Valium Paperweight

Object/Artifact

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Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy

Name/Title

Valium Paperweight

Entry/Object ID

PCP.2010.2.8

Description

Clear acrylic paperweight with three round pills suspended inside and an upright metal paperclip attached, advertising: "Valium G, diazepam / Roche, oral and injectable"

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

advertisements, decorative art/objects

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

Roche

Time Period

Late 20th century

Place

Country

USA

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

4 in

Width

7/8 in

Length

5 in