Vick
From Graces Guide
Popular decongestant used to relieve the symptoms of a cold.
Available as a vapour-rub and lozenges.
Vicks is an American brand of over-the-counter medications owned by the American companies Procter and Gamble and Kaz Incorporated. Known in the UK as the singular Vick
1924 'Francis Newbery and Sons Ltd., the well-know wholesale chemists of London, are offering to all mothers in the British Isles a free trial package of the external or "vapour" method of treating colds known as Vick Brand vapour-rub, which, not being taken internally, is absolutely safe even for very young children. '[1]
1927 Sold by Francis Newbery and Sons Ltd.[2]
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