Pillbox

Object/Artifact

-

Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Pillbox

Entry/Object ID

11.08 a,b

Description

Prescription Box. Material: paper, metal. Size: 1" diameter x 2 1/4" H. Description: gray paper covered cardboard tube with black metal end caps; white paper label: "Bernard C. Rotegard, Pharmacist, New Richland, Minnesota, #110815, 2/14/1940, Dissolve one on back of tongue three or four times a day. Mr. W., Dr. Hagen". Handwritten over label information in pencil: "Pearls". (a) Container. (b) Lid.

Context

New Richland business: Rotegard Drugstore. Labeled for "Mr. W." who is likely Mr. Weckwerth of New Richland.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Made/Created

Date made

Feb 14, 1940

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pillbox

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Case, Personal

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Personal Carrying & Storage Gear

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibitions

Notes

New Richland: 8/2009;

Create Date

February 14, 2008

Update Date

November 21, 2024