Dr. Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil - for Man and Beast

Description:

The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:

An antiseptic surgical dressing. Applicable for cuts, burns, bruises, itch, corns, bunions, bites and stings of insects, sunburn, frost bite, chapped hands and lips, wounds, and sores of the mucous membrane and skin.

Date Made: ca 1900

Maker: Paris Medicine Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Missouri, Saint Louis

Subject: Skin & Dermatology DrugsFirst Aid Products & Antiseptics

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 Mr. James Harvey Young

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1989.0711.41Accession Number: 1989.0711Catalog Number: 1989.0711.41

Object Name: otc preparationveterinary product

Measurements: box: 7 7/8 in x 3 1/8 in x 2 1/4 in; 20.0025 cm x 7.9375 cm x 5.715 cmbottle: 6 5/8 in x 2 3/8 in x 1 5/8 in; 16.8275 cm x 6.0325 cm x 4.1275 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-969d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_748930

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