Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2005.17.004
Accession#:
2005.17
Credit Line:
Donated by Jim McCorcle.
Object Name:
Box
Title:
Pharmacist Stock Box, Quince Seeds
Description:
"Pennicks Initial Line, the initial source of supply, tested botanical drugs, Quince seed, spanish, whole, for manufacturing or repacking use only; S.B. Penick & Company purveyors of the world's botanical drugs new york"

a square metal tin with a paper label printed in brown ink with quince seeds inside
Notes:
Quince seeds were used to "reduce looseness of the bowels"

see 2005.17.001
People:
McCorcle, Jim
Search Terms:
Pharmacy
Botanical
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