Mendenhall's Malaria Chill and Fever Tonic

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Object Details

maker

Myers Laboratories

Description

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:

For malaria chills and fever

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Gift of Richard W. Pollay

date made

after 1938

ID Number

2008.0018.190

catalog number

2008.0018.190

accession number

2008.0018

Object Name

otc preparation

Object Type

OTC Preparation

Physical Description

cardboard (container material)

paper (container material)

glass (container material)

metal (container material)

alcohol, 1 1/2% (drug active ingredients)

quinine sulphate (drug active ingredients)

glycerine (drug active ingredients)

licorice (drug active ingredients)

yerba santa (drug active ingredients)

Measurements

box: 5 3/4 in x 2 3/8 in x 2 3/8 in; 14.605 cm x 6.0325 cm x 6.0325 cm

bottle: 4 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; 11.43 cm x 4.445 cm

place made

United States: Pennsylvania, Warren

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Health & Medicine

Balm of America

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Subject

Fever & Chill Drugs

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-bbda-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1348768