An antique red lithographed tin pharmaceutical box for "Cristal" suppositories for babies, made with pure glycerin solidified at 30°C. This product was widely distributed in French pharmacies for common pediatric uses, particularly as a mild laxative. The lid features a graphic design typical of the interwar period, with an Art Deco border, regulatory pharmaceutical markings, a tax stamp, and the "Cito-Tuto-Juclinde" brand label. The box as a whole represents an authentic example of early 20th-century infant medicine.
✦ Origin: France ✦ Estimated period: Circa 1925-1935 ✦ Dimensions: 6 x 4 x 1.5 cm ✦ Material: Lithographed sheet metal ✦ Condition: Used condition, light scratches, scuffs and minor signs of age, functional hinge, lithograph clearly legible
Antique pharmaceutical box particularly sought after for collections of ancient medicine, cabinets of curiosities or thematic displays around pediatrics and historical pharmacy.
