Mentholatum
Title
Mentholatum
Subject
External Medicine
Medicine
Description
Mentholatum was advertised as a general cure-all for skin injuries and pains from bruises to sunburns.
The Mentholatum Company was originally founded in Wichita, Kansas in 1889 but moved to Buffalo, NY in 1903.
Mentholatum is still sold today as a relief ointment for the minor aches and pains associated with colds and the flu.
The Mentholatum Company was originally founded in Wichita, Kansas in 1889 but moved to Buffalo, NY in 1903.
Mentholatum is still sold today as a relief ointment for the minor aches and pains associated with colds and the flu.
Source
https://mentholatumointment.com/product/original-ointment/
https://sites.uw.edu/gonzalsa/2014/05/19/milk-glass-milk-glass/
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_1348550
Publisher
Phoenix Project
Date
1903-c. late 1910s
Contributor
Emmett Cantkier
Format
148g
58mm base diameter
66mm height
58mm base diameter
66mm height
Type
Milk glass
Glass
Identifier
p215 ACC133
Coverage
9DA89
Collection
Citation
“Mentholatum,” The Phoenix Project , accessed October 11, 2024, https://martaphoenixproject.gsuanthropology.com/items/show/132.
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