Micajah's Medicated Wafers

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Micajah and Company
Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
Astringent, antiseptic. Prepared as an adjuvant in the treatment of minor irritations of the vaginal tract ... offers continuous and prolonged antiseptic action. In the treatment of Leucorrhea.
Location
Currently not on view
after 1931
ID Number
2010.0213.021
accession number
2010.0213
catalog number
2010.0213.021
Object Name
otc preparation
feminine hygiene product
Physical Description
cardboard (packaging material)
aluminum (drug active ingredients)
borax (drug active ingredients)
bicarbonate of potassium (drug active ingredients)
cotton (packaging material)
Measurements
overall: 2 1/8 in x 2 1/2 in x 1/2 in; 5.3975 cm x 6.35 cm x 1.27 cm
place made
United States: Pennsylvania, Warren
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
Beauty and Hygiene Products: Feminine Care
Beauty and Health
National Museum of American History
Subject
Women's Health
Record ID
nmah_1396379
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-7cc6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Micajah's Medicated Wafers
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