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Maker:

Vapo-Cresolene Company  Search this

Physical Description:

cardboard (overall material)

glass (overall material)

cork (overall material)

Measurements:

overall as stored: 4 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in x 3 1/4 in; 11.43 cm x 5.715 cm x 8.255 cm

overall: 4 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 11.43 cm x 3.81 cm x 3.81 cm

Object Name:

otc preparation

Object Type:

OTC Preparation

Date made:

ca 1930

Subject:

Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Richard W. Pollay

ID Number:

2008.0018.301

Catalog number:

2008.0018.301

Accession number:

2008.0018

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Balm of America

Antibody Initiative: Whooping Cough

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-b4cd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1355945

Maker:

Varoma Medical Co.  Search this

W. H. Schieffelin and Company  Search this

Physical Description:

coal tar (overall active ingredients)

Measurements:

box: 4 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in x 1 3/8 in; 12.065 cm x 4.445 cm x 3.4925 cm

bottle: 4 3/8 in x 1 5/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 11.1125 cm x 4.1275 cm x 3.175 cm

Object Name:

otc preparation

Place made:

United States: New York, New York City

Subject:

Respiratory & Asthma Drugs  Search this

Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs  Search this

ID Number:

1978.0883.213

Accession number:

1978.0883

Catalog number:

1978.0883.213

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Balm of America

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-458f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_715035

Maker:

Vapo-Cresolene Company  Search this

Physical Description:

coal tar (drug active ingredients)

water: 1% (drug active ingredients)

cardboard (packaging material)

paper (label material)

glass (container material)

cork (lid material)

Measurements:

box: 8 1/4 in x 2 3/4 in x 2 3/4 in; 20.955 cm x 6.985 cm x 6.985 cm

bottle: 8 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 20.955 cm x 6.35 cm x 6.35 cm

Object Name:

otc preparation

Place made:

United States: New York, New York City

Date made:

after 1929

Subject:

Respiratory & Asthma Drugs  Search this

Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Howard Kouzel

ID Number:

2002.0224.20

Accession number:

2002.0224

Catalog number:

2002.0224.20

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Balm of America

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-9d17-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1003979

Designer:

Herbert Bayer, (American, born Austria, active Germany and USA, 1900–1985)  Search this

Client:

Fortune, New York, New York, USA  Search this

Medium:

Offset lithograph on paper

Type:

graphic design

Print

Object Name:

Print

Made in:

New York, NY, USA

Published in:

New York, NY, USA

Designed in:

New York, NY, USA

Date:

June 1942

Credit Line:

Museum purchase with funding provided by the Buddy Taub Foundation, Dennis A. Roach and Jill Roach Directors

Accession Number:

2016-54-360

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b2d1e734-32e0-46c0-837b-4ddd1203316b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_2016-54-360

Physical Description:

zinc oxide (overall material)

coal tar (overall material)

Measurements:

box: 2 3/4 in x 1 7/8 in x 1 7/8 in; 6.985 cm x 4.7625 cm x 4.7625 cm

jar: 2 1/2 in x 1 7/8 in; 6.35 cm x 4.7625 cm

Object Name:

otc preparation

Place made:

United States: Massachusetts, Boston

Credit Line:

Gift of Robert Grodanz, David's Pharmacy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

ID Number:

2002.0138.121

Accession number:

2002.0138

Catalog number:

2002.0138.121

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Balm of America

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-ab1a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1215583

Author:

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Howard, Edward  Search this

E. Howard Clock Co.  Search this

Collection Donor:

Blackwell, Dana  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Ink on paper, 14.5" x 9.1".)

Container:

Box 17

Type:

Archival materials

Ledgers (account books)

Place:

Massachusetts -- 19th century

Boston (Mass.) -- 19th century

Date:

Circa 1900

Scope and Contents:

Listing of custormer names.

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Clock and watch making  Search this

Clock and watch makers  Search this

Clocks and watches  Search this

Genre/Form:

Ledgers (account books) -- 20th century

Ledgers (account books) -- 19th century

Collection Citation:

E. Howard Clock Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Scanning of selected volumes supported by the generous assistance of the National Clock and Watch Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania.

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E. Howard Clock Company Records

E. Howard Clock Company Records / Series 10: Customer Lists for Clocks / Clocks, Customer Lists

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0776-ref658

Maker:

Perkin, William Henry  Search this

Measurements:

fabric strip: 7 in x 2 in; 17.78 cm x 5.08 cm

box: 1 in x 6 1/4 in x 11 in; 2.54 cm x 15.875 cm x 27.94 cm

overall; box: 1 3/8 in x 11 in x 6 1/4 in; 3.4925 cm x 27.94 cm x 15.875 cm

overall; glass, each: 4 3/16 in x 8 5/8 in x 1/8 in; 10.63625 cm x 21.9075 cm x .3175 cm

Object Name:

Dyed Fabric, Sample

Date made:

1860

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. William J. Matheson

ID Number:

CH.318499

Catalog number:

318499

Accession number:

103216

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Medicine and Science: Chemistry

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-dfe5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_2344

Physical Description:

glass (jar material)

Measurements:

overall: 5.5 cm x 3.9 cm; 2 3/16 in x 1 9/16 in

Object Name:

Chemical Sample

coal tar sample

Credit Line:

Republic Steel Corporation

ID Number:

AG.MHI-I-8958 [dup9]

Catalog number:

MHI-I-8958

Accession number:

260144

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Work and Industry: Iron and Steel

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-d623-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_861918

Measurements:

overall in case: 3 3/8 in x 3 in x 3 in; 8.5725 cm x 7.62 cm x 7.62 cm

Object Name:

coal tar sample

ID Number:

2011.0259.03

Catalog number:

2011.0259.03

Accession number:

2011.0259

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Medicine and Science: Chemistry

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-7c2b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1822992

Maker:

Merck & Co., Inc.  Search this

Physical Description:

cardboard (packaging material)

coal tar neutral oils (drug active ingredients)

phenols (drug active ingredients)

soap (drug active ingredients)

Measurements:

overall: 4 5/8 in x 1 3/16 in x 1 3/16 in; 11.7475 cm x 3.01625 cm x 3.01625 cm

Object Name:

otc preparation

personal hygiene product

veterinary product

Place made:

United States: New Jersey, Rahway

ID Number:

2010.0213.007

Accession number:

2010.0213

Catalog number:

2010.0213.007

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Beauty and Hygiene Products: Cure-alls

Health & Medicine

Beauty and Health

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-3c24-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1396098

Physical Description:

coal tar solution (drug active ingredients)

salicylic acid (drug active ingredients)

Measurements:

overall: 5 3/8 in x 1 5/8 in; 13.6525 cm x 4.1275 cm

Object Name:

hair care product

shampoo, medicated

Place made:

United States: Florida, Miami

Subject:

Georgetown Pharmacy  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Matthew E. Donahue, M.D., in memory of Francis Donahue

ID Number:

2002.0136.105

Accession number:

2002.0136

Catalog number:

2002.0136.105

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Care and Enhancement

Health & Medicine

Beauty and Health

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-b01c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1215845

Physical Description:

paper (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 59.9 cm x 22.8 cm; 23 19/32 in x 8 31/32 in

Object Name:

Chart, Coal Tar Products

ID Number:

1996.0129.01

Accession number:

1996.0129

Catalog number:

1996.0129.01

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Medicine and Science: Biological Sciences

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-32c8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_333152

Physical Description:

coal tar neutral oils (overall material)

soap (overall material)

phenols (overall material)

water (overall material)

yellow (overall color)

black (overall color)

red (overall color)

Measurements:

overall: 11.8 cm x 4.6 cm x 4.6 cm; 4 21/32 in x 1 13/16 in x 1 13/16 in

Object Name:

Disinfectant

Veterinary Product

Place made:

United States: New Jersey, Rahway

Date made:

c. 1940

Subject:

First Aid Products & Antiseptics  Search this

Veterinary Products  Search this

ID Number:

1993.0348.16

Catalog number:

1993.0348.16

Accession number:

1993.0348

See more items in:

Medicine and Science: Pharmacy

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-b976-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1141923

Physical Description:

glass (overall material)

paint (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 15.3 cm x 6.1 cm x 6.6 cm; 6 in x 2 3/8 in x 2 5/8 in

Object Name:

bottle

Date made:

17th-18th century

Subject:

Pharmacy  Search this

Related Publication:

Urdang, George and Ferdinand William Nitardy. The Squibb Ancient Pharmacy: A Catalogue of the Collection

Credit Line:

Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company

ID Number:

1991.0664.0383

Accession number:

1991.0664

Collector/donor number:

SAP 244

Catalog number:

1991.0664.0383

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Art

European Apothecary

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-78d2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_993914

Physical Description:

gold (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 38 mm; 1 1/2 in

Object Name:

medal

Date made:

1916

Subject:

Bakelite  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. William Karraker

ID Number:

1982.0034.33f

Catalog number:

1982.0034.33f

Accession number:

1982.0034

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Medicine and Science: Chemistry

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-4894-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1764071

Maker:

Dr. Hess & Clark, Inc.  Search this

Physical Description:

phenols; rosin-soda soap; coal tar derivatives (product active ingredients)

metal; paper (container materials)

Measurements:

overall: 6 5/8 in x 4 1/4 in x 2 3/4 in; 16.8275 cm x 10.795 cm x 6.985 cm

Object Name:

veterinary product

Place made:

United States: Ohio, Ashland

ID Number:

1978.0235.301

Catalog number:

1978.0235.301

Accession number:

1978.0235

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-adde-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1431884

Maker:

Owusu-Ankomah, born 1956, Ghana  Search this

Medium:

Acrylic on canvas

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 157.1 x 211.7 x 4.1 cm (61 7/8 x 83 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.)

Type:

Painting

Geography:

Ghana

Date:

1995

Credit Line:

Museum purchase

Object number:

2000-17-1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Museum of African Art Collection

Exhibition:

Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts

On View:

NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7d331d28b-fcc7-4dfd-9a2f-2eef4cc724d4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_2000-17-1

Published by:

Madam C.J. Walker Manufacturing Company, American, founded 1906  Search this

Owned by:

Madam C.J. Walker, American, 1867 - 1919  Search this

Medium:

cardboard and cloth, ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 9 1/4 x 6 5/16 x 5/8 in. (23.5 x 16 x 1.6 cm)

Type:

books

Place printed:

Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America

Place collected:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1940

Topic:

African American  Search this

Beauty schools  Search this

Business  Search this

Education  Search this

Social life and customs  Search this

Women  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of A'Lelia Bundles / Madam Walker Family Archives

Object number:

2013.153.1

Restrictions & Rights:

© 1940 The Madam C. J. Walker Manufacturing Company, Inc.

See more items in:

National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53f059a32-2817-465d-9b3e-7b59a2839c04

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.153.1

Author:

Delhaes, Pierre http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78036964 http://viaf.org/viaf/12368322/  Search this

Physical description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 196 pages) : illustrations

Type:

Electronic resources

Electronic books

Date:

2012

Topic:

Carbon composites  Search this

Carbon compounds  Search this

TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING--Material Science  Search this

Call number:

TA418.9.C6 D45 2012 (Internet)

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1137388

Author:

Burns, William civil engineer http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut  Search this

Donor:

Burndy Library http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/dnr DSI http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83827146 http://viaf.org/viaf/149783636  Search this

Former owner:

Newark College of Engineering http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fmo DSI http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50000344 http://viaf.org/viaf/146017845  Search this

Physical description:

[4], 68, 17, [7] pages, [3] folded leaves of plates illustrations 19 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1887

Topic:

Coal-tar products  Search this

Gas  Search this

Gas manufacture and works  Search this

Call number:

TP759 .B96 1887

TP759.B96 1887

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_276441