Lot 402:
Vintage Armour and Company Thyroid Tablets Wooden Shipping Crate
Sold for: $25
Description
A vintage wooden shipping crate for pharmaceutical products, constructed from light-toned wood with finger-jointed corners and a sliding top lid. The front panel features black printed text within a large horizontal oval cartouche reading ONE GRAIN THYROID TABLETS and FROM THE LABORATORY OF ARMOUR AND COMPANY. The upper left corner of this face is printed with 16 BOTTLES and the upper right with 100 EACH. Both side panels bear a printed oval logo containing the text LABORATORY PRODUCTS surrounding a central torch device, positioned above the words GLASS HANDLE WITH CARE. The interior is unfinished wood, and the sliding lid features a small recessed notch at one end to facilitate opening. The construction utilizes box joints (finger joints) at the corners, visible on all four vertical faces. Length: 6 1/2 inches Width: 4 3/8 inches Height: 6 1/8 inches.
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