wrinkled at centre of left and right edges, tear (1.5 cm) on bottom edge; cap fits securely; yellow-brown accretion on bottom of bottle (old adhesive?)

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Document

Other

Reference Comments

Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection

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Accession Number

000001229 a-b

Collection

Parke-Davis Collection

Category

Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts

Classification

Pharmacy, Pain

MeSH Heading

Skin Care

Dermatitis -- drug therapy

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic

Drugs, Non-Prescription

MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container

MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- tin

Description

Square metal tin (a) with separate lid (b); lid includes a round, perforated dial that likely turned to align holes to dispense powder.

Number Of Parts

2

Part Names

a - tin - Size: Length 11.5 cm x Width 4.4 cm x Depth 4.4 cm

b - lid - Size: Length 2.5 cm x Width 4.4 cm x Depth 4.4 cm

Provenance

Collected by Parke-Davis

Maker

Parke, Davis & Co., Ltd.

Site Made (City)

Walkerville

Site Made (State)

Ontario

Site Made (Country)

Canada

Dates

1955

circa 1955

Date Remarks

Listed in Parke-Davis Lot Numbering system

Material

metal: cream; blue; red; silver

Inscriptions

(a) Front: "MEDICAMENTA . VERA . [these words surround logo] P D // NET WEIGHT 4 OUNCES // COMFORT ® // POWDER // A MEDICATED POWDER // CONTAINS: TALC AND CORNSTARCH // TOGETHER WITH ZINC STEARATE 3%, // EXSICCATED ALUM 1.5%, MAGNESIUM // CARBONATE 0.3%, SALICYLIC ACID 0.5%, // AND PHENOL NOT MORE THAN 0.25% // Stock 21-34-35 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO., LTD. // WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO"; left side: "RECOMMENDED FOR // Use in the relief of sunburn, prickly // heat, chafing, diaper rash and skin // irritation due to adhesive or other // bandages. A massage medium and // for use wherever a bland medicated // powder is indicated. // LITHO. IN U.S.A. // [illeg.] // CANCO // [illeg.]"; back: identical to front; right side: identical to left side; bottom: "L [encircled] F 128 J [stamped]"; (b) "COMFORT POWDER"

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-A1-6 Row C

Condition Remarks

Some paint scratched off; some corrosion; lid no longer comes off and dial no longer turns

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Document

Other

Reference Comments

Parke-Davis Lot Numbering System; see also 000.001.322

Exhibit History

May 24 - Sept. 13, 2001: Agnes Etherington Art Centre Museopathy exhibit

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Accession Number

000001232 a-b

Collection

Parke-Davis Collection

Category

Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts

Classification

Pharmacy, Pain

MeSH Heading

Sunburn -- drug therapy

Dermatitis -- drug therapy

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic

Drugs, Non-Prescription

MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container

MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle

Description

Elliptical plastic bottle (a) with paper labels and threaded plastic cap with a top that flips open.

Number Of Parts

2

Part Names

a - bottle

b - cap

Provenance

Collected by Parke-Davis

Maker

Parke, Davis & Company

Material

plastic: white; pink

paper: white; brown; orange; black

Inscriptions

(a) Front: "PARKE-DAVIS // Caladryl* // LOTION // FOR RELIEF OF ITCHING // due to insect bites, minor skin irritations, // mild poison ivy and oak, mild sunburn // [indications repeated in French] // 100 mL DIN 358452 // 267H540"; back: "(L) 41154 // Benadryl* (diphenhydramine HCl) 1% and // Calamine 8%. // Directions: SHAKE WELL. Apply to skin 3 or 4 // times daily. Cleanse skin with soap and water and // dry area before each application. // Warning: Do not apply to blistered, raw or oozing // areas of the skin. If a burning sensation or rash // develops, or if condition persists, discontinue use. // Remove by washing with soap and water. // Caution: FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY. Keep away // from eyes or other mucous membranes. Keep // out of reach of children. // [contents, directions, warning and caution repeated in French] // * Reg. T.M. / M. Enr. Parke, Davis & Company // Psrke-Davis Canada Inc. auth. user / usager aut. // Parke-Davis Canada Inc., Scarborough, Ontario // 267H640 26701"; bottom: "IMCO // 14"

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-A5-4 Box 5 Row C

Length

a - 12.0 cm

Width

a - 6.0 cm

Depth

a - 2.9 cm b - 1.8 cm

Diameter

b - 2.8 cm

Unit Of Measure

centimeters

Condition Remarks

Bottle somewhat dirty; spot of pink accretion on back; labels yellowed, dirty; some product appears to have leaked from flip top of cap.

Copy Type

Original

Less detail

Accession Number

000001257 a-c

Collection

Parke-Davis Collection

Category

Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts

Classification

Pharmacy, Pain

MeSH Heading

Skin Care

Dermatitis -- drug therapy

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic

Drugs, Non-Prescription

MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container

Description

Foil tube (b) with threaded plastic cap (c) in a cardboard box (a)

Number Of Parts

3

Part Names

a - box - Size: Length 13.9 cm x Width 3.5 cm x Depth 2.5 cm

b - tube - Size: Length 12.2 cm x Diam. 2.3 cm

c - cap - Size: Depth 1.4 cm x Diam. 1.5 cm

Provenance

Collected by Parke-Davis

Maker

Warner-Lambert Co.

Dates

2000

circa 2000

Date Remarks

Current date

Material

plastic: white

cardboard: pink; white; blue; green;yellow; red; black

metal: silver; blue; white

Inscriptions

(a) Top: "DIN 02019701 † // Benadryl* // CREAM ITCH RELIEF // For relief of itch due to: // insect bites // mild sunburn // poison ivy // minor skin irritations // Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride Cream 30 g"; front: "Directions: Apply locally three or four times daily. Contains: 2% diphenhydramine hydrochloride in a water miscible ointment base. // Non-medicinal Ingredient: paraben. // Warning: For external use only. Donot apply to blistere, raw or oozing areas of the skin. Do not use on chicken pox, measles or extensive areas of the // skin. If condition worsens or if symptoms persist for more than 7 days, or clear up and occur again within a few days, discontinue use and consult a physician // promptly. Do not use any other drugs containing diphenhydramine while using this product. Avoid contact with the eyes or other mucous membranes; if this // occurs rinse thoroughly with water. Keep out of reach of children. In case of accidental ingestion, contact a physician or Poison Control Center immediately. // *TM Warner-Lambert Co, mfr. by †Warner-Lambert Canada Inc. for Warner Wellcome, lic. use, Scarborough, ONT. M1L 2N3"; bottom: top repeated in French; back: front repeated in French; right side: "[bar code] ) 60093 26517 5"; left side: "This carton contains 100% recycled // material, including 20% post-consumer // material. / [repeated in French] // (L) 8412 // EXP AL03"; (b) front: "DIN 02019701† // Benadryl* // CREAM ITCH RELIEF 30 g // Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride Cream // For relief due to: // insect bites mild sunburn // poison ivy minor skin irritations // Directions: Apply locally three or four times daily. // Contains: 2% w/w diphenhydramine hydro- // chloride in a water miscible ointment base. // Non-medicinal Ingredient: paraben. // Warnings: For external use only. Should not be // applied to blistered, raw or oozing areas of the // skin. // See outer carton for additional warnings. // Lot No. and Exp Date on tube fold. // *TM / MC Warner-Lambert Co., mfr. by / fab. par †Warner- // Lambert Canada Inc. for / pour Warner Wellcome, lic. // use / sous lic., Scarborough, ONT. M1L 2N3"; back: front repeated in French, plus: "26517 265Q017 // 8412 AL03"

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-A2-8 Row G

Condition Remarks

Flaps of box are dented from being opened; no other problems apparent

Copy Type

Original

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Accession Number

000001274 a-b

Collection

Parke-Davis Collection

Category

Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts

Classification

Pharmacy, Allergies

MeSH Heading

Anti-Allergic Agents

Hypersensitivity -- drug therapy

MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- bottle

Description

A recrangular brown glass bottle (a) with cylindrical neck and threaded metal cap (b); bottle is covered on front and left and right sides wtih a paper label, has a round fluorescent orange sticker on the back and is 2/3 full of capsules

Number Of Parts

2

Part Names

a - bottle

b - cap

Provenance

Collected by Parke-Davis

Maker

Parke, Davis & Co., Ltd.

Site Made (City)

Walkerville

Site Made (State)

Ontario

Site Made (Country)

Canada

Dates

1949

1955

circa 1949

Date Remarks

Based on lot number

Material

glass: brown

paper: red; beige; orange; black

metal: black; silver

Inscriptions

(a) Front: "100 No. 378 // KAPSEALS // BENADRYL // HYDROCHLORIDE // WITH // EPHEDRINE SULPHATE // REGISTERED TRADEMARK // EACH KAPSEAL CONTAINS: // Benadryl Hydrochloride Diphen- // hydramine Hcl. P.D. & Co. 50 mg. // Ephedrine Sulphate – 10 mg. // DOSE - One Kapseal, repeated // only as directed by the physician. // PARKE, DAVIS & CO., LTD. // WALKERVILLE, ONTARIO // [illeg.] [handwritten over above 9 lines] // C785002 [stamped]"; right side: "DISPENSE IN GLASS"; left side: "The word 'KAPSEALS' designates the her- // metically sealed capsules manufactured by // Parke, Davis & Company."; bottom: "9 // 4107C // 5 [embossed]"; (b) "P D & Co [monogramme, letters interlaced] [embossed]"

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-A5-4 Box 2 Row B

Length

a - 9.5 cm

Width

a - 4.3 cm

Depth

a - 2.9 cm b - 1.0 cm

Diameter

b - 3.0 cm

Unit Of Measure

centimeters

Condition Remarks

Label yellowed, dirty; yellowish stain on right side; bottle dirty; some corrosion where paint is scraped off of cap

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Document

Reference Comments

Parke-Davis Lot Numbering System

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Accession Number

000001298 a-e

Collection

Parke-Davis Collection

Category

Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts

Classification

Pharmacy, Allergies

MeSH Heading

Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal -- drug therapy

Respiration Disorders -- drug therapy

Anti-Allergic Agents

MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- vial

Description

Two cylindrical glass vials (c,d) stopped with rubber stoppers and sealed with metal caps moulded over the necks and lips of the vials; plastic caps fit over the metal caps such that when the plastic caps are pulled off the seals on the metal caps are broken; vials are in a plastic tray (b) in a cardboard box (a) with a paper leaflet (e).

Number Of Parts

5

Part Names

a - box - Size: Length 9.0 cm x Width 6.0 cm x Depth 2.5 cm

b - tray- Size: Length 8.9 cm x Width 5.9 cm x Depth 1.4 cm

c - vial - Size: Length 4.4 cm x Diam. 2.2 cm

d - vial - Size: Length 4.4 cm x Diam. 2.2 cm

e - leaflet (unfolded) - Size: Length 17.7 cm x Width 10.2 cm

Provenance

Collected by Parke-Davis

Maker

Parke, Davis & Co.

Site Made (City)

Detroit

Site Made (State)

Michigan

Site Made (Country)

United States of America

Dates

1975

circa 1975

Date Remarks

Based on expiry date

Material

cardboard: white; blue

paper: white; orange; blue; red

glass: clear

metal: silver

rubber: pink

plastic: blue; white

Inscriptions

(a) Top: "3 VIALS SERIALLY DILUTED Bio. 360 // ALLERGENIC EXTRACT // TIMOTHY AND RELATED POLLENS // C // GRAMINEAE POLLENS // ONE COMPLETE 16 DOSE TREATMENT // 4 cc. Vial No. 1 60 units* (0.06 [illeg.] ollen) per cc. // 4 cc. Vial No. 2 600 units* (0. [illeg.] ollen) per cc. // 4 cc. Vial No. 3 6000 units* [illeg.] ollen) per cc. // U.S. Licence No. 1 *[illeg.] package insert. // Stock 4-360-1-70 // PARKE-DAVIS"; front: "The usual initial dose is 0.1 cc. of the highest dilution (Vial No. 1). // However, the dosage is dependent upon the tolerance of the patient. // See package insert for prophylaxis and treatment of hay fever. // Use a separate heat sterilized syringe and needle for each injection. // Store at temperature between 2° and 8° C. (36° and 46° F.)."; bottom: "Patient // Dose No. CC. Units Date Injected // Vial No. 1, 60 Units per cc. // 1 0.1 6 // 2 0.2 12 // 3 0.4 24 // 4 0.8 48 // 5 1.25 75 // Vial No. 2, 600 Units per cc. // 6 0.2 120 // 7 0.3 180 // 8 0.5 300 // 9 0.8 480 // 10 1.25 700 // Vial No. 3, 6000 Units per cc. // 11 0.2 1200 // 12 0.3 1800 // 13 0.4 2400 // 14 0.5 3000 // 15 0.6 3600"; back: "This extract is preserved with 50% glycerin and is supplied in rubber // diaphragm stoppered vials ready for use. No. U.S. standard of // potency. // Distributed by Parke, Davis & Company, Ltd., Brockville, Ontario // Manufactured by Parke, Davis & Company, Detroit, Michigan 48232 U.S.A."; right side: "3 Vials Bio. 360 // ALLERGENIC EXTRACT // TIMOTHY AND RELATED POLLENS // GRAMINEAE POLLENS // Expiration Date: [printed] Jan. 10, 1975 [stamped] // Lots [printed] 992684E 992685E 992868E [stamped]"; left side: "3 Vials Bio. 360 // ALLERGENIC EXTRACT // TIMOTHY AND RELATED POLLENS // GRAMINEAE POLLENS // Parke, Davis & Company // Stock 4-360-1-70"; (c) front: "4 CC. No. 1 4 CC. // ALLERGENIC EXTRACT // TIMOTHY AND RELATED POLLENS // (GRAMINEAE POLLENS) // 60 units per cc. // Dose: As tolerated. Usual initial // dose, 0.1 cc. See circular. // [above 3 lines are printed over] 1 // Exp.: Jan. 10, 1975 Lot 992684E // PARKE, DAVIS & CO., Detroit, Mich., U.S.A."; bottom: "W // 18 [embossed]"; top: "FLIP // OFF [embossed]"; (d) front: 4 CC. No. 2 4 CC. // ALLERGENIC EXTRACT // TIMOTHY AND RELATED POLLENS // (GRAMINEAE POLLENS) // 600 units per cc. // Dose: As tolerated. Usual initial // dose, 0.2 cc. or less. See circular. // [above 3 lines are printed over] 2 // Exp.: Jan. 10, 1975 Lot 992685E // PARKE, DAVIS & CO., Detroit, Mich., U.S.A."; bottom: "W // 72 [embossed]"; top: "FLIP // OFF [embossed]"; (e) "ALLERGENIC EXTRACTS // [text follows] // ADMINISTRATION // [text follows] // EH // PRE-SEASONAL TREATMENT // [text follows] // CO-SEASONAL TREATMENT // [text follows] // 2 EH // [text continues from Co-Seasonal . . .] // PERENNIAL TREATMENT // [text follows] // CONTROL OF REACTION // [text follows] // 3 EH // TREATMENT OF REACTION // [text follows] // PARKE, DAVIS [logo, see sketch on accession sheet] & COMPANY // DETROIT, MICHIGAN, U.S.A. // M-5 EH // Aug. 1965"

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-A

Condition Remarks

Box dented; white accretion (probably an old sticker that has been partially removed) over 2/3 of front; no apparent problems with other parts.

Copy Type

Original

Less detail

Accession Number

000001322 a-b

Collection

Parke-Davis Collection

Category

Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts

Classification

Pharmacy, Pain

MeSH Heading

Skin Care

Dermatitis -- drug therapy

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic

Drugs, Non-Prescription

MM= Drugs -- patent, proprietary, over-the-counter -- container

MM= Drug Packaging -- container -- tin

Description

A square metal tin (a) with separate lid (b) that includes a round perforated dial to align the perforations with holes in the lid to dispense powder

Number Of Parts

2

Part Names

a - tin - Size: Length 11.3 cm x Width 4.4 cm x Depth 4.4 cm

b - lid - Size: Length 2.5 cm x Width 4.4 cm x Depth 4.4 cm

Provenance

Collected by Parke-Davis

Maker

Parke, Davis & Co.

Site Made (City)

Detroit

Site Made (State)

Michigan

Site Made (Country)

United States of America

Dates

1976

circa 1976

Date Remarks

Based on lot number

Material

metal: cream; blue; red; silver

Inscriptions

(a) Front: "[logo, see sketch on accession sheet] // NET WEIGHT 4 OUNCES // COMFORT® // POWDER // A MEDICATED POWDER // CONTAINS: TALC AND CORNSTARCH, // DRIED POTASSIUM ALUM 1.5%, MAG- // NESIUM CARBONATE 0.3%, SALICYLIC // ACID 0.5%, AND PHENOL NOT MORE // THAN 0.25% // STOCK 21-34-74 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // DETROIT, MICHIGAN, U.S.A."; right side: "RECOMMENDED FOR // Use in the relief of sunburn, prickly // heat, chafing, diaper rash, and skin // irritation due to adhesive or other // bandages. A massage medium and // for use whenever a bland medicated // powder is indicated. // MADE IN U.S.A."; back: identical to front; left side: identical to right side; bottom: "L [encircled] GG164 [stamped]"; (b) "COMFORT // POWDER"

Permanent Location

Storage Room 0010

0010-A1-6 Row C

Condition Remarks

Tin dusty; extensive corrosion on lid; dial no longer turns

Copy Type

Original

Reference Types

Document

Other

Reference Comments

Parke-Davis Lot Numbering System; see also 000.001.229

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