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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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs
Respiratory & Asthma Drugs
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1297924