Wampole's Vaginal Cones

Name/Title

Wampole's Vaginal Cones

Entry/Object ID

PCP.2004.1.9

Description

Box containing one dozen Wampole's vaginal cones with ichthammol (ammonium lignosulfonate)

Category

medicines

Acquisition

Accession

PCP.2004.1

Source or Donor

Sidney Weinberg

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Sidney Weinberg (Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, class of 1954), 2004

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Henry K. Wampole & Co

Time Period

Early to mid-20th Century

Place

City

Philadelphia

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Continent

North America

Other Names

Name Type

Non-English name

Other Name

Asia: stone oil; barakshin; Asil

Name Type

Non-English name

Other Name

India: saladjidi

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Box

Height

2-3/8 in

Width

1-3/4 in

Length

3-1/4 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Object Label

Label

The selection shown here is from approximately 200 items (mostly medicines and a wide variety of drugstore products) generously gifted by retired Philadelphia pharmacist, and PCP alumnus, Sidney Weinberg. The majority of these items originated from a pharmacy in Northeast Philadelphia founded in the early 20th century.