Sodiphene Mouthwash and Gargle
date: label: date made
content: ca 1950s
notes: label: Description
content: Yellow and brown cardboard box containing a 7 fluid ounce bottle of Sodiphene. Uses: Mouthwash and gargle; after tooth extraction; minor irritation of the gums; denture solution. Also for: insect bites; superficial cuts and scratches. Manufactured by The Sodiphene Company, Kansas City, Mo. U.S.A.
label: Description
content: Directions - Dilute one part with two parts water for all uses.
label: Description
content: This object is one of over 700 items from Glaser’s Drug Store of Sayre, Pennsylvania. In 1921, Simon Glaser (1860-1936), an immigrant from Russian Poland, established the drug store at 121 West Packer Avenue in Sayre, PA. His son, Sidney Glaser (1899-1992), soon joined him in the business and continued to operate the store until 1961. After retiring, Sidney Glaser retained thousands of products dating from the 1920s – 1960s, including pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, personal care products, and vitamins, and donated many of them to the Smithsonian in 1985.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Missouri, Kansas City
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Health & Medicine
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content: Beauty and Hygiene Products: Oral Care
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content: Beauty and Health
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Sidney Glaser
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1985.0481.411
label: accession number
content: 1985.0481
label: catalog number
content: 1985.0481.411
objectType: label: Object Name
content: oral hygiene product
label: Object Name
content: mouthwash
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (container material)
label: Physical Description
content: cardboard (packagibng (box) material)
label: Physical Description
content: sodium phenolate; carbolic acid; borax; dihydroxyhexachloro-diphenyl methane (Hexachlorophene); alcohol, 1.67% by volume (product active ingredients)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 1/4 in x 2 3/8 in x 2 3/8 in; 15.875 cm x 6.0325 cm x 6.0325 cm