Bayer-Tablets of Aspirin

Object Details

maker

Bayer Company, Inc.

Description

The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:

Used since 1900 for the relief of Pain and Discomfort in Simple Headaches and Neuralgias, Head Colds, Muscular Aches and Pains, and as a gargle for relief of minor throat irritations. Does 1-2 tablets with water 3 to 4 times daily as required. Genuine Bayer Aspirin Tablets are made exclusively by the Bayer Company, Inc., Originators of Aspirin.

Aspirin, acetyl salicylic acid, was developed in the late 19th century at the Bayer company in Elberfeld, Germany. In 1900, Bayer received a patent for the drug in the United States and also registered the trademark name, Aspirin. The patent expired in 1917, and the trademark was partly struck down in a 1921 court ruling. The judge ruled that the aspirin name had passed into the public domain and that packages of 50 or less tablets could be sold to the public as "aspirin" by any manufacturer. The red script "Genuine," featured on this tin, appeared in Bayer Tablets of Aspirin advertising shortly after the 1921 ruling and was incorporated in the product label.

Credit Line

Gift of Doris H. Bratten (Mrs. Roscoe C. Bratten, D.D.S.)

date made

ca 1930

ID Number

MG.312608.342

catalog number

312608.342

accession number

312608

Object Name

otc preparation

Other Terms

Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid

Physical Description

acetylsalicylic acid, 5 grains per tablet (drug active ingredient)

Measurements

overall: 3/8 in x 13 7/8 in x 1 3/8 in; .9525 cm x 35.2425 cm x 3.4925 cm

place made

United States: New York, Rensselaer

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Exhibition

American Enterprise

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-7788-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_730633