Object Details
maker
W. F. Gray and Company
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
Aids in relieving the pain and discomfort of boils, minor skin irritations and abrasions, superficial cuts, burns, sun burns and minor bruises
This object is one of over 700 items from Glaser’s Drug Store of Sayre, Pennsylvania. In 1921, Simon Glaser (1860-1936), an immigrant from Russian Poland, established the drug store at 121 West Packer Avenue in Sayre, PA. His son, Sidney Glaser (1899-1992), soon joined him in the business and continued to operate the store until 1961. After retiring, Sidney Glaser retained thousands of products dating from the 1920s – 1960s, including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, personal care products, and vitamins, and donated many of them to the Smithsonian in 1985.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Sidney Glaser
ID Number
1985.0481.067
catalog number
1987.0481.067
accession number
1985.0481
Object Name
otc preparation
Object Type
Drugs
Physical Description
creosote (drug active ingredients)
oil of turpentine (drug active ingredients)
pine tar (drug active ingredients)
zinc oxide (drug active ingredients)
aluminum oxide (drug active ingredients)
phenol crystals (drug active ingredients)
Measurements
box: 1 3/4 in x 1 5/8 in x 7/8 in; 4.445 cm x 4.1275 cm x 2.2225 cm
tin: 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 1.905 cm x 3.81 cm
place made
United States: Tennessee, Nashville
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
Beauty and Hygiene Products: Cure-alls
Beauty and Health
Balm of America
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
First Aid Products & Antiseptics
Pain & Neuralgia Drugs
Rubs, Liniments & Ointments
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_210451