Object Details
maker
Van Vleet Laboratories
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
An astringent used internally for the relief of the discomfort due to mild diarrheas caused by injudicious use of of foods, especially unripe fruits and vegetables
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
after 1938
ID Number
MG.M-10426.31
catalog number
M-10426
accession number
246707
Object Name
otc preparation
Other Terms
Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
Physical Description
ethyl alcohol (drug active ingredients)
glass; cardboard (overall packaging material)
extracts of logwood (drug active ingredients)
krameria (drug active ingredients)
camphor (drug active ingredients)
oil of peppermint (drug active ingredients)
Measurements
box: 5 in x 2 in x 1 in; 12.7 cm x 5.08 cm x 2.54 cm
bottle: 4 5/8 in x 1 3/4 in x 7/8 in; 11.7475 cm x 4.445 cm x 2.2225 cm
Place Made
United States: Tennessee, Memphis
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Diarrhea Drugs
Indigestion & Nausea Drugs
collection
G.E. Damon Collection
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_716226