Skip to main content Skip to main navigation
heart-solid My Visit Donate
Home Smithsonian Institution IK development site for ODI
Press Enter to activate a submenu, down arrow to access the items and Escape to close the submenu.
    • Overview
    • Museums and Zoo
    • Entry and Guidelines
    • Museum Maps
    • Dine and Shop
    • Accessibility
    • Visiting with Kids
    • Group Visits
    • Overview
    • Exhibitions
    • Online Events
    • All Events
    • IMAX & Planetarium
    • Overview
    • Topics
    • Collections
    • Research Resources
    • Stories
    • Podcasts
    • Overview
    • For Caregivers
    • For Educators
    • For Students
    • For Academics
    • For Lifelong Learners
    • Overview
    • Become a Member
    • Renew Membership
    • Make a Gift
    • Volunteer
    • Overview
    • Our Organization
    • Our Leadership
    • Reports and Plans
    • Newsdesk
heart-solid My Visit Donate

Hydrophen White Ointment

American History Museum

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.
View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

    Object Details

    maker

    Amfre-Grant, Inc.

    Description

    The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging: For athlete's foot, ringworm and other fungus and bacterial skin infections

    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

    ca 1960

    ID Number

    1980.0698.099

    accession number

    1980.0698

    catalog number

    1980.0698.099

    Object Name

    otc preparation

    Other Terms

    Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid

    Physical Description

    cardboard (packaging material)
    metal (container material)
    zinc undecylenate (drug active ingredients)
    alkyl dimethyl benzylammonium chloride (drug active ingredients)
    phenylmercuric nitrate (drug active ingredients)
    benzocaine (drug active ingredients)

    Measurements

    box: 1 1/2 in x 4 3/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 3.81 cm x 12.065 cm x 2.8575 cm
    tube: 1 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in x 1 in; 3.81 cm x 11.43 cm x 2.54 cm

    place made

    United States: New York, Brooklyn

    See more items in

    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

    Skin & Dermatology Drugs
    Foot Products
    Rubs, Liniments & Ointments

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-578f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_715834

    Discover More

    Health and Hygiene objects from the collection

    Cure-alls and Salves

    arrow-up Back to top
    Home
    • Facebook facebook
    • Instagram instagram
    • LinkedIn linkedin
    • YouTube youtube

    • Contact Us
    • Get Involved
    • Shop Online
    • Job Opportunities
    • Equal Opportunity
    • Inspector General
    • Records Requests
    • Accessibility
    • Host Your Event
    • Press Room
    • Privacy
    • Terms of Use