Collection:
Juneau—Douglas City Museum
Object ID:
2002.11.105
Accession#:
2002.11
Credit Line:
Donated by Mary Ann Parke.
Object Name:
Tin
Title:
Round Metal Mentholatum Tin
Date:
1950
Description:
Round, flat metal tin with lid. Cream—colored and dark blue painted. Child nurse picture on top. Tin filled with mentholatum.
Inscription: Around circumference of lid: "MENTHOLATUM/carry with you — fill from tube at home" "M" on armband of logo. On bottom of tin: "Try Mentholatum/for/Head Colds/after—shaving/chapped skin/cracked lips/sunburn/burns/jars—tubes all druggists"
Notes:
From Thomas S. Parke's personal items. Used as a "carry with you" item.
Cleaned with dry cloth.
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first aid
health care
pharmacy
Home Life
household
bath
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