Green and black metal box for storing herbs; flip-top lid hinged at back; red metal labels on front and top.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Parke-Davis
Maker
Parke, Davis & Co.
Dates
1891
circa 1891
Date Remarks
Based on picture on tin of Walkerville plant, which opened in 1891
Material
metal: green; black; silver; red
Inscriptions
Top: [illeg.] on label: "WORMWOOD // (Artemisia Absinthium.)"; label overwritten by hand in white "[illeg.] wood"; on front: "Choice // Botanic Drugs // PRESSED"; on label: "WORMWOOD // (Artemisia Absinthium.)"; overwritten by hand in white: "Wormwood // [illeg.]"; left side: [illeg.]; right side: "NEW YORK OFFICE // [illeg.]"; back: "SELECTED // PRESSED HERBS // INCLUDING // HERBS, LEAVES, FLOWERS, BARKS // AND ROOTS FOR DRUGGISTS' USE. // We invite attention to the following points of superiority in this line of our manufactures: // [listed] // MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS // [illeg.]"; inside lid written by hand in black: "JVO [underlined] // 20¢ oz"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-8
Dimension Notes
Length 10.5 cm x Width 9.2 cm x Depth 22.5 cm
Condition Remarks
Extensive corrosion where paint is chipped; paint badly cracked; lid badly blackened; evidence of old insect cocoon on bottom; interior badly corroded; lid is coming unhinged.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 7
Research Facts
These distinctive green and black tins were made by Parke-Davis for druggists to store their herbs in, to make them more visible to the public