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Box, Medicine

Object Name:
Box, Medicine
Object ID:
1992.063.467
Place of Origin:
Malden, MA
Date:
1910-1930
Description:
Herbal medicine in original unopened package, S. W. Gould Brothers, Malden, MA. Square tan paperboard box. White paper label adhered to front, printed in black: "ROSEMARY LEAVES / Rosmarinus Officinalis / S.W. GOULD BROS. / BOTANIC GARDEN / MALDEN, MASS." Label extends around top and bottom, sealing flaps. Printed on top: "Our Roots, Herbs and Barks / ARE / ALWAYS FRESH AND RELIABLE / If you want the best ask for / GOULD'S".
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-2.2 W-2.1 D-1.3 inches
Provenance:
Part of the Wilfred B. Osgood Pharmacy Collection, consisting of the 1870s-1950s contents of the Knox Pharmacy (owned by Fred L. Knox) and Roberts Rexall Store (owned by George C. Roberts) in Farmington, NH. Wilfred Osgood purchased both pharmacies in the late 1940s/early 1950s, and kept the original furnishings from both stores. During the 1970s, he created a pharmacy display room from the contents of both stores. This collection is the contents of that display. The collection also includes manuscripts, books, photographs, and printed ephemera, transferred to NHHS library (1992-068).
Credit Line:
Gift of Donna T. Osgood in memory of Wilfred B. Osgood
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