Dr. Burkhart's Vegetable Compound Antique Patent Medicine

A turn-of-the-century patent medicine history meets classic graphic design with this exceptionally clean box of Dr. Burkhart's Vegetable Compound. Formulated by Dr. W.S. Burkhart in the late 1890s, this historic vegetable laxative compound represents the height of the American patent medicine boom, complete with its original 1898 patent date detailing. The small, flat rectangular packaging immediately catches the eye with its intricate period borders, rustic typography, and the iconic, detailed portrait illustration of Dr. Burkhart featured on the front face. Having survived the decades with remarkable structural integrity!