Pill Boxes
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
(American, 1830 - 1919)
RetailerSold by
Dr. Z. L. Jacobs
Mediumwood; paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions ((.82) height x diameter): 7/8 × 1 7/16in. (2.2 × 3.7cm)
Primary Dimensions ((.83) height x diameter): 2 1/4 × 1 1/2in. (5.7 × 3.8cm)
Primary Dimensions ((.83) height x diameter): 2 1/4 × 1 1/2in. (5.7 × 3.8cm)
ClassificationsEquipment
Credit LineGift of Daniel Piotrowski in memory of Horace W. Sellers III
DescriptionWooden pill boxes that originally belonged to Dr. Cyrus Pendleton of Hebron, Conn. (.82) is a single, circular box with labels on the box top, bottom, and sides. There are no contents, but would have once held Dr. Jacobs' Nerve Harmonizing, Blood Purifying, and Invigorating Vegetable Pills. (.83) is the same container as (.82). (.83) still contains the pills and there are two boxes contained within a paper label. It is likely that the pills were sold in sets of three to five.
(.82a) box top
(.82b) box bottom
(.83) pill box
(.82a) box top
(.82b) box bottom
(.83) pill box
Object number2016.100.82-.83
On View
Not on viewDr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
Dr. Robert Usher
Dr. Cyrus Pendleton
c. 1870