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BALS SULPHUR SUCCIN
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This blown and molded square–shaped glass bottle has a narrow neck and rounded shoulders. The label reads <i>BALS SULPHUR SUCCIN</i> in black text, with the first initial of each word in red. The jar would have contained Balsamum Sulphuris Succinum, a balm of sulphur and amber. The balm would have been used as a tonic, emmenagogue, or anti–hysteric.
National Museum of American History’s own descriptionCredit lineBALS SULPHUR SUCCIN. 18th century. National Museum of American History, Gift of American Pharmaceutical Association and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. CC0.
