Object Details
maker
Virginia Chemical Company
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging: To aid in increasing haemoglobin of the blood by supplying iron in case of secondary anemia
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Mary E. and Joseph F. Melfi, Jr., Tupper's Drug Store, Summerville, South Carolina
Date made
after 1942
ID Number
1980.0698.065
accession number
1980.0698
catalog number
1980.0698.065
Object Name
otc preparation
Other Terms
Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid
Physical Description
cardboard (container packaging material)
iron sulphate (drug active ingredients)
myrrh (drug active ingredients)
oil of cajuput (drug active ingredients)
oil of spearmint (drug active ingredients)
Measurements
overall: 8.8 cm x 7.2 cm x 1.5 cm; 3 7/16 in x 2 13/16 in x 9/16 in
overall: 2 7/8 in x 3 1/2 in x 5/8 in; 7.3025 cm x 8.89 cm x 1.5875 cm
Place Made
United States: Missouri, Saint Louis
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Blood & Liver Drugs
Tonics, Minerals & Vitamins
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_715813