Sodiphene Mouthwash and Gargle
Object Details
- Description
- Yellow and brown cardboard box containing a 7 fluid ounce bottle of Sodiphene. Uses: Mouthwash and gargle; after tooth extraction; minor irritation of the gums; denture solution. Also for: insect bites; superficial cuts and scratches. Manufactured by The Sodiphene Company, Kansas City, Mo. U.S.A.
- Directions - Dilute one part with two parts water for all uses.
- 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
- Credit Line
- Gift of Sidney Glaser
- ca 1950s
- ID Number
- 1985.0481.411
- accession number
- 1985.0481
- catalog number
- 1985.0481.411
- Object Name
- oral hygiene product
- mouthwash
- Physical Description
- glass (container material)
- cardboard (packagibng (box) material)
- sodium phenolate; carbolic acid; borax; dihydroxyhexachloro-diphenyl methane (Hexachlorophene); alcohol, 1.67% by volume (product active ingredients)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 1/4 in x 2 3/8 in x 2 3/8 in; 15.875 cm x 6.0325 cm x 6.0325 cm
- place made
- United States: Missouri, Kansas City
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Oral Care
- Beauty and Health
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1449980
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-ee28-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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