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Medicine Box - Artifacts

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Description
Medicine box with two printed instructions A: Tall rectangular cardboard box printed in color with picture of Chinese mother and baby on front. Roses and pomegranates on back and Chinese characters on all sides. The box is covered with cellophane and the lid and cellophane are torn. Inside is a large rectangular paper advertising the medicine. It is blue on one side with company name : "Tien Yat Drug Co. 123 Wing Lok St. Hong Kong, China". On the other side is red printing with Chinese characters and shows illustration of young woman holding a package above her head. C: Small rectangular paper printed on one side with blue Chinese characters and lacy border. The other side is printed in red with Chinese characters, a lacey border and two pomegranates. The pills are missing from the box. This patent medicine was used for gynecological illness.
Object ID
1997.055.177