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Box for Hegeman & Company's Compound Camphor Ice with glycerine, Hegeman & Company, New York, New York, undated

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  • Ephemera

GUSN

GUSN-253169

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Description

The product is for sore lips, sunburn and chapped hands and face. Hegeman was established in 1827 and is a wholesale and retail chemist and druggist. An eagle hovers above the mortar and pestle in the image. The item is yellow with orange on the short ends of the square container.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
packaging
drugstores
boxes (containers)

Physical Description

1 box ; 1 x 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP002

Collection Name

Ephemera collection, 2011 donation

Reference Code

EP002.02.019

Image Dimensions

1 x 2 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Material Type

boxes (containers)

Description Level

Item

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