Object Details
- Wilson Chemical Company
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: This salve is highly recommended as an emollient soothing application for minor skin irritations including chapped hands, face and lips; dryness and coarsening of the skin due to exposure to sun, wind, and dust; small superficial burns and scalds; minor sunburns and windburn; chafing and irritation caused by shaving or use of harsh soaps, as in washing dishes or laundry.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Gary P. and Sandra Baden
- ca 1950
- ID Number
- 1979.0798.151
- accession number
- 1979.0798
- catalog number
- 1979.0798.151
- Object Name
- otc preparation
- Other Terms
- Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid
- Physical Description
- white petroleum jelly (drug active ingredients)
- rectified oil of turpentine (drug active ingredients)
- white wax (drug active ingredients)
- perfume (drug active ingredients)
- Measurements
- overall: 3/4 in x 2 5/8 in; 1.905 cm x 6.6675 cm
- place made
- United States: Pennsylvania, Tyrone
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Cure-alls
- Beauty and Health
- Balm of America
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Rubs, Liniments & Ointments
- Skin & Dermatology Drugs
- First Aid Products & Antiseptics
- Record ID
- nmah_717067
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-a334-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
