Top: "HOPS, B.P. // NEW CROP // Humulus Lupulus, Lin. // No. 135 // C139053 [stamped] // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, // ONTARIO, CAN."; front: "SYNONYMS - Houblon, Fr.; Hopfen, // Ger. // PART EMPLOYED - The strobiles. // FAMILY - Urticaceæ. // HABITAT - Europe & United States."; back: "PROPERTIES -Tonic, anodyne and // soporific: recommended in dyspepsia, // caused by an irritable stomach, and // as a hypnotic in nervous excitement. // DOSE. A wineglassful (60 mils) of // an infusion, one ounce to the pint."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row F
Dimension Notes
Length 5.3 cm x Width 5.3 cm x Depth 2.2 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper and label are yellowed; brown stains on all surfaces; plastic is still sealed.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 1 page 2; personal communication with Jack Willson, May 2000
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