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Meade & Baker's Compound Carbolic Mouth Wash

American History Museum

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    Object Details

    maker
    C. I. Hood Company, Inc.
    Description
    The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging: For cleansing the mouth and teeth and for minor irritations of the throat
    Location
    Currently not on view
    Credit Line
    Gift of Mary E. and Joseph F. Melfi, Jr., Tupper's Drug Store, Summerville, South Carolina
    Date made
    after 1929
    ID Number
    1980.0698.060
    accession number
    1980.0698
    catalog number
    1980.0698.060
    Object Name
    otc preparation
    otc preparation
    Other Terms
    Mouth Wash; Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
    Physical Description
    alcohol 45% (drug active ingredients)
    glass (container material)
    Measurements
    box: 5 in x 2 3/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 12.7 cm x 6.985 cm x 2.8575 cm
    bottle: 4 5/8 in x 2 5/8 in x 1 in; 11.7475 cm x 6.6675 cm x 2.54 cm
    Place Made
    United States: New York, New York City
    United States: Missouri, Saint Louis
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    Medicine and Science: Medicine
    Health & Medicine
    Beauty and Hygiene Products: Oral Care
    Balm of America
    Data Source
    National Museum of American History
    Subject
    Dental Products
    First Aid Products & Antiseptics
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-3fd0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
    nmah_715799
    NMAH
    MEADE & BAKER'S COMPOUND CARBOLIC MOUTH WASH
    National Museum of American History
    CC0
    Metadata Usage
    CC0
    Link to Original Record
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-3fd0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
    Record ID
    nmah_715799
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