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Patent medicine set - Artifacts

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Description
A glass jar (D:3.58", H:3.94")with embossed letters "IMPROVED Everlasting JAR" on the side and "PAT.AUG.22.05." on the lid. There is a broken crack on the edge of the lid. Inside the jar, there are14 paper wrapped medicines. The paper (L:12.40", W:10.83") is a prescription and is printed in black. On the paper there is a red stamp that now is blurred. The stamp seems like "MADE IN HONG KONG." There is another red stamp on the prescription, but it is faded and unreadable. The prescription is yellowed and has many folding wrinkles. Inside the paper is a small glass bottle (W:0.59", H:6.3") with a red seal. There are labels on the front and back side. The one on the front is a red label with the medicine's name. The one on the back has two labels, the bottom one seems the same as the front one, and there is another white label adhered to its top. The white one has the same red stamp "MADE IN HONG KONG" as that on the prescription sheet. The red stamp is blurred and there is a pink stain on it . Inside the bottle are many small red pills. This medicine is a panacea, and can be taken in different quantities according to different illness and age. This medicine can not be taken by pregnant women.
Object ID
1997.043.037