Records. Mercolized Wax-Merrell, William S., Chemical Company (inclusive), 1909-1958.

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Records. Mercolized Wax-Merrell, William S., Chemical Company (inclusive), 1909-1958.

Correspondence, advertisements, articles, clippings, and promotional and supplementary materials pertaining to Mercolized Wax, a dangerous cosmetic, 1911-1958; Mercurochrome, an antiseptic, 1930-1947; mercury poisoning, 1914-1935; and William S. Merrell Chemical Company, a drug company, 1909-1939.

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