Top: "BLACK WALNUT // BARK // C 36098 [stamped] // (Juglans nigra Lin.) // PARKE, DAVIS & CO. // DETROIT, MICH. // U.S.A. // PRESSED A [illeg.] WALKERVILLE [stamped over last 3 lines] // #45 [handwritten]"; front: "SYNONYMS - English or European Wal- // nut. // PART EMPLOYED - The bark. // NATURAL ORDER - Juglandaceæ. // HABITAT - United States."; back: "PROPERTIES - Alterative. A favorite // popular remedy in scrofulous conditions // of the system, characterized by the pres- // ence of chronic ulcers and other evi- // dences of low vitality of the blood. // 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 5.5 cm x Width 5.4 cm x Depth 2.8 cm
Condition Remarks
Label and cardboard yellowed and discoloured; label crumpled along top front edge; label torn on right front; dark stains on front; plastic still sealed.
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.