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Bromo Soda

American History Museum

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    Object Details

    Description

    The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
    For sick and nervous headache, indigestion and insomnia, sleeplessness, excessive study, dyspepsia, acute migraine, nervous debility, mania, depression following alcoholic and other excessives, mental and physical exhaustion, brain fatigue, sea sickness

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Date made

    1906-1908

    ID Number

    MG.M-10410.12

    catalog number

    M-10410

    accession number

    246707

    Object Name

    otc preparation

    Other Terms

    Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid

    Physical Description

    bromide sodium (drug active ingredients)
    glass (bottle packaging material)
    cork (stopper packaging material)
    caffeine (drug active ingredients)

    Measurements

    overall: 6 3/8 in x 2 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 16.1925 cm x 5.715 cm x 5.715 cm

    Place Made

    United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Subject

    Psychiatric Drug
    Indigestion & Nausea Drugs
    Nerve & Brain Drugs

    collection

    G.E. Damon Collection

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-4b6c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_716927

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