Murine for Your Eyes

Murine for Your Eyes

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Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
Cleanses, soothes, and refreshes the eyes. Cleans eyes of dust, smoke, dirt, and other irritants.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
otc preparation
Other Terms
?; Patent Medicines; Drugs
date made
after 1951
collection
Reid Drugstore
maker
Murine Company, Inc.
place made
United States: Illinois, Chicago
Physical Description
potassium bicarbonate (drug active ingredients)
potassium borate (drug active ingredients)
berberine hydrochloride (drug active ingredients)
boric acid (drug active ingredients)
glycerin (drug active ingredients)
hydrastine hydrochloride (drug active ingredients)
merthiolate (thimerosal Lilly).001% (drug active ingredients)
sterilized water (drug active ingredients)
cardboard (container material)
glass (container material)
paper (container material)
rubber (container material)
plastic (container material)
Measurements
box: 4 1/8 in x 1 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 10.4775 cm x 3.81 cm x 3.81 cm
bottle: 3 in x 1 in; 7.62 cm x 2.54 cm
dropper: 3 3/4 in x 1 in; 9.525 cm x 2.54 cm
ID Number
1984.0351.031
accession number
1984.0351
catalog number
1984.0351.031
Credit Line
Gift of Blanche E. Reid
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
Balm of America
Reid Pharmacy, Clifton, Illinois
Data Source
National Museum of American History
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