Spencer's Fumigating Diphtheritic Pastilles - A Fumar Antiseptic for the Prophylactic and Specific Treatment of Diphtheria

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

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

Spencer, Thomas D.

Description

The indications or uses of this product as provided on the packaging are:

The inclosed pastilles are so compounded as to be absolutely harmless to the human economy, while their fumes effectually destroy all contagious, putrefactive and disease-bearing germs.

No matter what the exposure may be, these burning pastilles will positively prevent the spreading and communicating of diphtheria, small-pox, scarlet fever and allied epidemic diseases.

Location

Currently not on view

date made

ca 1890

ID Number

MG.M-11460.03

catalog number

M-11460.03

accession number

260557

Object Name

otc preparation

Other Terms

Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid

Measurements

overall: 2 in x 5 in x 4 in; 5.08 cm x 12.7 cm x 10.16 cm

place made

United States: New York, Rochester

See more items in

Medicine and Science: Medicine

The Antibody Initiative

Health & Medicine

Antibody Initiative: Diphtheria

Balm of America

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-8f34-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_725443