Late 19th Century Munyons Homeopathic Remedies Apothecary Cabinet

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c. 1890s-1910s; Munyon Remedy Company - Philadelphia, PA

Painted pine apothecary cabinet with a bank of small drawers and an … Read more c. 1890s-1910s; Munyon Remedy Company - Philadelphia, PA

Painted pine apothecary cabinet with a bank of small drawers and an original printed tin panel mounted to the reverse, advertising "Munyon's Homeopathic Home Remedies." The poster lists a complete "Price List of Cures" ranging from Catarrh and Liver Cure to Rheumatism and Nervousness-illustrating the full range of the company's early patent medicines. The drawers retain their original ring pulls and the cabinet shows remnants of its factory-gray finish.

James Monroe Munyon founded the Munyon Remedy Company in the late 19th century, marketing an extensive line of homeopathic "cures" through pharmacies and mail-order catalogs. Munyon's self-branded apothecary cabinets were distributed to druggists nationwide, stocked with individual bottles of proprietary tonics and tablets-each promising a specific remedy for a named ailment. This example retains both its industrial form and its evocative period labeling. See less