Box, Medicine

Object Name:

Box, Medicine

Object ID:

1992.063.471

Place of Origin:

Binghamton, NY

Date:

1910-1930

Description:

Herbal medicine in original unopened box, Ames Chemical Company, Binghamton, NY. Vertical rectangular orange paperboard box, printed in black. Front: "DIABETOL / TRADE / MARK / A Natural Tropical Herbal Treat- / ment for / DIABETES / and Diabetic Disorders / PRICE, - $1.50 / Ames Chemical Company / INCORPORATED / BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK / Net Weight of Contents 3 1-2 Ounces". Directions in English on right side, in German on left side, and in Hebrew and Italian on back. Top and bottom: "DIABETOL / TRADE / MARK / HERBAL FORM". Flaps sealed.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-4.8 W-2.5 D-2.5 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

People:

Osgood, Wilfred (1911-1988)

Subjects:

Pharmacies, Pharmacists, Medicines, Herbs, Medicinal