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Bull's Cough Syrup

American History Museum

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    Object Details

    maker

    A. C. Meyer and Company

    Description

    The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
    Coughs, colds, hoarseness, bronchitis, grippe cough, croup, whooping cough and measles cough; also to relieve cough of asthmatic and consumptive patients in incipient or advanced stages of their disease

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Date made

    after 1906

    ID Number

    MG.293320.1189

    catalog number

    293320.1189

    accession number

    293320

    Object Name

    otc preparation
    Bottle, Medicine

    Other Terms

    Drugs

    Physical Description

    alcohol (drug active ingredients)
    paper (packaging material)
    glass (container material)

    Measurements

    bottle in box: 6 3/8 in x 2 1/4 in x 1.375 cm; 16.1925 cm x 5.715 cm x 17/32 in
    paper-wrapped pill: 1/2 in x 1 in x 1/8 in; 1.27 cm x 2.54 cm x .3175 cm

    place made

    United States: Maryland, Baltimore

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    Work and Industry: Agriculture and Natural Resources
    Health & Medicine
    Balm of America

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Subject

    Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs
    Respiratory & Asthma Drugs

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d7cc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1297924
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