Object Details
retailer
Tupper's Pharmacy
maker
Hance Brothers and White Company
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
Effective in destroying head and crab lice; for external use only
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Mary E. and Joseph F. Melfi, Jr., Tupper's Drug Store, Summerville, South Carolina
ID Number
1980.0698.050
accession number
1980.0698
catalog number
1980.0698.050
Object Name
otc preparation
Other Terms
Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
Physical Description
cardboard (packaging material)
glass (container material)
lorkspur alkaloids (drug active ingredients)
acetic acid (drug active ingredients)
alcohol 10% (drug active ingredients)
acetone (drug active ingredients)
Measurements
box: 4 1/4 in x 2 in x 1 1/8 in; 10.795 cm x 5.08 cm x 2.8575 cm
bottle: 3 7/8 in x 1 7/8 in x 1 1/8 in; 9.8425 cm x 4.7625 cm x 2.8575 cm
place made
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Vermifuges & Parasiticides
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_715792