Bayer-Tablets of Aspirin
Bayer-Tablets of Aspirin
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- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
- Used since 1900 for the relief of Pain and Discomfort in Simple Headaches and Neuralgias, Head Colds, Muscular Aches and Pains, and as a gargle for relief of minor throat irritations. Does 1-2 tablets with water 3 to 4 times daily as required. Genuine Bayer Aspirin Tablets are made exclusively by the Bayer Company, Inc., Originators of Aspirin.
- Aspirin, acetyl salicylic acid, was developed in the late 19th century at the Bayer company in Elberfeld, Germany. In 1900, Bayer received a patent for the drug in the United States and also registered the trademark name, Aspirin. The patent expired in 1917, and the trademark was partly struck down in a 1921 court ruling. The judge ruled that the aspirin name had passed into the public domain and that packages of 50 or less tablets could be sold to the public as "aspirin" by any manufacturer. The red script "Genuine," featured on this tin, appeared in Bayer Tablets of Aspirin advertising shortly after the 1921 ruling and was incorporated in the product label.
- Object Name
- otc preparation
- Other Terms
- Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid
- date made
- ca 1930
- maker
- Bayer Company, Inc.
- place made
- United States: New York, Rensselaer
- Physical Description
- acetylsalicylic acid, 5 grains per tablet (drug active ingredient)
- Measurements
- overall: 3/8 in x 13 7/8 in x 1 3/8 in;.9525 cm x 35.2425 cm x 3.4925 cm
- ID Number
- MG.312608.342
- catalog number
- 312608.342
- accession number
- 312608
- Credit Line
- Gift of Doris H. Bratten (Mrs. Roscoe C. Bratten, D.D.S.)
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- American Enterprise
- Balm of America
- Exhibition
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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