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B.B.B. Ointment

Object Details

Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging: For treatment of eczema, pimples, ringworm, tetter, posion ivy, itch and similar skin afflictions
Location
Currently not on view
Data Source
National Museum of American History
retailer
Tupper's Pharmacy
maker
Blood Balm Company
date made
after 1920
Credit Line
Gift of Mary E. and Joseph F. Melfi, Jr., Tupper's Drug Store, Summerville, South Carolina
Physical Description
cardboard (packaging material)
metal (container material)
Measurements
box: 3 in x 3 in x 1 in; 7.62 cm x 7.62 cm x 2.54 cm
tin: 7/8 in x 2 3/4 in; 2.2225 cm x 6.985 cm
Object Name
otc preparation
Other Terms
Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid
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