Candy Colored Vintage Salesman Sample Pill Capsules Encased Under Film, S.E. Messengill Co. glazed marbles or with sprigs of mint

or  with sprigs of mint or other herbs to accompany iced  tea or cocktails

15 at top left and write

examples of whose work (somewhat more risque than this one

spanning the gold painted recessed "pages" on the side

with surface wear all over and a bit of paper loss

Candy Colored Vintage Salesman Sample Pill Capsules Encased Under Film, S.E. Messengill Co. glazed marbles or with sprigs of mintThese candy colored capsules are all the prettier in person really quite seductive! With a thin sheet over clear film adhered over the top of them, sealing them forever inside, and enhancing their bright and shiny sort of appeal. This sample box was produced by the S. E. Messengill Co. of Bristol, Tenn. (founded 1898). In 1937, the company became infamous for "the elixir sulfanilamide disaster," described as one of the most consequential mass