Veterinary Pharmaceutical Kit, 1910-1920

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Artifact Overview

Veterinarians carried medicines and drugs in kits like this as they traveled to care for animals. This case, emblazoned with the name of Parke, Davis and Company, a large pharmaceutical firm that manufactured high-quality drugs, contained medicines they might need to do their work. Dr. F. Eugene Eads, who once headed the veterinary department at Parke-Davis, owned this case.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Kit (Set)

Date Made

1910-1920

Creator Notes

Case made by Parke, Davis & Company of Detroit, Michigan. Pharmaceutical vials made by Parke, Davis & Company of Detroit, Michigan, and Abbott Laboratories of Chicago, Illinois.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

81.59.26

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Leather
Metal
Glass (Material)
Cork (Bark)
Rubber (Material)

Color

Black (Color)
Brown
White (Color)
Red

Dimensions

Height: 3.5 in
Width: 4.75 in
Length: 1 in

Inscriptions

on inside of case: PARKE, DAVIS & COMPANY / DETROIT, MICH. U.S.A.