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bittersweet twigs box
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Dates
1899
circa 1899
Collection
Parke-Davis Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, General
Accession Number
000001115
Description
Cardboard box wrapped and sealed in plastic and covered on top, front and back by a paper label.
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Accession Number
000001115
Collection
Parke-Davis Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, General
MeSH Heading
Plants, Medicinal
Drugs, Non-Prescription
Description
Cardboard box wrapped and sealed in plastic and covered on top, front and back by a paper label.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Parke-Davis
Maker
Parke, Davis
Site Made (City)
Walkerville
Site Made (State)
Ontario
Site Made (Country)
Canada
Dates
1899
circa 1899
Date Remarks
Cited in Parke, Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection
Material
cardboard: purple
plastic: clear
paper: cream; black; red
Inscriptions
Top: "HO [illeg.] [handwritten] // BITTERSWEET // TWIGS // Solanum Dulcamara Lin. // No. 35 // C115335 [stamped] // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, // ONTARIO, CAN."; front: "SYNONYMS - Woody nightshade, Eng.; // Douce-amere, Fr.; Bittersüss-Sten- // gel, Alpranke; Heischkraut, Ger. // PART EMPLOYED - The twigs. // FAMILY - Solanaceæ. // HABITAT - North temperate zone."; back: "PROPERTIES - Said to be useful in // chronic rheumatism, chronic catarrh // and in some of the scaly skin diseases. // DOSE - A wineglassful (60 Cc.) of an // ounce to the pint infusion."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row B
Dimension Notes
Length 6.0 cm x Width 5.3 cm x Depth 2.9 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper and cardboard yellowed; plastic still sealed; some plant material has escaped box and is trapped in plastic.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
JPG
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 1 page 1; 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.
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