Object Details
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: As an aid in the relief of the discomfort due to nasal congestion resulting from simple colds, hay fever, dust and smoky atmosphere.
This object is one of over 700 items from Glaser’s Drug Store of Sayre, Pennsylvania. In 1921, Simon Glaser (1860-1936), an immigrant from Russian Poland, established the drug store at 121 West Packer Avenue in Sayre, PA. His son, Sidney Glaser (1899-1992), soon joined him in the business and continued to operate the store until 1961. After retiring, Sidney Glaser retained thousands of products dating from the 1920s – 1960s, including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, personal care products, and vitamins, and donated many of them to the Smithsonian in 1985.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Sidney Glaser
ID Number
1985.0481.014
catalog number
1985.0481.014
accession number
1985.0481
Object Name
Patent Medicine
otc preparation
Object Type
Drugs
Measurements
overall: 3 1/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 7.9375 cm x 6.6675 cm x 3.175 cm
bottle: 2 5/8 in x 1 5/8 in x 1 1/8 in; 6.6675 cm x 4.1275 cm x 2.8575 cm
dropper: 1 7/8 in x 3/4 in; 4.7625 cm x 1.905 cm
place made
United States: New York, New York City
United States: Connecticut, Bridgeport
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Balm of America
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs
Respiratory & Asthma Drugs
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_209409