Boroleum Ointment
Object Details
- Sinclair Pharmacal Company
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
- A soothing application for head colds, minor nasal irritation, superficial burns, sunburn, chapped hands or lips, cold sores, chafing and minor skin irritations
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ca 1960
- ID Number
- MG.293320.1186
- catalog number
- 293320.1186
- accession number
- 293320
- Object Name
- otc preparation
- Other Terms
- Drugs
- Physical Description
- composition petrolatum (drug active ingredients)
- boric acid (drug active ingredients)
- menthol camphor (drug active ingredients)
- oil eucalyptol (drug active ingredients)
- methyl salicylate (drug active ingredients)
- Measurements
- box: 5/8 in x 2 3/8 in x 5/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 6.0325 cm x 1.5875 cm
- tub: 5/8 in x 1 7/8 in x 3/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 4.7625 cm x .9525 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Cure-alls
- Beauty and Health
- Balm of America
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Rubs, Liniments & Ointments
- Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs
- Skin & Dermatology Drugs
- Record ID
- nmah_1297921
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d7c9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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