Massengill Powder, Sample
date: label: date made
content: ca 1950-1960
name: label: maker
content: S. E. Massengill Company
notes: label: Description
content: The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
label: Description
content: Cleansing Douche for Hygenic Purposes after Menstruation and Coitus. / Vaginal Douche: A pleasant nonirritating douche for routine hygenic purposes, use when needed.
label: Description
content: Gargle and Mouth Wash: For minor irritations of the mouth and throat. Use when needed.
label: Description
content: Foot Wash: As a refreshing bath for perspiring or itching feet. Use when needed.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Tennessee, Bristol
topic: label: Subject
content: Women's Health Products
label: Subject
content: Women's Health
label: Subject
content: Feminine hygiene products
label: Subject
content: Birth Control/Contraception
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Health & Medicine
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content: Menstruation: Odor
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content: Beauty and Hygiene Products: Feminine Care
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content: Beauty and Health
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mary E. and Joseph F. Melfi, Jr., Tupper's Drug Store, Summerville, South Carolina
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0698.146
label: accession number
content: 1980.0698
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0698.146
objectType: label: Object Name
content: douche powder
label: Other Terms
content: Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: boric acid (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: ammonium alum (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: berberine salt (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: menthol (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: carbolic acid (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: thymol (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: eucalyptol and aromatics (drug active ingredients)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/8 in x 4 3/8 in x 1/8 in; 7.9375 cm x 11.1125 cm x .3175 cm