JULY 2014
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The Pill Box Industry
During the 19th century, Knox supplied millions of small, handmade basswood boxes for pills to doctors and pharmacies in this country and in Europe. The pill boxes were made in homes and in small factories like the one shown here, encircled by a wreath of basswood leaves. Learn more about the pillbox industry here. Robert Stevens drew and hand-lettered this pen-and-ink logo for Knox's Sesquicentennial celebration back in 1972. More on the Sesquicentennial here. |
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Gil Warrin and the Merrymen's Tea House sign, still intact after all these years.
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On July 13, Gil Warrin presented an original wagon wheel sign for his aunt's restaurant, Merrymen's Tea House. Lou Saddlemire and Bob Stevens demonstrated the art of pillbox-making in our refurbished Pillbox Room. Then we walked down the road for the unveiling of our newest historic roadside marker, "Pillbox Factory."
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President Nancy Frueh reveals the new historic marker at the site of the original pillbox factory. Dan Driscoll was instrumental in obtaining the marker.
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