Box
Object number2012.47.22
Retailer
New York Pharmacal Association
Date1840-1879
OriginNY
MediumWood paper
Credit LineGift of Melinda Hays Evans
DescriptionWooden box that opens by sliding the lid to the left. Top of box has a sticker with print in the left hand corner across a black and white illustration of doctor's tools to make medicines. On the right side, there is an illustrated image of a scroll of paper with print.Dimensions6.125 x 7.875 x 2.5 in. (15.6 x 20 x 6.4 cm)MarksTop sticker: "Lactopeptine / PHYSICIAN'S / SAMPLES: / Compliments of / THE NEW YORK PHARMACAL ASSOCIATION, / New York.".
Image print: "LACTOPEPTINE / Powder / LACTOPEPTINE / Elixir / LACTOPEPTINE / Liquid / LACTOPEPTINE / Syrup with Phosph / LACTOPEPTINE / Elixir with Bismuth / LACTOPEPTINE / Elixer with Strychnia & Bismuth / LACTOPEPTINE / Elixer with Calisaya / LACTOPEPTINE / Elixer with Calisaya, Iron, and Bismuth / LACTOPEPTINE / Elixer with Gentian and Chloride of Iron / LACTOPEPTINE / Elixer with Phosph of Iron Quinia & Strychnia / LACTOPEPTINE / With Beef, Iron and Wine."
Front print: "LACTOPEPTINE / CONTAINS / ALL THE DIGESTIVE AGENTS / Employed by Nature In the Preparation of Food for Assimilation. / THE NEW YORK PHARMACAL ASSOCIATION."
Back print: "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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1840-1849
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