Phaeton Designs Antiques phaetondesigns_antiques

@phaetondesigns_antiques

Phaeton Designs Antiques

Instagram.com
This is an antique Seidlitz Powders tin can, made by The May Drug Co. of Pittsburg PA. Thats right - “Pittsburg”! This can was made before 1911, when the spelling of Pittsburgh was changed to include an H at the end! The May Drug Co is mostly remembered for the interesting glass bottles they used to package their medicines, but their few surviving cans are amazing as well. The bright unfaded yellow reminds the viewer of Pittsburghs many bridges. The Medicine it contained- Seidlitz powders is the generic name under which a commonly known laxative and digestion regulator was marketed and sold by numerous manufacturers under names such as "Rexall Seidlitz Powders", particularly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The three ingredients of Seidlitz powders (tartaric acid, potassium sodium tartrate and sodium bicarbonate) were manufactured by chemical factories from the mid-19th century onwards. The name 'Seidlitz powders' ultimately derives from the village of Sedlec in the Czech Republic. #phaetondesigns #antiques #advertising #photooftheday #tincan #vintage #pittsburgh #pittsburg #history #love #thrift #thriftstorefinds #thrifting #yellow #gold #may #seidlitz #powder #medicine #victorianmedicine #victorian #vintagestyle #vintagemedical #pharmacy #instagood #trending #fyp #share #cool #history #historic
2 years ago
Photo Phaeton Designs Antiques - This is a copper bracelet, made during or shortly after the Vietnam war, these bracelets were stamped with the names of soldiers who were POW’s or MIA, as well as their rank and date of loss/ death.…
Photo Phaeton Designs Antiques - This exquisite Argonaut Dolphin pattern candy dish was made by the Westmoreland Glass company in Grapeville, PA. While its factory is long since abandoned, this company made some of rhe finest…
Photo Phaeton Designs Antiques - Todays find- a full box of vintage gun cleaning patches! Great for display in a mancave or a advertising collection! What kinds of vintage things have you found that turned out to be full??…
Photo Phaeton Designs Antiques - A set of 1940s glass ultra-refined @clorox bottles with their original caps and paper labels 😍! How amazing it is that they have survived so long. Swipe to see how detailed the labels used to be in…
Photo Phaeton Designs Antiques - This is a lovely antique mould, used for architectural elements or frames for fine art. The frame around the mould is make of oak wood, the mould itself is metal. Likely this is a unique pattern.…
Photo Phaeton Designs Antiques - 🎨This beautiful oil painting is signed merely “W.T.” I wonder what their story is! This piece was built in to the front of a key box, likely after it was painted. Would you re-frame this piece or…

More posts from Phaeton Designs Antiques @phaetondesigns_antiques