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Vicks Vaporub

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    Object Details

    maker
    Vick Chemical Company
    Location
    Currently not on view
    Credit Line
    Gift of H. Smith Richardson, Jr.
    ID Number
    1998.0267.16
    accession number
    1998.0267
    catalog number
    1998.0267.16
    Object Name
    otc preparation
    Other Terms
    Drugs
    Physical Description
    menthol (overall material)
    camphor (overall material)
    Measurements
    box: 2 3/4 in x 2 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 6.985 cm x 5.715 cm x 5.715 cm
    bottle: 2 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; 6.35 cm x 4.445 cm
    place made
    United States: North Carolina, Greensboro
    See more items in
    Medicine and Science: Medicine
    Balm of America
    Data Source
    National Museum of American History
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-02f3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
    nmah_688447
    NMAH
    VICKS VAPORUB
    National Museum of American History
    CC0
    Metadata Usage
    CC0
    Link to Original Record
    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-02f3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
    Record ID
    nmah_688447
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