Vintage MBC cocaine lozenge box from the Établissements Goy in Paris, combining menthol, borate, and cocaine. Marketed as antiseptic and anesthetic lozenges for throat ailments, it reflects the former medicinal use of cocaine, which is clearly stated on the lid. Its beautiful pink and cream lithographed design features large shaded letters, ribbons, flowers, and pharmacy emblems, with a second MBC mark on the reverse.
✦ Period: Circa 1900 ✦ Origin: Établissements Goy, Paris ✦ Dimensions: approx. 8 × 5 × 2.5 cm ✦ Material: Lithographed tin ✦ Condition: Signs of use. Wear to the design and traces of oxidation.
An elaborately decorated pharmaceutical advertising box for collectors of vintage pharmacy items and curiosities related to the history of cocaine.
