Pillbox
- Object Name:
- Pillbox
- Object ID:
- 1969.035.05
- Place of Origin:
- Ossining, NY
- Date:
- circa 1850
- Description:
- Pillbox, Oval. Top and bottom surfaces are thin pieces of wood. Sides are thin pieces of wood wrapped around. They overlap themselves on sides. They must be glued together. Paper glued to outside surface of top and bottom. Some paper overlaps bottom surface on outside. Wood medium light tan color. Oval paper label on top. Remnants of paper on sides of top and sides of bottom. Cuts and folds in paper in bottom surface where it overlaps edge. Top curved label reads: "BRANDRETH'S PILLS." Below that, straight line: "ENTIRELY VEGETABLE." Below that in straight line, script signature: "B. Brandreth MD" with hand drawn line that is under all of that and loops back with a flourish. Underneath that: "PRICE 25 CENTS." On that is curved line of text: "Good at all times--Does, from 2 to 20." On side of cover, a lot of missing text. "Asa to c". On side of bottom: "sell the Genuine B andreth Pills ha e one."
- Material:
- Paper
Wood - Dimensions:
- H-0.625 W-1.1 L-2.15 inches Weight-0.1 oz
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret Jackman Gesen
- Subjects:
- Patent medicines
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