General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

LEATHER CASE WITH PAPER & SYNTHETIC ATTACHMENTS

Dimensions

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

Length

7.0 cm

Width

7.0 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

Parke

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Michigan

City

Detroit

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

EARLY PART OF THE 20C

Canada

TYPE SAMPLE OF DRUGS USED BY CANADIAN PHYSICIANS AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY

Function

USED AS AN ADVERTISEMENT BY DRUG COMPANIES - PROVIDED SAMPLES OF VARIOUS DRUGS TO THE PHYSICIANS IN ORDER TO INTRODUCE THEM TO THEIR PRODUCTS

Technical

SHOWS PRODUCTS WHICH WOULD NEVER BE GIVEN TO HUMANS IN THE 1990'S WHICH WERE STANDARD ACCEPTABLE CHOICES IN THE EARLY 1900'S

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

STAMPED ON BACK OF CASE: '[?]ARKE DAVIS & CO./ MANUFACTURING/ CHEMISTS./ DETROIT AND NEW YORK'/ INSIDE LID: 'PHYSICIANS' SAMPLE/ NORMAL LIQUIDS/ Aconite./ Cannabis Indica./ Foxglove./ Gelsemium./ Nux Vomica./ Belladonna Leaves/ (5)'/ COVER OF CATALOGUE READS IN PART: 'FINE/ PHARMACEUTICALS/.../ PARKE, DAVIS & CO./ Mfg. Chemists,/ DETROIT, MICH.'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BROWN LEATHER OUTSIDE & NAVY INSIDE/ PINK COVERED BOOKLET WITH WHITE PAGES & BROWN PRINTING/ WHITE LABEL INSIDE WITH BLACK PRINTING.

Decoration

N/A