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Compound Carbolated Ointment

American History Museum

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    Object Details

    maker

    American Stopper Company

    Description

    The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
    For the treatment of burns, cuts, old ulcers, tetter, ringworm, itch, chapped and cracked skin, boils and abscesses

    Location

    Currently not on view

    ID Number

    MG.293320.1192

    catalog number

    293320.1192

    accession number

    293320

    Object Name

    otc preparation

    Other Terms

    Drugs

    Measurements

    overall: 3/4 in x 2 in; 1.905 cm x 5.08 cm

    place made

    United States: New York, Brooklyn

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    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Subject

    First Aid Products & Antiseptics
    Rubs, Liniments & Ointments
    Vermifuges & Parasiticides
    Skin & Dermatology Drugs

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d9bc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1297946

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