S. O. S. Combination Internal and External

National Museum of American History

Object Details

S. Pfeiffer Manufacturing Company
Description
Red cardboard box with white print and a graphic of two electricity pylons transmitting an "S. O. S." signal. The box contains two smaller boxes with similar graphics. One box contains a glass bottle of S.O.S. capsules (to be taken internally) and the other box contains a glass bottle of S.O.S. astringent solution (to be used externally.) A small cotton bag is also included.
The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging: An astringent solution. Internal: Take one or two Capsules after meals, one or two may be taken at bedtime. External: Inject a small syringeful immediately after urinating three or four times a day. Hold the solution in the urethra (water passage) a few minutes so it can come in contact with the tissues and thoroughly cleanse the affected parts.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Mary E. and Joseph F. Melfi, Jr., Tupper's Drug Store, Summerville, South Carolina
ca 1930
ca 1920
ID Number
1980.0698.093
accession number
1980.0698
catalog number
1980.0698.093
Object Name
otc preparation
Other Terms
Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
Physical Description
cardboard box (overall packaging material)
glass bottle (overall packaging material)
Measurements
outer box: 8 in x 3 3/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 20.32 cm x 9.525 cm x 5.715 cm
small box: 2 5/8 in x 1 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 6.6675 cm x 3.81 cm x 3.81 cm
small bottle: 2 1/2 in x 1 3/8 in x 1 3/8 in; 6.35 cm x 3.4925 cm x 3.4925 cm
large box: 5 3/4 in x 2 1/2 in x 1 5/8 in; 14.605 cm x 6.35 cm x 4.1275 cm
large bottle: 5 1/4 in x 2 3/8 in x 1 1/2 in; 13.335 cm x 6.0325 cm x 3.81 cm
Place Made
United States: Missouri, Saint Louis
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Subject
First Aid Products & Antiseptics
STD Drugs
Record ID
nmah_715804
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-3bf7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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