Green and black metal box for storing herbs; red metal labels on front and top.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Parke-Davis.
Maker
Parke, Davis
Dates
1900
1925
circa 1900-1925
Material
metal: green; black; silver; red
Inscriptions
Top: "PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // CHOICE // BOTANIC DRUGS // PRESSED // SOAP-TREE BARK // (Quillaja saponaria.)"; front: "CHOICE // BOTANIC DRUGS // PRESSED // SOAP-TREE BARK // (Quillaja saponaria.)"; "10 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO // MANUFACTURING // CHEMISTS."; 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."; right side: "PD & CO"; left side: "PD & CO"; overwritten by hand with: "Gen [illeg.] // GOLDEN SEA [illeg.] // GRAN [illeg.] BILL // HOREHOUND // LOBEL A // LUNG [illeg.] // MANO [illeg] // MUL [illeg.]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-9 Row C
Dimension Notes
Length 22.5 cm x Width 12.4 cm x Depth 13.4 cm
Condition Remarks
Some corrosion at base and where paint is chipped; dark brown accretion on front; yellow stain on top; paint scratched overall, but not badly; 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 store their herbs in, to make them more visible to the public
Exhibit History
On exhibit, "Potions, Pills, and Prescriptions," Museum of Health Care, May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.