Container, Medicine
Object number72.30.1
Distributor
May Drug Company
(founded 1894)
Date1891
MediumMetal; Paint
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionRectangular metal box. Machine made. Flat base with slightly recessed underside and hinged rectangular lid with 1/4 lip on sides and front. Base is gold, sides are yellow and olive with black writing. Lid has decorative scroll work with gold and black lettering.Dimensions1.75 x 3 x 4.5 in. (4.4 x 7.6 x 11.4 cm)MarksMAY'S/QUALITY SERVICE PRICE/Seidlitz Powders/DISTRIBUTED BY/THE MAY DRUG CO./PITTSBURG, PA
Historical NotesSeidlitz powders is the generic name under which a commonly known laxative and digestion regulator was marketed and sold by numerous manufacturers under names during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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May Drug Company
c. 1917
American Safety Table Company
