Watkins Compound Mustard Ointment

Watkins Compound Mustard Ointment

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Description
Aids in cough and colds in the chest, spasmodic croup, rheumatic pains, neuralgia, sore joints and muscles
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
otc preparation
Other Terms
Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid
date made
after 1915
maker
J. R. Watkins Company
place made
Canada: British Columbia, Vancouver
Physical Description
glass (container material)
metal (container material)
paper (container material)
Measurements
overall: 2 3/4 in x 2 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 6.985 cm x 5.715 cm x 5.715 cm
ID Number
1979.0798.149
accession number
1979.0798
catalog number
1979.0798.149
Credit Line
Gift of Gary P. and Sandra Baden
subject
Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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