Historical information

Seidlitz powders were a vintage, effervescent, and mild laxative and digestive regulator popular in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Named after the Bohemian village of Seidlitz (now Sedlec in the Czech Republic), they were commonly used to relieve constipation, heartburn, and gas due to stomach acidity. Seidlitz powders is the generic name under which a commonly known laxative and digestion regulator was marketed and sold by numerous manufacturers, particularly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The effervescing salts consisting of one powder of sodium bicarbonate and Rochelle salt and another of tartaric acid that are mixed in water and drunk as a mild cathartic.
Brown metal box with black decorative pattern and text "Seidlitz Powders C.E Morton London England". Sachets inside were wrapped in tissue paper.

Physical description

A rusty small metal empty vintage brown and black patterned rectangular lidded old tin which contained Seidlitz Powders. The details printed on the lid are almost indescipherable. There is an overall black stylish pattern all over the outside of the lid and base. The powders were commonly used to relieve constipation, heartburn, and gas due to stomach acidity. This tin was used for other purposes when emptied.

Inscriptions & markings

The print on the top of the lid is indescipherable as to the manufacturer and instructions for use of the Seidlitz Powders.