Object Details
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
Germicide; Deodorizer ; For dressing wounds, douching, gargle or mouthwash, enemas, bathing, spraying. Invaluable for Sore throat, catarrh, fever blisters, mouth ulcers, bleeding gums, bad breath and teeth, running sores, wounds, cuts, burns, bites and stings, eczema, ringworm, hives, itch, prickly heat, body parasites, perspirative odors, piles, leucorrheoa, and infectious discharges.,
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Grodanz, David's Pharmacy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
date made
ca 1910s
ID Number
2002.0138.068
accession number
2002.0138
catalog number
2002.0138.068
Object Name
otc preparation
Other Terms
Drugs
Physical Description
aromatic terpene thymol compound (drug active ingredients)
glass (container material)
alcohol, 16% (drug active ingredients)
glass (container material)
cork (container material)
aqua destillata, 62% (drug active ingredient)
Measurements
overall: 6 9/16 in x 2 7/16 in x 2 in; 16.66875 cm x 6.19125 cm x 5.08 cm
place made
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Women's Health
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1215646