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Anaesthesine

Object Details

Description
Glass bottle with paper label that reads in part “Manufactured by / H. A. Metz Laboratories / INC / New York / Anaesthesine / TRADE MARK REG. U.S. PAT. OFFICE.” A label on the back explains that the substance was manufactured by the Farbewerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brűning in Hoeschel o/ Main, Germany. Anaesthesine, a local anesthetic, was on the market by the early 1900s.
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
maker
H. A. Metz Laboratories
Credit Line
Gift of Gary P. and Sandra Baden
Measurements
overall: 4 1/4 in x 1 3/8 in x 1 3/8 in; 10.795 cm x 3.4925 cm x 3.4925 cm
Object Name
pharmaceutical
Other Terms
Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
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