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Other Name |
Yellow Dock |
Object Name |
Container, Medicine |
Description |
Rectangular aluminum container with aluminum hinge lid. Labeled on all sides. Contents are six, one ounce, packages of individually paper wrapped product. |
Catalog Number |
2000.21.294 |
Manufacturer |
Parke, Davis & Co. Manufacturing Chemists |
Place of Origin |
Parke, Davis, & CO. |
Quantity/Volume |
6, 1 ounce, paper wrapped packages. |
Material |
"Pressed Herbs" |
Container |
Aluminum |
Closure |
Aluminum Hinge Lid |
Portion Remaining |
6 individual paper wrapped packages |
Uses |
"Astringent and gentle tonic; also supposed to possess alternative |
Uses (con't-1) |
properties. Infusion: Yellow Dock, one ounce; Hot Water, one pint. Does, a |
Uses (con't-2) |
wineglassfull." |
Label |
Green background with black lettering labeling contents. Main label has a red background with black lettering. Packages inside container are paper wrapped and labeled in black. Label describes their contents and shows a different manufacturer: "Allaire, Woodward and Co. Peoria., Ill." |