Quinamm Foot-Shaped Advertising Object

Object/Artifact

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Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy

Name/Title

Quinamm Foot-Shaped Advertising Object

Entry/Object ID

PCP.2010.2.16

Description

Miniature marble sculpture of a lower leg tied in a knot standing on a plinth advertising Quinamm (quinine sulfate 260mg., eminophylline 195mg.) for "night leg cramps..."

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

Merrell Chemical Company

Date made

1974

Time Period

Late 20th century

Place

State/Province

Ohio

Country

USA

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

6 in

Width

2-5/8 in

Length

4-1/2 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Object Label

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.