Porter's Liniment
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Object Details
- retailer
- Sherman Pharmacy
- George H. Rundle Company
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
- A pain-relieving liniment for use in the relief of muscular aches and pains. Effective antiseptic for minor cuts, abrasion. Excellent for athlete's foot.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Alan & Elaine Levitt
- after 1956
- ID Number
- 1985.0460.080
- accession number
- 1985.0460
- catalog number
- 1985.0460.080
- Object Name
- otc preparation
- Object Type
- Drugs
- Physical Description
- cardboard (packaging material)
- alcohol, 63% (drug active ingredients)
- ether (drug active ingredients)
- ammonia (drug active ingredients)
- capsicum (drug active ingredients)
- camphor (drug active ingredients)
- oil cajeput (drug active ingredients)
- cloves (drug active ingredients)
- myrrh (drug active ingredients)
- galangal (drug active ingredients)
- safrol (drug active ingredients)
- glass (container material)
- Measurements
- box: 7 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 18.415 cm x 6.35 cm x 3.81 cm
- bottle: 6 3/4 in x 2 3/8 in x 1 3/8 in; 17.145 cm x 6.0325 cm x 3.4925 cm
- place made
- United States: Ohio, Piqua
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Cure-alls
- Beauty and Health
- Balm of America
- Sherman Pharmacy, Sherman, New York
- National Museum of American History
- subject
- Rubs, Liniments & Ointments
- First Aid Products & Antiseptics
- Foot Products
- Record ID
- nmah_209841
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-b3f9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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