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Medicated Manilla Paper
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Still fairly new at the beginning of the civil war, This first generation toilet paper is copied from an extant mid-19th century package and contains soft facial tissue.
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Wooden Match Safe
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Reproduction mid 19th century wooden match safe. These fit regular kitchen matches, and are reproduced directly off of numerous existing originals. Includes several period correct labels to be pasted on should you choose.
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Dr. Chilton's Fever Cure Pill Box
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These turned wood pillboxes are faithful reproductions of our original example, which contains pills manufactured by Comstock and Brother, a firm that existed between 1853 and 1862. They bear a copy of the original label and are left empty to be filled with contents of your choice.
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Havana Sugar Bag
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Mid 19th century sugar bag, constructed from coarse woven cotton canvas, they are approx. 7 1/2" x 12" and are machine stitched with an unhemmed top.
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Orland's Tooth Powder Box
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These turned wood tooth powder boxes are faithfully copied from an original specimen, featuring exact reproductions of the original labels and tax stamp. They are shipped empty, ready for you to add your own tooth powder. The side labels seal the boxes shut as they did originally, however if you'd like it sent with a cut in the side label so it is unsealed you may select that in the options.
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Strong and Osgoods Physianthropic Pills
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These boxes are exact reproductions of our original example in every way. The wood boxes are constructed the same way as they were 160 years ago and are extremely labor intensive to make. They feature reproductions of the original labels and direction sheet, and are contained together in a wrapper, just like the originals. These boxes are shipped empty with one end of the wrapper left unsealed so that you can carefully slide them out one end, fill with your contents of choice, and replace in the wrapper. See the video below.
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Smyrna Fig Box
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Bentwood fig boxes, part of our expanding line of mid 19th C. packaging. These boxes are made from basswood and measure approximately 4 1/4" across by 2 1/4" deep. This was a common item on store shelves during the period that seldom survives today due to their disposable nature. Copied from an original.
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