Mrs. Winslow's Syrup

Mrs. Winslow's Syrup

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Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
A simple old-fashioned laxative, useful in relief of such symptoms as wind colic and sour stomach due to constipation in infants and young children
Location
Currently not on view
Date made
after 1906
maker
Curtis and Perkins
Place Made
United States: New York, New York
Physical Description
rhubarb (drug active ingredients)
caraway (drug active ingredients)
oil of anise (drug active ingredients)
senna (drug active ingredients)
sodium carbonate (drug active ingredients)
fennel (drug active ingredients)
sugar syrup (drug active ingredients)
coriander (drug active ingredients)
glycerine (drug active ingredients)
Measurements
overall: 5 1/8 in x 1 3/8 in; 13.0175 cm x 3.4925 cm
ID Number
1989.0711.35
accession number
1989.0711
catalog number
1989.0711.35
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. James Harvey Young
subject
Infant & Children's Products - Pediatrics
Laxatives
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Data Source
National Museum of American History