DeWitt's Catarrhal Cream

DeWitt's Catarrhal Cream

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Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
For nasal catarrh, cold in the head and inflammation of the nasal passages. Cleansing, antiseptic and germicidal.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
otc preparation
Other Terms
?; Patent Medicines; Drugs
date made
1920s
collection
Reid Drugstore
maker
E. C. DeWitt and Company
place made
United States: Illinois, Chicago
Physical Description
cardboard (container material)
aluminum (container material)
Measurements
box: 1 1/8 in x 4 3/8 in x 1 1/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 11.1125 cm x 2.8575 cm
tube: 4 1/8 in x 1 in x 5/8 in; 10.4775 cm x 2.54 cm x 1.5875 cm
ID Number
1984.0351.042
accession number
1984.0351
catalog number
1984.0351.042
Credit Line
Gift of Blanche E. Reid
subject
Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs
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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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