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Maker:
Bayer Company, Inc.  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (container material)
aspirin (monoaceticacidester of salicylicacid), 5 gr (drug active ingredients)
Measurements:
overall: 3/8 in x 1 7/8 in x 1 3/8 in; .9525 cm x 4.7625 cm x 3.4925 cm
Object Name:
otc preparation
Place made:
United States: New York, Rensselaer
Date made:
ca 1917
Description:
The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
Dose 1 to 3 tablets taken with water. The trademark "Aspirin" (reg. U. S. pat. office) is a guarantee that the monoaceticacidester of salicylicacid in these tablets is of the reliable Bayer manufacture.
in 1915 Bayer began producing tablets of aspirin and marketing them directly to the public as "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin." Prior to this time the popular drug was sold only to medical professionals, pharmacists and pharmaceutical firms. Bayer stamped each tablet of aspirin with the company logo, the Bayer Cross. The company launched this new marketing strategy in anticipation of the expiration of their aspirin patent in 1917.
ID Number:
MG.314637.12600
Catalog number:
314637.12600
Accession number:
314637
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
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Exhibition:
American Enterprise
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-99e5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1422653