Top: "POMEGRANATE // BARK OF ROOT // Punica Granatum Lin.. // 10¢ [handwritten] // No. 208 // C120712 [stamped] // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, // ONTARIO, CANADA"; front: "SYNONYMS - Grenadier, Balaustier, // Fr.; Granatwurzelrinde, Ger. // PART EMPLOYED - The bark of // the root. // NATURAL ORDER - Lythraceæ. // HABITAT - India; at extensive tro- // pical cultivation."; back: "PROPERTIES - Considered to be // almost a specific remedy for tape- // worm. It is most effective when taken // on an empty stomach. // DOSE - A wineglassful (60 Cc.) of // two ounces to the pint infusion."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row I
Dimension Notes
Length 5.7 cm x Width 5.4 cm x Depth 2.0 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper and cardboard yellowed; dirty; dark stain covers 2/3 of top;
plastic still sealed.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Person
JPG
Reference Comments
"Parke-Davis Antique Pharmacy Collection," by Jack Willson, part 1 page 3; personal communication with Jack Willson, May 2000; CD #7.
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.