Capoten Wooden Pen Holder

Object/Artifact

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Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy

Name/Title

Capoten Wooden Pen Holder

Entry/Object ID

PCP.2010.2.12

Description

Wooden pen holder advertising Capoten (captopril tablets)

Context

From gallery label: Most of the items in this case are drug advertising pieces distributed to pharmacists and doctors as gifts or 'premiums' in the last decades of the 20th century. The focus of this display is items suitable for the office, specifically for one's desk--such as pen holders, clocks, calendars, and paperweights.

Category

personal equipment, advertisements
tools and equipment

Acquisition

Accession

PCP.2010.2

Source or Donor

Irving L. Trust

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Irving L. Trust, D. Pharm, 2010

Made/Created

Manufacturer

E.R. Squibb and Sons

Time Period

Late 20th century

Place

Continent

Australia

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Pen holder

Height

1-7/8 in

Width

3-1/4 in

Length

3-1/4 in

Dimension Description

Pen

Length

6-1/4 in