Green and black metal box for storing herbs (a); flip-top lid hinged at back; red metal labels on front and top.
Number Of Parts
6
Part Names
a - tin
Provenance
Collected by Parke-Davis.
Maker
Parke, Davis
Dates
1900
1925
circa 1900-1925
Material
metal: green; black; silver; red
Inscriptions
(a) Top: "PARKE DAVIS & CO. // CHOICE // BOTANIC DRUGS // PRESSED // ELECAMPANE // (Inula Helenium.)"; front: "CHOICE // BOTANIC DRUGS // PRESSED // ELECAMPANE // (Inula Helenium.)"; handwritten: "10¢ oz"; "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 [ logo, white letters interlaced on a black circle]"; left side: "PD & CO [logo, as above]"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-8
Dimension Notes
Size: 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; tin dented in front; some corrosion inside
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.
Elecampane root is a natural expectorant and perfect for wet phlegmy coughs that produce thick yellow / green mucus. Also great for bronchial and sinus infections that are producing colored phlegm.
Exhibit History
On exhibit, "Potions, Pills, and Prescriptions," Museum of Health Care, May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.