Painted metal box (a) for storing herbs; flip-top lid hinged at back; label on front and on 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
(a) Top: "PARKE DAVIS & CO. // CHOICE // BOTANIC DRUGS // PRESSED // LOBELIA HERB // (Lobelia inflata. L.)"; front: "CHOICE // 10¢ [handwritten] // BOTANIC DRUGS // PRESSED // LOBELIA (U.S.P.) // (Lobelia inflata.) // 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 dark circle]"; left side: "PD & CO [logo, as above]"; inside lid: "PROPERTY // OF // JACK WILLSON"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-9 Row B
Dimension Notes
Size: Length 22.5 cm x Width 12.4 cm x Depth 13.4 cm
Condition Remarks
Front and right side dented so that entire tin is somewhat skewed; lid still opens, but with difficulty; some corrosion at base, on bottom where paint is chipped, and inside; large chip in paint on front label; top label faded
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.