Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets

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distributor: Pierce's Proprietaries, Inc.

Description: The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: Laxative and cathartic; This object is one of over 700 items from Glaser’s Drug Store of Sayre, Pennsylvania. In 1921, Simon Glaser (1860-1936), an immigrant from Russian Poland, established the drug store at 121 West Packer Avenue in Sayre, PA. His son, Sidney Glaser (1899-1992), soon joined him in the business and continued to operate the store until 1961. After retiring, Sidney Glaser retained thousands of products dating from the 1920s – 1960s, including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, personal care products, and vitamins, and donated many of them to the Smithsonian in 1985.
Location: Currently not on view

Credit Line: Gift of Sidney Glaser

ID Number: 1985.0481.055
catalog number: 1985.0481.055
accession number: 1985.0481

Object Name: otc prepartion
Object Type: Drugs

Measurements: overall: 7.4 cm x 2.3 cm x 2.3 cm; 2 15/16 in x 7/8 in x 7/8 in; box: 7/8 in x 3 in x 7/8 in; 2.2225 cm x 7.62 cm x 2.2225 cm; vial: 2 1/2 in x 1/2 in; x 6.35 cm x 1.27 cm

place made: United States: New York, New York City

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Subject: Laxatives

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DR. PIERCE'S PLEASANT PELLETS

National Museum of American History

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Record ID: nmah_210169