An antique lithographed tin pharmaceutical box, produced by Laboratoires Midy, for adrenostyptic suppositories used to treat hemorrhoids. The lid features typical early 20th-century medical graphics on a green background, with elegant typography and numerous therapeutic indications, now regulated, highlighting the vasoconstrictive, anesthetic, antiseptic, and hemostatic properties of the product. The reverse side contains a lengthy explanatory text detailing the indications and efficacy of the treatment, perfectly illustrating the old pharmacopoeia and medical communication of the period.
✦ Origin: France ✦ Estimated period: Circa 1930 ✦ Dimensions: 10 x 6 x 2.5 cm ✦ Material: Lithographed sheet metal ✦ Condition: Good overall condition with signs of wear, rubbing on the edges, lithograph clearly legible
An iconic antique pharmaceutical box from the early 20th century, sought after for its medical graphics and period therapeutic markings, ideal for an antique pharmacopoeia collection or a cabinet of curiosities.
