Seidlitz Powder Box

Periodca. 1880-1890

MediumCardboard

Dimensions1.5 × 3 × 4.5 in. (3.8 × 7.6 × 11.4 cm)

InscribedPrinted on box lid, SEIDLITZ / POWDERS / DIRECTIONS / In two tumblers nearly half / full of Clear Water dissolve sep- / arately one of the Powders in White paper & one of those in Blue, pour one / into the other and drink instantly. TO BE KEPT DRY."

ClassificationsMedical T&E

Credit LineGift of Miss Louise Hartshorne, 1944

Object number2012.1

DescriptionAn empty light yellow-colored cardboard box with lid, advertising the contents of Seidlitz Powders. The box is decorated with ornamental patterns in black print.
Curatorial RemarksSeidlitz Powders is the generic name for a common late 19th and early 20th century laxative and digestion regulator. It was produced by various manufacturers, and contained tartaric acid, potassium sodium tartrate, and sodium bicarbonate.

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