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Medicinal Pellets - Artifacts

Description
Canister containing pellets of Omphalia Large tin with red label illustration of ships in center with printing above and below " J.A. Folger & Sons, Golden Gate High Grade Baking Powder", list of ingredients on back. Another label has been applied over top of floral design beneath ingredient list as two large Chinese characters in black and smaller ones to the left. This is translated as Omphlia; Omphalia - the drug consists of the dried sclerotium of Omphalia lapidescens Schroet.. It is used as an anthelmintic for the treatment of taentasts and ancylostomiasis. The canister has a round metal lid which is depressed in center and has raised lettering "Golden Gate sold on Merit 5lbs. Net. ". The tin is one third full of light brown pellets in various sizes and shapes.
Object ID
1997.055.154