General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CARDSTOCK BOX; ALUMINUM FOIL WRAPPER; WOODEN BOX

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

5.5 cm

Width

2.8 cm

Height

2.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Medical Technology

Category

Chemicals & medications

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

HERRICK

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Missouri

City

St. Louis

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE EARLY PART OF THE 20THC. WRAPPING DATED 1912

Canada

TYPE SAMPLE OF PATENT MEDICINES FOR SALE IN CANADA IN THE TIME PERIOD. THIS BOX WAS FOUND IN STORAGE AT ASTLEY'S PHARMACY ON LAURIER ST. IN THE SANDY HILL AREA OF OTTAWA AFTER IT WAS SOLD IN 1991 [REF 1]

Function

USED TO HOLD PATENT MEDICINE PILLS.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE MANY "CURE-ALL" PATENT MEDICINES FOR SALE IN THE EARLY PART OF THE 20THC

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON LID OF PILL BOX: 'DOCT. HERRICK'S SUGAR COATED VEGETABLE LIVER PILLS DOSE 2 TO 8 PRICE 25 CTS'/ PRINTING ON STORAGE BOX READS IN PART: 'DR. HERRICK'S/ SUGAR COATED/ PILLS/ PREPARED FOR/ DR. HERRICK'S FAMILY MEDICINE CO./ JAMES P. BALLARD, Proprietor/ ST. LOUIS MO. U.S.A./ PRICE/ 25/ Cents/ Net Contents 30 Pills/.../ This style wrapper adopted June 1, 1912/ First wrapper used in 1836. Revised in 1860./ To imitate this wrapper is forgery./ L.R. Herrick M.D. [IN CURSIVE]/ Entered according to Act of Congress/ In the Clerk's Office/ For the Northern District of New York.'

Missing

ORIGINAL PILLS WERE REMOVED AND DISPOSED OF DUE TO DETERIORATION JAN. 18, 2000.

Finish

BOX UNFINISHED WOOD WITH BLACK PRINTING ON LID; OUTER BOX: WHITE WITH BLACK PRINTING

Decoration

DRAWING OF "DR. HERRICK" [?] ON LID OF PILL BOX AND ON FRONT OF STORAGE BOX