(a,b) Two-piece metal pill container with a lid (b) which slides onto the bottom (a); the box contains 48 white pills; (c,d) within the container are folded usage directions in English (c) and French (d) printed on paper.
(a,b) Two-piece metal pill container with a lid (b) which slides onto the bottom (a); the box contains 48 white pills; (c,d) within the container are folded usage directions in English (c) and French (d) printed on paper.
Number Of Parts
4
Part Names
a - box bottom - Size: Length 4.5 cm. x Width 3.4 cm. x Depth 0.6 cm.
b - box top - Size: Length 15.2 cm. x Width 2.9 cm.
c - written instructions (English) unfolded - Size: Length 7.5 cm. x Width 2.9 cm.
d - written instructions (French) unfolded - Size:
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection; purchased in Odessa in Aug. 1995.
Box top reads, "DR. MORSE'S INDIAN ROOT PILLS // A MODERN // VEGETABLE LAXATIVE // UN LAXATIF // VEGETAL MODERNE // CONTENTS 56 PILLS // DIRECTIONS ON BOTTOM // MANUFACTURERS // W.H. COMSTOCK CO. LIMITED // BROCKVILLE, ONT. // MORRISTOWN, N.Y."; side reads, "CONTENTS 56 PILLS // MORE FOR YOUR MONEY
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-6 Row B
Condition Remarks
(a,b) Box is complete and uncorroded; there are minor surface scratches; (c,d) written instructions are complete, untorn and unstained; (c) has some words written in pencil on the front and back
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"The Snake-Oil Syndrome" by A. Walker Bingham (Ill. 5 + 29), pp. 19, 99, 132 and 136
Research Facts
Used as a laxative
Exhibit History
To display in Museum: Potions, Pills and Prescriptions; May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.