Dewitt's Hygienic Powder

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Description:

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

superficial burns; prickly heat; insect bites; sunburn; after shaving; vaginal douche

Date Made: after 1906

Maker: Frederick Stearns & Co.E. C. DeWitt and Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York CityUnited States: Illinois, Chicago

Subject: Women's Health ProductsWomen's Health

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Health & Medicine, Beauty and Hygiene Products: Feminine Care, Beauty and Health

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Credit Line: Gift of Mary E. and Joseph F. Melfi, Jr., Tupper's Drug Store, Summerville, South Carolina

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1980.0698.071Accession Number: 1980.0698Catalog Number: 1980.0698.071

Object Name: otc preparationfeminine hygieneOther Terms: Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid

Physical Description: boric acid (drug active ingredients)salicylic acid (drug active ingredients)zinc sulphate (drug active ingredients)carbolic acid (drug active ingredients)thymol (drug active ingredients)eucalyptol (drug active ingredients)menthol (drug active ingredients)Measurements: overall: 9.4 cm x 7.1 cm x 7.1 cm; 3 11/16 in x 2 13/16 in x 2 13/16 in

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-7e20-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_724228

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