Baker Croup and Whooping Cough Syrup

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Object Details

maker

Edwin Baker

Description

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer, or as found in contemporary medical literature, are:

For coughs, colds, sore throat, hoarseness, croup and whooping cough.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

after 1906

ID Number

1978.0235.021

accession number

1978.0235

catalog number

1978.0235.021

Object Name

otc preparation

Other Terms

Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid

Physical Description

paper (packaging material)

glass (container material)

cork (container material)

alcohol, less than 1% (product ingredient)

Measurements

bottle in paper wrapper: 5 1/2 in x 1 1/4 in; 13.97 cm x 3.175 cm

place made

United States: Massachusetts, Shelburne Falls

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

The Antibody Initiative

Health & Medicine

Antibody Initiative: Whooping Cough

Balm of America

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Respiratory & Asthma Drugs

Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-53cc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_715111