Vicks Vaporub Salve

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Object Details

maker

Vick Chemical Company

Description

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:

An auxillary treatment for certain forms of inflammation and congestion

Location

Currently not on view

Date made

after 1924

ID Number

MG.293320.1282

catalog number

293320.1282

accession number

293320

Object Name

otc preparation

Other Terms

Drugs

Measurements

overall: .5 cm x 4 cm; 3/16 in x 1 9/16 in

overall: 1/4 in x 1 5/8 in; .635 cm x 4.1275 cm

Place Made

United States: North Carolina, Greensboro

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Health & Medicine

Balm of America

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs

Rubs, Liniments & Ointments

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-c8e9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1298306