HALLOWAYS Ointment - For the Cure of Scrofula Inveterate Ulcers - Ulcerated 
Sore Legs - Burns - Scalds - Ringworms - SoreHeads - and all Cutaneous 
Diseases - GOUT and RHEUMATISM.(The back says) Sold in Pots by 25 cents - 62 
1/2 cents & 1$ each - by the Proprietor NEW YORK - & 244 Strand London - & 
by Most Vendors of Medicine throughout the Civilized World.Approx. size is 1 
1/2" Tall X 1 3/4" across.

Photo of example here:

http://www.hydroponicsonline.com/store/Old-1800s-MEDICINE-Cure-Pot-Crock-advertising-MINIATURE_320510268219.html



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Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 4:24 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: apothecary jar lid help

> Hi all:
>
> We have an apothecary jar lid fragment from a ca. 1860s site with the
> following in black:
>
> ...Y THE PROPRI../
> ...YORK&LONDON/
> ... IN POTS
> ... 62 1/2 C. x $1 EACH/
> ...t Vendors of Medicine/
> ...   OUT THE CIVILIZED/
> WORLD
>
> Having trouble identifying this puppy.  Can anyone help? or steer me  to a
> good source?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Mary L.  Maniery
> PAR Environmental Services,  Inc.