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Object Details
- S. C. Wells and Company
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: A palliative or relief for coughs, colds, spasmodic croup, hoarseness, whooping cough, sore throat.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Gary P. and Sandra Baden
- 1918-1938
- ID Number
- 1979.0798.180
- catalog number
- 1979.0798.180
- accession number
- 1979.0798
- Object Name
- otc preparation
- Physical Description
- chloroform, 2 1/2 minims per oz. (drug active ingredients)
- oil of tar (drug active ingredients)
- peppermint (drug active ingredients)
- extract lobella (drug active ingredients)
- extract licorice (drug active ingredients)
- terpia hydrate (drug active ingredients)
- glycerine (drug active ingredients)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 in x 5 in x 5 7/8 in; 15.24 cm x 12.7 cm x 14.9225 cm
- box, each: 6 in x 1 7/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 15.24 cm x 4.7625 cm x 3.175 cm
- bottle, each: 5 3/8 in x 1 3/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 13.6525 cm x 4.445 cm x 2.8575 cm
- Place Made
- United States: New York, Le Roy
- Canada: Ontarian, Toronto
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Balm of America
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs
- Record ID
- nmah_1280632
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-8cec-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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