Object Details
maker
McKesson and Robbins
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
An Ideal Mouth Wash. Antiseptic when used undiluted. This solution is especially effective as a mouth wash, nose spray, gargle and numerous other uses where a germicide is needed.
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
1985.0481.394
accession number
1985.0481
catalog number
1985.0481.394
Object Name
oral hygiene product
mouthwash
Physical Description
glass (container material)
alcohol, 25% (drug active ingredients)
Measurements
overall: 6 1/8 in x 1 7/8 in x 1 1/2 in; 15.5575 cm x 4.7625 cm x 3.81 cm
place made
United States: Connecticut, Bridgeport
United States: New York, New York City
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
Beauty and Hygiene Products: Oral Care
Beauty and Health
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1291767