Two-piece cardboard box which consists of (a) the printed top section which slides over (b) the cardboard base; the top lists product information; (a & b) were originally sealed with a round paper seal (now broken); inside of (b) is (c), a wax paper envelope which contains Haarlem oil capsules -- s…
Two-piece cardboard box which consists of (a) the printed top section which slides over (b) the cardboard base; the top lists product information; (a & b) were originally sealed with a round paper seal (now broken); inside of (b) is (c), a wax paper envelope which contains Haarlem oil capsules -- several of which have broken.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - cardboard box (top) - Size: Length 7.2 cm. x Width 4.6 cm. x Depth 3.0 cm.
b - cardboard box (bottom) - Size: Length 7.1 cm. x Width 4.5 cm. x Depth 2.7 cm.
c - wax envelope ( folded) - Size: Length 6.8 cm. x Width 4.4 cm. x Depth 2.5 cm.
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M Chiong for his patent medicine collection, from Goodrich, U.S.A. in Oct. 1993
Box top and bottom read, "TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. // GOLD MEDAL // 50 HAARLEM OIL // CAPSULES // 1696 // SOLE DISTRIBUTORS // GOLD MEDAL HAARLEM OIL CO. // JERSEY CITY 2, N.J., U.S.A. // CONTAINS: - SULPHURETTED OILS OF TURPENTINE // AND LINSEED, AND OIL OF PEPPERMINT // KEEP IN DRY PLACE MEDIUM SIZE"; box side reads, "A DIURETIC TO THE KIDNEYS // DIRECTIONS:" (listed) "CAUTION:" (listed); other side reads, "GOLD MEDAL // HAARLEM OIL // CAPSULES"; paper seal reads, "BE // SURE // THIS SEAL IS // NOT BROKEN // WHEN YOU // PURCHASE // PRINTED IN U.S.A."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-3 Row D
Condition Remarks
(a,b) cardboard box is badly oil-stained due to some of the capsules breaking; the bottom (b) of the box is very oil-stained as is the top of (a), but all printing is legible; the paper seal is broken and oil-stained, but legible