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Dr. Hand's Cough and Croup Medicine for Children

Dr. Hand's Cough and Croup Medicine for Children - Bottle, Medicine
Accession #: 2962.638
Title: Dr. Hand's Cough and Croup Medicine for Children
Object Type: Bottle, Medicine
Participants:
Physical Description: Medicine box (a) with bottle (b) and instructions (c) inside. The box is light green with black text, the bottle is clear glass with a cork stopper, a brown liquid inside, and a white with black text adhered label; the instructions are paper with black text.
Category: History
Subjects/Topics/Concepts:
Pharmaceutical (Industry->Medicine), Medicine (Industry); Childhood (Childhood)
Dimensions:
Object H x W x D 6 x 2 x 1"
Materials/Techniques:
cardboard; paper; glass; cork; medicine (Material)
Marks/Inscription:
2 FL. OZS.; DR. HAND'S COUGH and CROUP MEDICINE FOR CHILDREN; ALCOHOL, 4 PER CENT; ETHER, A DERIVATIVE OF ALCOHOL, MINIMS TO THE FLUIDOUNCE. Contains no Opium or similar drug. PRICE 50 CENTS; HAND MEDICINE CO. PHILADELPHIA, PA. SUCCESSOR TO D. B. HAND, M. D., SCRANTON, PA.
Credit Line: Museum Transfer, Fort Wright Historical Museum, 1983

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