Menthol Inhaler, 7 Grains

Description:

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer, or as found in contemporary medical literature, are:

For use in upper respiratory infections [Remington's Practice of Pharmacy, Seventh Edition, 1927]

Date Made: ca 1920s-1930s

Collection: Reid DrugstoreMaker: National Pharmacy Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York CityUnited States: California, San FranciscoUnited States: Tennessee, Memphis

Subject: Respiratory & Asthma Drugs

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Health & Medicine, Botanical Medicine, Balm of America

Exhibition:

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Credit Line: Gift of Blanche E. Reid

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1984.0351.057Accession Number: 1984.0351Catalog Number: 1984.0351.057

Object Name: otc preparationOther Terms: Patent Medicines; Drugs

Physical Description: menthol, 7 grains (drug active ingredients)glass (overall material)paper (overall material)cork (overall material)Measurements: overall: 8.8 cm x 1.9 cm; 3 7/16 in x 3/4 inoverall: 3 1/2 in x 3/4 in; 8.89 cm x 1.905 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-795e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_737758

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