Name/Title
Pill Box issued by George P. Reynolds, physician, 1912Entry/Object ID
2009.4.2Description
ACC. NO. 09.4.2
SUBJECT CATEGORY: BUSINESSES; DRUG STORES
DATE OR PERIOD: 1912
OBJECT: BOX, PILL
DESCRIPTION: A CIRCULAR-SHAPED PILL BOX MADE OF CARDBOARD. LID BEARS A PRINTED MESSAGE AND LINED AREA FOR INSCRIBING PRESCRIPTION INFORMATION. CAPTION STATES, "F. BINDER, PHARMACIST, CORNER OF PARK ST. AND CENTRAL AVE., ALAMEDA, CAL." INSTRUCTIONS ARE HANDWRITTEN IN SEPIA-COLORED INK STATING, "ONE EVERY FOUR HOURS, DR. REYNOLDS, 13-12."
SIZE: D: 1-3/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT: A PILL BOX ISSUED BY GEORGE P. REYNOLDS, PHYSICIAN, 1360 PARK STREET, ALAMEDA. HIS RESIDENCE WAS LOCATED AT 2045 CENTRAL AVENUE. DR. REYNOLDS WAS A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY AND CLIENT OF HENRY H. MEYERS WHO DESIGNED HIS CENTRAL AVENUE HOME, SINCE DEMOLISHED.
DONOR: ESTATE OF JEANETTE MEYERS
CATALOGED: JANUARY 3, 2009
