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    Object Details

    retailer
    Sherman Pharmacy
    maker
    Campana Corporation
    Description
    The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
    A remedial agent for the relief of itching caused by irritations of the skin and scalp
    Location
    Currently not on view
    Credit Line
    Gift of Alan & Elaine Levitt
    date made
    1940s-1960s
    ID Number
    1985.0460.028
    accession number
    1985.0460
    catalog number
    1985.0460.028
    Object Name
    otc preparation
    Object Type
    Drugs
    Physical Description
    cardboard (container material)
    glass (container material)
    plastic (container material)
    alcohol, 31% (drug active ingredients)
    chloral hydrate (drug active ingredients)
    thymol (drug active ingredients)
    carbolic acid (drug active ingredients)
    methyl salicylate (drug active ingredients)
    glycerine (drug active ingredients)
    salicylic acid (drug active ingredients)
    paper (container material)
    Measurements
    box: 4 7/8 in x 2 1/8 in x 1 5/8 in; 12.3825 cm x 5.3975 cm x 4.1275 cm
    bottle: 4 5/8 in x 2 in x 1 3/8 in; 11.7475 cm x 5.08 cm x 3.4925 cm
    place made
    United States: Illinois, Batavia
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    Medicine and Science: Medicine
    Health & Medicine
    Balm of America
    Sherman Pharmacy, Sherman, New York
    Data Source
    National Museum of American History
    Subject
    Rubs, Liniments & Ointments
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-dce2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
    nmah_209544
    NMAH
    DDD PRESCRIPTION
    National Museum of American History
    CC0
    Metadata Usage
    CC0
    Link to Original Record
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-dce2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
    Record ID
    nmah_209544
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