An antique lithographed tin pharmaceutical box for preparing alkaline digestive mineral water at home, officially marketed under the name "Sel Vichy-État," extracted from the state-owned springs in Vichy. Each box contained 12 pre-measured sachets, enough to make one liter of mineral water per sachet, a solution then recommended for digestive, hepatic, and urinary disorders (liver, stomach, gout). The understated blue and white design, with its hygienic and institutional connotations, perfectly reflects the French medical aesthetic of the early 20th century, at the crossroads of pharmacy, thermalism, and health foods. An emblematic object of the history of thermalism and health products before modern regulations.
✦ Origin: France ✦ Estimated period: Circa 1910-1925 ✦ Dimensions: Approximately 9.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm ✦ Material: Lithographed sheet metal ✦ Condition: Signs of wear, oxidation and visible rubbing, lithography clearly legible,
Antique pharmaceutical box linked to the thermal baths of Vichy, ideal for a medical cabinet of curiosities, pharmacy collection or vintage hygienic decoration.
