Object Details
maker
Alexander Drug Company
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer, or as found in contemporary medical literature, are:
Sedative. Dosage: Infants, 0.3 cc. or 5 minims [Epitome of the Pharmacopeia of the United States and the National Formulary, with Comments, 1921]
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of A. P. Whealton, Proprietor, Black Creek Drug Company, Black Creek, NC
date made
after 1906
ID Number
MG.M-06989.02
catalog number
M-06989
accession number
215013
Object Name
otc preparation
Other Terms
Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
Physical Description
opium, 1.6 grains per fl. oz. (drug active ingredients)
alcohol, 6.5% (drug active ingredients)
glass (container material)
paper (container material)
cork (container material)
Measurements
overall: 5 3/8 in; 13.6525 cm
place made
United States: Oklahoma, Oklahoma City
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Infant & Children's Products - Pediatrics
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_715877