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gelatin capsules
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Collection
Parke-Davis Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, General
Accession Number
000001079
Description
Cardboard box covered on top, left side and right side with paper labels; contains empty gelatin capsules.
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Accession Number
000001079
Collection
Parke-Davis Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, General
MeSH Heading
Capsules
Drug Packaging
Description
Cardboard box covered on top, left side and right side with paper labels; contains empty gelatin capsules.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Parke-Davis
Maker
Parke, Davis
Material
paper: green; yellow; black
cardboard: green
Inscriptions
Top: "1000 KEEP IN A COOL DRY PLACE NO. 2 // EMPTY CAPSULES // PREPARED OF THE FINEST GELATIN // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // DETROIT, MICHIGAN, U.S.A. // APPROXIMATE CAPACITY: // QUININE SULPHATE 2 GRS. DOVER'S POWDER 3 GRS. POWDERED RHUBARB 3 GRS. // QUININE (MASS) 4" ACID SALICYLIC 2" POWDERED ALOES 3" // FERROUS CARBONATE MASS BLAUD 8 GRS."; left side: "PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // EMPTY // CAPSULES // NO. 3 // LFX"; right side: "PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // EMPTY // CAPSULES // NO. 3"; front: "$0.05 / cap."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A3-5 Row C
Dimension Notes
Length 14.0 cm x Width 9.5 cm x Depth 6.2 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper is yellowed and discoloured; water marks on bottom right side, back, and front; labels are peeling off the cardboard; box still opens
Copy Type
Original
Exhibit History
On exhibit, "Potions, Pills, and Prescriptions," Museum of Health Care, May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.
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