Cylindrical white milk glass jar of mentholatum ointment (a) with silver metal screw on cap (b) closure and thin oilskin cap liner (c) full of thick gold substance; tan paper label includes product name, directions for use, the manufacturer's name, address, and signature of authenticity.
Cylindrical white milk glass jar of mentholatum ointment (a) with silver metal screw on cap (b) closure and thin oilskin cap liner (c) full of thick gold substance; tan paper label includes product name, directions for use, the manufacturer's name, address, and signature of authenticity.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Transferred from the Parks Canada Agency, via Gail Cariou of the Curatorial and Collections Branch.
Printed on label: "MENTHOLATUM // AN EXTERNAL APPLICATION TO RELIEVE OR SOOTHE // SORE THROAT, HEADACHE , BURNS, CATARRH, MUSCULAR RHEUMATISM // BRUISES, SUNBURN, CHAPPED HANDS, CROUP, // HAY FEVER, INSECT BITES, ETC. // DIRECTIONS: APPLY OVER PART AFFECTED; BARBERS // WILL FIND THIS AN // ANTISEPTIC AND HEALING APPLICA- // TION AFTER CLOSE SHAVING // IF NOT IN DRUG STORE // MAILED ON RECEIPT // OF PRICE. // SEE DIRECTIONS // IN BOOKLET”; embossed on cap: "MENTHOLATUM"; embossed on jar's base: "MENTHOLATUM // REG // TRADE // MARK"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-8 Row D
Dimension Notes
Length 5.4 cm x Diam. 4.2 cm
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Document
Reference Comments
Printed on label.
Research Facts
Product used to treat skin and muscular illnesses, as well as other common illnesses.