Lid reads, "50 [cent symbol] SIZE CONTAINS 3 TIMES THE QUANTITY // "MECCA" // THE // HOME // REMEDY // TRIAL SIZE // MADE IN CANADA"; sides read, "KEEP TIGHTLY COVERED. FOSTER-DACK CO. Limited TORONTO, CAN. CHICAGO, ILL. "MECCA" OINTMENT TO OPEN HIT SHARPLY ALL ROUND EDGE OF TIN."; directions for use printed on bottom
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A2-8 Row E
Condition Remarks
Tin shows minor wear in the outside paint at the edges; there are minor dents at the side; lid stuck.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Nostrums and Quackery", Vol. II, by Arthur J. Cramp, p. 609
Research Facts
Ointment used to treat skin irritations such as burns, scalds, infections, boils, sores, frost bites, cuts, bruises, ulcers, painful swellings, athlete's foot, eczema and skin diseases
Exhibit History
To display in Museum: Potions, Pills and Prescriptions; May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.