Skip to main content Skip to main navigation
heart-solid My Visit Donate
Home
Press Enter to activate a submenu, down arrow to access the items and Escape to close the submenu.
    • Overview
    • Museums and Zoo
    • Entry and Guidelines
    • Museum Maps
    • Dine and Shop
    • Accessibility
    • Visiting with Kids
    • Group Visits
    • Overview
    • Exhibitions
    • Online Events
    • All Events
    • IMAX & Planetarium
    • Overview
    • Topics
    • Collections
    • Research Resources
    • Podcasts
    • Stories
    • Overview
    • For Caregivers
    • For Educators
    • For Students
    • For Academics
    • For Lifelong Learners
    • Overview
    • Become a Member
    • Renew Membership
    • Make a Gift
    • Volunteer
    • Overview
    • Our Organization
    • Our Leadership
    • Reports and Plans
    • Newsdesk
heart-solid My Visit Donate

Beggs' Soothing Syrup

American History Museum

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .
International media Interoperability Framework
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
    Beggs Manufacturing Company
    Description
    The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
    Cures wind colic, cramps, dysentery, canker sore mouth, and banishes pain
    Location
    Currently not on view
    Date made
    before 1906
    ID Number
    MG.M-10426.73
    catalog number
    M-10426
    accession number
    246707
    Object Name
    otc preparation
    Other Terms
    otc preparation; Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
    Physical Description
    glass (overall packaging material)
    liquid (overall medicine)
    Measurements
    overall: 5 in x 1 3/16 in x 1 3/16 in x 3.5 cm; 12.7 cm x 3.01625 cm x 3.01625 cm x 1 3/8 in
    place made
    United States: Illinois, Chicago
    See more items in
    Medicine and Science: Medicine
    Health & Medicine
    Balm of America
    Data Source
    National Museum of American History
    Subject
    Pain & Neuralgia Drugs
    Diarrhea Drugs
    Infant & Children's Products - Pediatrics
    collection
    G.E. Damon Collection
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-5297-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
    nmah_715103
    NMAH
    BEGGS' SOOTHING SYRUP
    National Museum of American History
    CC0
    Metadata Usage
    CC0
    Link to Original Record
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-5297-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
    Record ID
    nmah_715103
    arrow-up Back to top
    Home
    • Facebook facebook
    • Instagram instagram
    • LinkedIn linkedin
    • YouTube youtube

    • Contact Us
    • Job Opportunities
    • Get Involved
    • Inspector General
    • Records Requests
    • Accessibility
    • Equal Opportunity
    • Shop Online
    • Host Your Event
    • Press Room
    • Privacy
    • Terms of Use