Description :

Consumer tins, pharmacy bottles, and industrial containers dating from the early to mid-20th century. This lot offers a highly visual cross-section of mid-century graphic design, local Northwest pharmacy history, and classic garage Americana, making it an excellent instant display for decorators or addition to a specialist collection.

Apothecary & Medical: Includes a rare 4 oz clear glass pharmacy bottle for "Oil Thyme" from the prominent Blumauer-Frank Drug Co. (Portland, Oregon) with its original paper label intact. Accompanied by an amber glass bottle of Welch Limewater Tablets, a small amber bottle of Methyl Salicylate (Wintergreen Oil), and a vintage green lithographed tin for Doan's Kidney Pills showing a 1937 package adoption date.

Sporting & Military Powder TinsFeatures a large 16 oz rectangular HiVel No. 2 Military Rifle Smokeless Powder tin by the Hercules Powder Company alongside a tall, bright yellow cardboard and metal cylinder for Victor Extra Fast Grade Quick Flash Powerful Powder.

Automotive & Industrial Goods:Includes a classic Campbell Hammer-Lock Cotter Pins "Auto Kit" tin with strong typography, a classic squeezed tube of Permatex Form-A-Gasket No. 2 with its matching original cardboard storage cylinder, and a cobalt blue glass jar with a metal lid from The Craftint Mfg. Co. (Cleveland, Ohio) used by commercial artists.

Soldering Supplies & General Store Ephemera: Features two vintage soldering paste tins—a Nokorode Soldering Paste tin (Providence, R.I.) and a highly graphic red and blue Rubyfluid Soldering Paste tin. Rounded out by a slender Herb-Ox Bouillon Cubes tin, a small pocket box of Ero Standard Fuses, and a vintage square plaid box of Scotch Brand Sound Recording Tape by 3M.