box
Description
Summary: chip box, circular waxed paper chip box with lid, as used for dispensing ointment, from the stores of W E Kirkman the chemist of Station Road, New Milton, Hampshire, dating from about 1950
Summary: Chip boxes were used in place of more expensive glass jars after the introduction of the National Health Service.
Summary: Found in the attic of 22 Station Road, formerly the premises of W E Kirkman.