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Miller's Universal Balm

Miller's Universal Balm

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Currently not on view
Object Name
otc preparation
Object Type
OTC Preparation
date made
after May, 1949
after May 1949
maker
Myers Laboratories
Place Made
United States: Pennsylvania, Warren
Physical Description
alcohol 59% (overall active ingredients)
camphor (overall active ingredients)
red pepper (overall active ingredients)
cloves (overall active ingredients)
cinnamon (overall active ingredients)
oils of origanum (overall active ingredients)
sassafras (overall active ingredients)
pennyroyal (overall active ingredients)
cinnamon (overall active ingredients)
eucalyptus (overall active ingredients)
spearmint (overall active ingredients)
cajuput (overall active ingredients)
Measurements
box: 4 7/8 in x 1 7/8 in x 1 1/8 in; 12.3825 cm x 4.7625 cm x 2.8575 cm
bottle: 4 5/8 in x 2 1/8 in x 1 in; 11.7475 cm x 5.3975 cm x 2.54 cm
ID Number
2008.0018.191
catalog number
2008.0018.191
accession number
2008.0018
Credit Line
Gift of Richard W. Pollay
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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