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Ballard's Horehound Syrup

American History Museum

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    Object Details

    maker

    James F. Ballard
    Ballard Snow Liniment Company

    Description

    The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
    For the instant relief and certain cure of consumption, coughs, colds, asthma, dry hacking cough, loss of voice, irritation of throat, soreness of chest, croup, spitting of blood, influenza, lung fever, whooping cough, etc.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Date made

    after 1885

    ID Number

    MG.M-10409.17

    catalog number

    M-10409

    accession number

    246707

    Object Name

    otc preparation

    Other Terms

    Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid

    Physical Description

    cardboard (overall packaging material)
    wood (overall packaging material)

    Measurements

    overall: 7 1/8 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 5/8 in; 18.0975 cm x 5.715 cm x 4.1275 cm

    Place Made

    United States: Missouri, Saint Louis

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    Medicine and Science: Medicine
    Health & Medicine
    Balm of America

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Subject

    Fever & Chill Drugs
    Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs
    Respiratory & Asthma Drugs

    collection

    G.E. Damon Collection

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-5e53-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_716198
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