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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Vapo-Cresolene Bottle |
| Date | n.d. |
| Document Type | 360 Object |
| Reference | 00.01.15 |
| Library / Archive | Tenement Museum, New York |
| Description | 11 cm in height. Medicine for "for inhilation" – bottle in box. The Bottle: First label reads: Vaporesolene, for inhalation. Active Ingredient: The Cresylic Acid Fraction of Coal Tar, A Vapor inhalant recommended for loosening mucous discharges in the nose and throat associated with colds, to be vaporized only in the Cresolene Vaporizer, Vapo-Cresolene Co., 62 Cortlandt St., New York, N. Y., U.S.A., Net contents 2 fluid oz. Second label reads: Caution not to be taken internally. Poison, Antidotes, internal – give milk, raw egg white, mucilage, gruel or cornstarch paste: follow with emetic (tablespoonful of mustard in a glass full of water), Call Physician, external – bathe with alcohol or whiskey, then use olive, cottonseed or linseed oil. The Box: Bottom label reads: Cresolene is put up in three sizes viz: 2 oz bottle 30c., 4½ oz bottle 60c., 16 oz bottle $1.75 Top label reads: Electric vaporizer, 110-120 volts A.C. or D.C., sells for $2.50 with 2-oz. bottle of Cresolene in United States and Canada. Foreign Agencies: 37 Lombard Street, London, England. 504 St. Lawrence Blvd, Montreal, Canada. 411 Smith Street, Durban, South Africa. 342-346 Little Flinders Street, Melbourne, Australia. Vapo-Cresolene Co., 62 Cortlandt Street, New York, N.Y., U.S.A. Second side label reads: More than sixty years have passed since the introduction of Vapo-Cresolene. During this long period it has found its way into thousands of homes in all parts of the world. Its extensive use at the present time is convincing evidence of the satisfaction it has given. |
| Theme(s) | Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations |
| Ports | New York City, United States |
| Keywords | tenement house, medicine, health and sickness |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Tenement Museum, New York |
