British Oil
date: label: Date made
content: after 1876
notes: label: Description
content: The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: Scorbutic and rheumatic disorders, contusions and contractions of te nerves, for all wandering and other pains, palsy, lameness, swellings and inflammations, to take away the blackness of a fall or bruise in a short time. For fresh wounds and cuts, and to take out the fire from burns and scalds. For deafness, coughs, shortness of breath.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Rheumatism & Arthritis Drugs
label: Subject
content: Rubs, Liniments & Ointments
label: Subject
content: Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs
label: collection
content: G.E. Damon Collection
setName: label: See more items in
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: MG.M-10409.12
label: catalog number
content: M-10409
label: accession number
content: 246707
objectType: label: Object Name
content: otc preparation
label: Other Terms
content: Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 5/8 in x 3/4 in x 3/4 in; 11.7475 cm x 1.905 cm x 1.905 cm