Dr. Hand's Pleasant Physic

Description:

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:

A physician's prescription for infants, children, or adults suffering from constipation

Date Made: ca 1920

Retailer: Sherman PharmacyMaker: Hand Medicine Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Subject: LaxativesInfant & Children's Products - Pediatrics

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Health & Medicine, Balm of America, Sherman Pharmacy, Sherman, New York

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Gift of Alan & Elaine Levitt

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1985.0460.219Catalog Number: 1985.0460.219Accession Number: 1985.0460

Object Name: otc preparationObject Type: Drugs

Physical Description: glass (container material)cardboard (container material)alcohol, 6% (drug active ingredients)cork (container material)paper (container material)Measurements: box: 6 1/8 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 in; 15.5575 cm x 5.715 cm x 2.54 cmbottle: 5 3/4 in x 2 1/8 in x 7/8 in; 14.605 cm x 5.3975 cm x 2.2225 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-e2fd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_209363

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