B.B.B. Ointment

Description:

The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging: For treatment of eczema, pimples, ringworm, tetter, posion ivy, itch and similar skin afflictions

Date Made: after 1920

Retailer: Tupper's PharmacyMaker: Blood Balm Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York CityUnited States: Missouri, Saint Louis

Subject: Skin & Dermatology DrugsRubs, Liniments & Ointments

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Health & Medicine, Beauty and Hygiene Products: Cure-alls, Beauty and Health, Balm of America

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Credit Line: Gift of Mary E. and Joseph F. Melfi, Jr., Tupper's Drug Store, Summerville, South Carolina

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1980.0698.019Accession Number: 1980.0698Catalog Number: 1980.0698.019

Object Name: otc preparationOther Terms: Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid

Physical Description: cardboard (packaging material)metal (container material)Measurements: box: 3 in x 3 in x 1 in; 7.62 cm x 7.62 cm x 2.54 cmtin: 7/8 in x 2 3/4 in; 2.2225 cm x 6.985 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-448a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_715830

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