Box
Object number2012.47.23
Retailer
New York Pharmacal Association
Date1840-1879
OriginNY
MediumWood
Credit LineGift of Melinda Hays Evans
DescriptionWooden box that opens by sliding the lid to the left. Top of box has a sticker advertisement. Print on the front and back of the box.Dimensions5.875 x 7.5 x 2.375 in. (14.9 x 19.1 x 6 cm)InscriptionsWritten in pencil(?) across the top and bottom edge of the top of the box is "Hypodermic Syringes."
MarksTop of box sticker: "LACTOPEPTINE / PHYSICIAN'S / SAMPLES: / THE NEW YORK PHARMACAL ASSOCIATION." To the left of the wording is an illustration of a pig sitting upright next to a barrel of "PEPSINE / PANCREATINE / DISEASE / LACTID ACID / HYDRO ACID".
Print on the back: "LACTOPEPTINE / CONTAINS / ALL THE DIGESTIVE AGENTS / Employed by Nature In the Preparation of Food for Assimilation. / THE NEW YORK PHARMACAL ASSOCIATION."
Print on the front: "LACTOPEPTINE / IS INVALUABLE IN / ALL DIGESTIVE AILMENTS. / (DYSPEPSIA, CHOLERA - INFANTUM, VOMITING, &c.) / And Far More Reliable and Effective than Pepsin alone. / THE NEW YORK PHARMACAL ASSOCIATION."
Historical NotesPart of a collection of medical supplies of Dr. James Glenn Dickson who operated in the Canonsburg area from the 1840s to the 1870s. Donor Melinda Hays Evans’ family found the apothecary chest with accompanying medical supplies in a barn on their property in the Canonsburg area. The collection documents the practice of a mid-19th century small town doctor.
Previous owner
Dr. James Glenn Dickson
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