A cardboard box wrapped and sealed in plastic; a paper label covers top, front, and back of box.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Parke-Davis
Maker
Parke, Davis
Dates
1898
circa 1898
Date Remarks
Cited in Parke, Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection
Material
cardboard: purple
plastic: clear
paper: cream; black; red
Inscriptions
Top: "HEMLOCK SPRUCE // BARK // Tsuga canadensis (Lin.) Carr. // No. 133 // C102383 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // DETROIT, MICH. // U.S.A."; front: "SYNONYMS - Pinus canadensis Lin.; // Abies canadensis Michx. HEMLOCK. // PART EMPLOYED - The bark. NATURAL ORDER - Coniferæ. // HABITAT -- United States."; back: "PROPERTIES - Strongly astringent // and tonic. Useful in diarrhea and re- // laxed conditions of the bowels, and in // the form of injection is efficacious in // leucorrhea. // DOSE -- A wineglassful (60 Cc.) of an // ounce to the pint infusion."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row F
Dimension Notes
Length 5.6 cm x Width 5.4 cm x Depth 2.9 cm
Condition Remarks
Cardboard and paper are yellowed and dirty.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
JPG
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 1 page 2; personal communication with Jack Willson, May 2000; CD #2
Research Facts
The plastic wrap is not part of the original packaging; it was added to protect the materials as they were collected after 1949.
Exhibit History
On exhibit, Billings Estate, 15 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec. 2009