Velvederm Shaving

Object/Artifact

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Marvin Samson Museum for the History of Pharmacy

Name/Title

Velvederm Shaving

Entry/Object ID

PCP.2004.1.12

Description

Velvederm with hexachlorophene for shaving

Context

From gallery 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.

Category

personal equipment
tools and equipment

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

I.R.M. Laboratories

Time Period

Early to mid-20th century

Place

City

Philadelphia

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Continent

North America

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Bottle

Height

5-1/2 in

Width

1 in

Length

3 in

Weight

3 oz