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lobelia
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Dates
1900
1920
circa 1900-1920
Collection
Parke-Davis Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, Respiratory
Accession Number
000001124
Description
Paper packet wrapped and sealed in plastic and covered on top, front and back by a paper label.
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Accession Number
000001124
Collection
Parke-Davis Collection
Category
Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
Classification
Pharmacy, Respiratory
MeSH Heading
Plants, Medicinal
Expectorants
Antitussive Agents
Cough -- drug therapy
Drugs, Non-Prescription
Description
Paper packet 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
1900
1920
circa 1900-1920
Material
plastic: clear
paper: green; cream; black; red
Inscriptions
Top: "LOBELIA HERB // Lobelia Inflata Lin. // C95113 [stamped] // No. 158 // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // WALKERVILLE, // ONTARIO, CANADA"; front: "SYNONYMS - Indian Tobacco, Emet- // ic herb, Eng.; Lobèlie, Enflèe, Fr.; Lobelienkraut, Ger. // PART EMPLOYED - The herb. // NATURAL ORDER - Lobeliaceæ. // HABITAT - United States."; back: "PROPERTIES -Expectorant; in // larger doses, a dangerous emetic; Ben- // eficially used in spasmodic asthma, // catarrh, croup, whooping-cough, etc. // DOSE - A dessertspoonful (8 Cc.) of // an ounce to the pint infusion."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A1-4 Row G
Dimension Notes
Length 5.4 cm x Width 5.1 cm x Depth 1.9 cm
Condition Remarks
Paper and label are yellowed; tear (0.5 cm) on bottom; insect holes on bottom and left side; plastic 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.
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