Antique cylindrical pharmaceutical tin made of lithographed tinplate for "Pure Vaseline – Argiline," a codex product intended for pharmaceutical and dermatological uses. The characteristic blue decoration is enhanced by structured black typography, with mentions of the Courton central laboratory near Longueville, manufacturer of Vaseline and all kinds of emollients. The side panels detail the uses and the founding of the company in 1904, offering a typical example of French pharmacy during the Belle Époque: understated, technical, and functional.
✦ Origin: France ✦ Estimated period: Circa 1900 ✦ Dimensions: Height 5.5 cm – Diameter 4.5 cm ✦ Material: Lithographed sheet metal ✦ Condition: Signs of wear, rubbing, minor losses, overall sound and legible
Antique pharmaceutical box sought after for a pharmacy collection, a cabinet of curiosities or a Belle Époque medical display case.
