Parke Davis Choice Botanic Drug's Sweet Flag Root Antique Metal TIn

This authentic antique metal lithographed tin for Choice Botanic Drug's Sweet Flag Root (produced by the famous Parke, Davis & Co.) is an outstanding, highly collectible specimen of late 19th to early 20th-century herbal apothecary history. Featuring a wonderful, ornate green and red graphic design with highly detailed typography, this upright tin represents the classic era of botanical medicine packaging before modern regulations took hold. Sweet Flag Root (Calamus)—historically used as a traditional herbal remedy for digestion, colds, and stomach ailments—was a staple of the turn-of-the-century home medicine cabinet, and this surviving tin showcases incredible vintage character. Measuring 9" tall, 4.5" long, and 4" wide, it remains in excellent antique display condition, boasting rich, unfaded graphics, incredibly crisp lettering, and a genuine aged patina with only minor, age-appropriate surface wear and light oxidation that perfectly highlights its century-old heritage.