Candy Colored Vintage Salesman Sample Pill Capsules Encased Under Film, S.E. Messengill Co. glazed marbles spanning the gold painted recessed

spanning the gold painted recessed "pages" on the side

Some light dings and wear to the surface

Visible watercolor: 16 1/2" x 11"

15 at top left and write

Candy Colored Vintage Salesman Sample Pill Capsules Encased Under Film, S.E. Messengill Co. glazed marbles spanning the gold painted recessedThese 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