Green and black metal box for storing herbs; flip-top lid attached at back (no longer opens); red metal labels on top and front; has been written on in red and black (pencil?).
Green and black metal box for storing herbs; flip-top lid attached at back (no longer opens); red metal labels on top and front; has been written on in red and black (pencil?).
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: "PENNYROYAL // (Hedeoma USP)"; front: "CHOICE // BOTANIC DRUGS // PRESSED"; overwritten by hand: "[illeg.] 15 BHM - 1 [illeg.] 25¢ oz // [illeg.] [scribbled out] 530"; on label: "PENNYROYAL // (Hedeoma USP)" "PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // MANUFACTURING // CHEMISTS"; left side: "PD&CO"; right side: PD&CO"; 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 B
Dimension Notes
Length 22.5 cm x Width 12.3 cm x Depth 13.2 cm
Condition Remarks
Exterior: some corrosion where paint is chipped, and on base; browning paper stuck to right side in two places; overall some paint scratches; dirty; lid no longer opens
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 display their herbs, to make them more visible to the public