Emollientine Ointment No. 12

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maker: Parke, Davis and Company

Description: The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:; Emollientine is particularly useful in the treatment of superficial burns, scalds, cuts, burises, etc., and is soothing as a local application for inflammatory conditions involving the skin and deeper structures; 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: 1985.0481.062
catalog number: 1985.0481.062
accession number: 1985.0481

Object Name: otc preparation
Object Type: Drugs

Physical Description: carbolic acid (drug active ingredients); isarol (drug active ingredients); lead oxide (drug active ingredients); corrosive sublimate (drug active ingredients); zinc sulphocarbolate (drug active ingredients); aromatized ointment base (drug active ingredients); aluminum hydrate (drug active ingredients)
Measurements: box: 1 1/2 in x 5 in x 1 1/8 in; 3.81 cm x 12.7 cm x 2.8575 cm; tube: 4 1/2 in x 1 5/8 in x 1 in; 11.43 cm x 4.1275 cm x 2.54 cm

place made: United States: Michigan, Detroit

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

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Subject: First Aid Products & Antiseptics; Rubs, Liniments & Ointments; Pain & Neuralgia Drugs

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EMOLLIENTINE OINTMENT NO. 12

National Museum of American History

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