Meggezones Cough Drops

Name/Title

Meggezones Cough Drops

Entry/Object ID

PCP.2004.1.18

Description

Red tin of Meggezones cough drops

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

Meggeson & Co. LTD.

Time Period

Early to mid-20th Century

Place

Region

Western Europe

Continent

Europe

Notes

Made in England. Sole distributors: Marcel Vaudin Inc., New York, New York.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Box

Height

3/4 in

Width

2-1/4 in

Length

3-3/4 in

Weight

1.76 oz

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.