Wampole's Rectal Suppositories Ichthytannic Compound, One Dozen

Object Details

maker

Henry K. Wampole and Company

Description

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

1985.0481.181

catalog number

1985.0481.181

accession number

1985.0481

Object Name

pharmaceutical

otc preparation

Physical Description

belladonna, extract, 1/4 gr.; stramonium, extract, 1/4 gr.; hyoscyamus, extract, 1/4 gr.; ammonium ichthosulfonate, 2 1/2 gr.; phenol, 1/8 gr.; tannic acid, 1 gr.; witch hazel, extract, 1/2 gr. (drug active ingredients (per suppository))

paper; cardboard (packaging material)

Measurements

overall: 8 cm x 6.8 cm x 1.7 cm; 3 5/32 in x 2 11/16 in x 21/32 in

overall: 2 3/4 in x 3 3/8 in x 3/4 in; 6.985 cm x 8.5725 cm x 1.905 cm

place made

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Balm of America

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-9065-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1415692