Bidspirit auction | Vintage Seidlitz Powders Pharmaceutical Tin

Vintage Seidlitz Powders Pharmaceutical Tin for Liggetts Drug Stores - This rectangular metal apothecary tin was used for Seidlitz Powders, a traditional effervescent laxative and antacid. The lid features a cream-colored paper lithograph label with decorative typography in black and red ink. The label indicates the product met United States Pharmacopeia standards and was distributed by the Louis K. Liggett Company of New York, the operator of Liggetts Drug Stores. The interior contains several original paper-wrapped dose packets, including both cream-colored and blue papers. The printed directions on the lid specify dissolving the contents of a blue and a white paper separately in water before mixing and drinking the solution immediately.