Concentrated "Barkola" Compound
Concentrated "Barkola" Compound
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- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
- A diuretic and tonic indicated in rheumatism, kidney, bladder, and prostate gland affections.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- otc preparation
- Other Terms
- ?; Patent Medicines; Drugs
- date made
- 1906-1908
- collection
- Reid Drugstore
- maker
- Old Fort Chemical Company
- place made
- United States: Indiana, Fort Wayne
- Physical Description
- alcohol, 5% (drug active ingredients)
- cardboard (container material)
- cork (container material)
- glass (container material)
- Measurements
- box: 3 1/2 in x 1 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 8.89 cm x 3.175 cm x 3.175 cm
- bottle: 3 3/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 8.5725 cm x 3.175 cm
- ID Number
- 1984.0351.081
- accession number
- 1984.0351
- catalog number
- 1984.0351.081
- Credit Line
- Gift of Blanche E. Reid
- subject
- Kidney & Urinary Drugs
- Rheumatism & Arthritis Drugs
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Balm of America
- Reid Pharmacy, Clifton, Illinois
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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