Candy Colored Vintage Salesman Sample Pill Capsules Encased Under Film, S.E. Messengill Co. wooden folk art animal 17 1/2" t x 12

17 1/2" t x 12 1/4" w

it would lend itself to a bunch of different creative uses

and certainly do this one--a watchtower with windows on all sides (one might think of it as a surveillance station) flying an American flag

done according to the Becker rather than Spencerian method

or hang it directly on the wall

Candy Colored Vintage Salesman Sample Pill Capsules Encased Under Film, S.E. Messengill Co. wooden folk art animal 17 1/2" t x 12These 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