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Bliss Native Oil - with Sample of Bliss Native Herbs for Constipation

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  • Bliss Native Oil

    Object Details

    maker

    Alonzo O. Bliss Medical Company

    Description

    The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
    Used externally for pains caused by muscular rheumatism, lumbago, sprains, soreness of muscles, stiff neck, chilblains, frost-bites, poisonous stings. If freely applied when fever blisters and pimples are forming, it will cause the swelling to quickly disappear.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Gift of Richard Holstein

    date made

    after 1906

    ID Number

    2008.0062.14

    accession number

    2008.0062

    catalog number

    2008.0062.14

    Object Name

    otc preparation

    Physical Description

    glass (container material)
    paper (container material)
    wood (container material)
    alcohol, 75% (drug active ingredients)
    cardboard (packaging material)

    Measurements

    box: 5 5/8 in x 2 1/8 in x 1 in; 14.2875 cm x 5.3975 cm x 2.54 cm
    bottle: 4 7/8 in x 1 3/4 in x 7/8 in; 12.3825 cm x 4.445 cm x 2.2225 cm
    wood vial: 2 in x 5/8 in x 5/8 in; 5.08 cm x 1.5875 cm x 1.5875 cm

    place made

    United States: District of Columbia, Washington
    United States: Missouri, Kansas City
    Canada: Quebec, Montreal

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    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Subject

    Rubs, Liniments & Ointments
    Pain & Neuralgia Drugs
    Rheumatism & Arthritis Drugs

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-5ece-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1339374

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