Haywood's Powder
Haywood's Powder
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- Description
- For the temporary relief of the paroxysms of asthma and for the aid in the relief of simple nasal irritations.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- otc preparation
- Other Terms
- Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid
- date made
- 1917
- maker
- Pfeiffer Chemical Company
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- United States: Missouri, St. Louis
- Physical Description
- stramonium leaves (drug active ingredients)
- lobelia herb (drug active ingredients)
- potassium nitrate (drug active ingredients)
- tin (packaging material)
- Measurements
- overall: 105 cm x 5.5 cm x 3.5 cm; 41 5/16 in x 2 3/16 in x 1 3/8 in
- overall: 4 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 10.795 cm x 5.715 cm x 3.81 cm
- ID Number
- 1981.0219.084
- accession number
- 1981.0219
- catalog number
- 1981.0219.084
- Credit Line
- Gift of Robert J. Locurto
- subject
- Respiratory & Asthma Drugs
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Balm of America
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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