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    Object Details

    retailer
    Sherman Pharmacy
    distributor
    National Remedy Company
    Description
    The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
    Liniment for general use and scalp application; antiseptic, kills ticks
    Location
    Currently not on view
    Credit Line
    Gift of Alan & Elaine Levitt
    date made
    after 1938
    ID Number
    1985.0460.042
    accession number
    1985.0460
    catalog number
    1985.0460.042
    Object Name
    ptc preparation
    Object Type
    Drugs
    Physical Description
    cardboard (container material)
    glass (container material)
    metal (container material)
    paper (container material)
    fusel oil (amyl alcohol) (drug active ingredients)
    turpentine (drug active ingredients)
    capsicum (drug active ingredients)
    camphor oil (drug active ingredients)
    cedarwood oil (drug active ingredients)
    thyme oil (drug active ingredients)
    butyl alcohol (drug active ingredients)
    chlorothymol (drug active ingredients)
    peanut oil (inert) (drug active ingredients)
    cudbear (drug active ingredients)
    Measurements
    box: 4 7/8 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 12.3825 cm x 5.715 cm x 3.175 cm
    bottle: 4 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in x 1 in; 12.065 cm x 4.445 cm x 2.54 cm
    place made
    United States: New York, White Plains
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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
    First Aid Products & Antiseptics
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-e34a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
    nmah_209653
    NMAH
    EN-AR-CO
    National Museum of American History
    CC0
    Metadata Usage
    CC0
    Link to Original Record
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-e34a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
    Record ID
    nmah_209653
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