Druggists' Powders Box

RetailerSold by McNary and Buck American

Date1850-1900

MediumCardboard covered with glossy paper.

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width x depth): 1 9/16 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/4in. (4 x 11.5 x 8.3cm)

ClassificationsCommercial Objects

Credit LineGift of G. Fox & Co.

DescriptionA rectangular cardboard box (.a) and lid (.b) covered with a glossy white paper. The paper on the lid is slightly off color from the box. A paper label on the top of the box lid is printed in a gold ink and reads, "IMPROVED / SEIDLITZ POWDERS. / These Powders are prepared expressly for the / Retail Trade, from superior materials, and / are warranted full weight. / DIRECTIONS. / Dissolve the contents of one of the Blue papers in a large tumbler three parts / filled with COLD WATER, and the contents of one of the White papers in another tumbler, / one-fourth filled with water; mix the two together, and drink while in a state of effervescence. / PREPARED BY / McNARY AND BUCK, / DRUGGISTS AND APOTHECARIES, / 18 State Street, Hartford, Conn., / SIGN OF THE 'GOOD SAMARITAN.' “The bottom of the box is covered with a piece of blue paper.

Object number1949.2.1a-b

MarkingsA paper label on the top of the box lid (.b) is printed in a gold ink and reads, "IMPROVED / SEIDLITZ POWDERS. / These Powders are prepared expressly for the / Retail Trade, from superior materials, and / are warranted full weight. / DIRECTIONS. / Dissolve the contents of one of the Blue papers in a large tumbler three parts / filled with COLD WATER, and the contents of one of the White papers in another tumbler, / one-fourth filled with water; mix the two together, and drink while in a state of effervescence. / PREPARED BY / McNARY AND BUCK, / DRUGGISTS AND APOTHECARIES, / 18 State Street, Hartford, Conn., / SIGN OF THE 'GOOD SAMARITAN.' "InscribedAn inscription in pencil on top of the lid (.b) reads, "Fox / lower shelf/ #2". This inscription is probably a CHS location note.

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