Packaging from “The Golden Elephant” pharmacy

Packaging from “The Golden Elephant” pharmacy in Kraków. The cardboard packaging for medicines comes from the “Pod Złotym Słoniem” [“The Golden Elephant”] pharmacy in Kraków. It consists of two parts: a container for storing medicines and a lid with a label. Both parts are bound with a blue paper security seal on the longer side with the inscription: “Apteka Pod Zł. Słoniem. H. Bartmański i Sp. Kraków”. In the centre of the label, the composition of the dispensed medicine is given: “Extr. Opii liquos.; Extr. Belladonnae; Butyr Cacao”, i.e. water extract of opium, deadly nightshade extract and cocoa butter as a filler and lubricant. These had an analgesic and diastolic effect. ID no.: KGZ 8064 Time of creation: 1903 Museum: The Museum of Pharmacy at the Jagiellonian University Medical College in Kraków https://muzea.malopolska.pl/en/objects-list/1768 Digitalisation: RDW MIC, Virtual Małopolska project