Davis' Menthol Rub

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Davis' Menthol Rub box
Davis' Menthol Rub jar

Object Details

maker: Davis & Lawrence Company

Description: The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer, or as found in contemporary medical literature, are:; For bites and stings, burns, boils, bruises, headache, itching rashes, piles, prickly heat, sunburn, earache, colds in chest and throat, neuralgic and rheumatic pains
Location: Currently not on view

Credit Line: Gift of Richard W. Pollay

date made: after 1928

ID Number: 2008.0018.121
catalog number: 2008.0018.121
accession number: 2008.0018

Object Name: otc preparation
Object Type: OTC Preparation

Physical Description: paper (container material); glass (container material); metal (top material); menthol (drug active ingredients)
Measurements: overall: 6.5 cm x 4.7 cm x 4.7 cm; 2 9/16 in x 1 7/8 in x 1 7/8 in; box: 2 5/8 in x 1 7/8 in x 1 7/8 in; 6.6675 cm x 4.7625 cm x 4.7625 cm; jar: 2 3/8 in x 1 7/8 in; 6.0325 cm x 4.7625 cm

place made: United States: New York, New York City; Canada: Quebec, Montreal

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine; Health & Medicine; Botanical Medicine; Balm of America

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Subject: Rubs, Liniments & Ointments

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nmah_1339804

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DAVIS' MENTHOL RUB

National Museum of American History

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Record ID: nmah_1339804