Hanson's Magic Corn Salve
date: label: date made
content: 1950s-1970s
label: product introduced
content: 1884
name: label: maker
content: W. T. Hanson Company
notes: label: Description
content: The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: An effective preparation for corns and callouses. Quickly soothes the pain and removes the corn in one night. Soak foot in warm water at night before application of salve. Spread thickly on corn and bind with piece of linen or gauze. Soak foot and remove corn the following morning.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Balm of America
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: AG.P73.2759.06
label: catalog number
content: P73.2759.06
objectType: label: Object Name
content: otc preparation
label: Other Terms
content: Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: salicylic acid (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (packaging material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (packaging material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (packaging material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1.7 cm x 4 cm x 4.1 cm; 21/32 in x 1 9/16 in x 1 5/8 in
label: Measurements
content: jar: 1.5 cm x 4 cm; 19/32 in x 1 9/16 in