Humphrey's Ointment

Object Details

Humphreys Medicine Company

Description: The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:; A soothing application to relieve itching, burning and soreness of: simple skin irritations, non-venomous insect bites, minor burns, scalds, cuts and bruises, chafing, prickly heat, windburn, sunburn, simple piles; This object is one of over 700 items from Glaser’s Drug Store of Sayre, Pennsylvania. In 1921, Simon Glaser (1860-1936), an immigrant from Russian Poland, established the drug store at 121 West Packer Avenue in Sayre, PA. His son, Sidney Glaser (1899-1992), soon joined him in the business and continued to operate the store until 1961. After retiring, Sidney Glaser retained thousands of products dating from the 1920s – 1960s, including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, personal care products, and vitamins, and donated many of them to the Smithsonian in 1985.
Location: Currently not on view

Physical Description: cardboard (packaging material); glass (container material); metal (container material); paper (container material); green (packaging color); white (packaging color); black (packaging color); camphor (drug active ingredients); pyroligneous acid (drug active ingredients); witch hazel extract (drug active ingredients); oil of rosemary (drug active ingredients); specially prepared base (drug active ingredients)
Measurements: box: 2 3/8 in x 1 5/8 in x 1 5/8 in; 6.0325 cm x 4.1275 cm x 4.1275 cm; jar: 2 1/4 in x 1 5/8 in; 5.715 cm x 4.1275 cm

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National Museum of American History

Subject: First Aid Products & Antiseptics; Pain & Neuralgia Drugs; Rubs, Liniments & Ointments

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