Atomic Advertising in the 20th and Early 21st Centuries : An exploration of cultural attitudes towards nuclear science and technology in advertising and packaging from 1910 to 2010.
Title:
Arium Radium Tablets Box
Date:
ca. 1926
Artist - Creator:
Associated Radium Chemists, Inc.
Dimensions:
H-1.75 W-2.875 D-0.875 inches
Material:
Metal
Exhibit Label:
This fashionably patterned tin contained forty-two tablets of "genuine radium," and at the time of its manufacture cost one dollar. The manufacturer, Associated Radium Chemists, Inc. of New York, stated, "Take two tablets with glass of water before or after each meal. To derive the most beneficial effects, ARIUM should be taken regularly as directed."
Image Text:
[Front:]
Arium
Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.
Radium in Tablets

[Reverse:]
FORTY TWO TABLETS OF GENUINE ARIUM
PRICE ONE DOLLAR
Take two tablets with glass of water before or after each meal. To derive the most beneficial effects Arium should be taken regularly and as directed. Read enclosed circular.
Associated Radium Chemists Inc.
NEW YORK PARIS
Distributed by
MASTIN & CO.
New York City.
Collection:
Dr. Jay Shelton
Exhibit Photographer:
Ryan Jaramillo
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