Green and black metal box for storing herbs; flip-top lid attached at back (no longer opens); red metal label on top; a piece of tape obscures the label on the front; has been written on in black.
Green and black metal box for storing herbs; flip-top lid attached at back (no longer opens); red metal label on top; a piece of tape obscures the label on the front; has been written on in black.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Parke-Davis.
Maker
Parke, Davis & Co.
Dates
1900
1925
circa 1900-1925
Material
metal: green; black; silver; red
fabric: white
Inscriptions
Top: "PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // CHOICE // BOTANIC DRUGS // PRESSED // [illeg.]"; handwritten on tape: "LUNGWORT"; handwritten under tape: "20¢ oz""PARKE DAVIS & CO. // MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS"; front: "CHOICE // BOTANIC DRUGS // PRESSED"; left side: [monogramme] "PD&CO"; right side: [monogramme] 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
Extensive corrosion on bottom and on bottoms of sides, some corrosion overall where paint is chipped; white accretion on top obscuring label; brown accretion on back (small spot); water marks on front and left side; 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 display their herbs, to make them more visible to the public