Object Details
- Rexall Drug Company
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
- Helps relieve discomfort of sunburn and superficial skin irritations
- 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
- 1985.0481.069
- catalog number
- 1985.0481.069
- accession number
- 1985.0481
- Object Name
- otc preparation
- Object Type
- Drugs
- Physical Description
- zinc oxide (drug active ingredients)
- carbolic acid (drug active ingredients)
- camphor (drug active ingredients)
- glycerin (drug active ingredients)
- lime water (drug active ingredients)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 14.605 cm x 6.35 cm x 6.35 cm
- bottle: 5 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 13.97 cm x 6.35 cm
- place made
- United States: Missouri, Saint Louis
- United States: California, Los Angeles
- United States: Massachusetts, Boston
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Health
- Balm of America
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Skin
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Pain & Neuralgia Drugs
- Rubs, Liniments & Ointments
- Record ID
- nmah_210453
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-e353-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
