Cylindrical wooden container (a) with removable lid (b); the container has a printed paper label, which originally sealed the container, but was broken when the container was opened; the container originally held Red Pills for pale and weak women (now empty).
Cylindrical wooden container (a) with removable lid (b); the container has a printed paper label, which originally sealed the container, but was broken when the container was opened; the container originally held Red Pills for pale and weak women (now empty).
Number Of Parts
2
Part Names
a - medicine container - Size: Length 6.8 cm. x Diameter3.3 cm.
b - container lid - Size: Length 1.7 cm. x Diameter3.4 cm.
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection
Label reads, "RED PILLS // TRADE MARK // FOR PALE AND WEAK WOMEN // DOSE - " (listed) " // Read the Circular // PRICE 50 CENTS A BOX // FRANCO AMERICAN CHEMICAL CO. // MONTREAL, CAN. LIMITED BOSTON, U.S.A."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-5 Row D
Condition Remarks
The wooden container is undamaged except for some red staining on the inside of the lid; the paper label shows some wear and is missing in one section; the rest of the label is legible