Green and black metal box for storing herbs (a); flip-top lid hinged at back; red metal labels on front and top; contains three cardboard boxes (b-d) of herbs (lobelia?) and one torn-open paper packet (e) of herbs (lobelia?); boxes are from S.B. Penick & Co. and are cream and green with blue and re…
Green and black metal box for storing herbs (a); flip-top lid hinged at back; red metal labels on front and top; contains three cardboard boxes (b-d) of herbs (lobelia?) and one torn-open paper packet (e) of herbs (lobelia?); boxes are from S.B. Penick & Co. and are cream and green with blue and red text; paper packet is from Parke Davis; packet and contents have been placed in a baggie in the tin and is grey with a cream label, black and red text; metal herb box has a paper label stuck to the inside of the lid.
Number Of Parts
5
Part Names
a - metal herb box - Size: Length 10.5 cm x Width 9.2 cm x Depth 22.5 cm
b - cardboard box - Size: Length 6.3 cm x Width 6.8 cm x Depth 3.9 cm
c - cardboard box - Size: Length 6.3 cm x Width 6.8 cm x Depth 3.9 cm
d - cardboard box - Size: Length 6.3 cm x Width 6.8 cm x Depth 3.9 cm
e - paper packet - Size: Length 4.0 cm x Width 5.2 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
Provenance
Collected by Parke-Davis; used by W. H. Raney, druggist in Prescott, Ontario.
Maker
Parke, Davis & Co.
Dates
1900
1925
circa 1900-1925
Material
metal: green; black; silver; red
cardboard: cream; green; blue; red
paper: grey; cream; black; red
Inscriptions
Top: "PARKE DAVIS & CO. // MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS // DETROIT, MICHIGAN // NEW YORK BRANCH // 90, 92 & 94 MAIDEN LANE"; on label: "LOBELIA // (Lobelia [illeg.])"; overwritten by hand on label: "Lobelia"; front: "Choice // Botanic Drugs // PRESSED."; on label: "LOBELIA // (Lobelia inflata.)"; overwritten by hand on label: "Lobelia"; [see accession sheet for remainder of MARKS]
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-8
Condition Remarks
Some corrosion where paint is chipped; bottom badly corroded; paint badly cracked and scratched; interior badly corroded; dirty overall.
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 tins were made by Parke-Davis for druggists to store their herbs in, to make them more visible to the public; marketed as an expectorant.