Gift of Daniel Piotrowski in memory of Horace W. Sellers III, 2016.100.82-.83 © 2016 The Connec ...

Pill Boxes

Original OwnerOriginally owned by Dr. Cyrus Pendleton (American, 1830 - 1919)

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)

ClassificationsEquipment

Credit LineGift of Daniel Piotrowski in memory of Horace W. Sellers III

Object number2016.100.82-.83

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

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