Advertisement for "Ludens Menthol Cough Drops"
date: label: Date
content: 1900–10
name: label: Manufacturer
content: Whitehead & Hoag Company
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Rectangular, rounded corners, image/text reads horizontally, inscribed "Luden's Menthol Cough Drops" on right, and "Give Instant Relief," "Trade Mark," "WHL," "Reading, PA." on left, printed in black and orange on yellow-gold ground, and imposed on variously shaped reserves, all framed with an array of decorative flourishes; upper side panel inscribed "Name on every drop," lower side panel inscribed "Sold Everywhere," reverse inscribed "All persons troubled with coughs, cold hoarseness, sore throats, etc., will find immediate relief by using these drops. Public speakers, Singers, etc., are invited to try them. One of these drops put into the mouth before going to bed, loosens the phlegm and causes the patient to enjoy a comfortable night's sleep. Manufactured by W.H.Luden, 5 Cents, Reading, PA." Lid hinged on long side. Striker in recessed groove on bottom.
place: label: manufactured in
content: Newark, New Jersey, USA
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Product Design and Decorative Arts Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Stephen W. Brener and Carol B. Brener
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1978-146-8
objectType: label: Type
content: containers
label: Type
content: Decorative Arts
label: Object Name
content: Matchsafe
label: Type
content: Matchsafe
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Plated metal, printed celluloid
label: Dimensions
content: 4 x 7 x 1 cm (1 9/16 x 2 3/4 x 3/8 in. )