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
Place of Creation
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.
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