Gray's Compound
date: label: date made
content: after 1943
name: label: maker
content: Purdue Frederick Company
notes: label: Description
content: The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
label: Description
content: An aid for general use by invalids, convalescents and others in need of a preparation for promoting the appetite. Has a bitter tonic, stomachic and carminative effect. Useful as a vehicle [for other substances]. An aid in simple coughs due to head colds. Should not be used by diabetics.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
topic: label: Subject
content: Tonics, Minerals & Vitamins
label: Subject
content: Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Health & Medicine
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content: Balm of America
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Robert J. Locurto
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.0219.078
label: accession number
content: 1981.0219
label: catalog number
content: 1981.0219.078
objectType: label: Object Name
content: otc preparation
label: Other Terms
content: Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: gentian (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: dandelion (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: sherry wine (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: glycerine (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: phosphoric acid (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: tincture cardamom (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: sugars (drug active ingredients)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (container material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (container material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (container material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 1/2 in x 2 1/4 in; 13.97 cm x 5.715 cm