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Container of RAY-NOX sun protectant

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Circular glass container with black screw cap lid. Container is filled with white ointment. Brown paper label reads "RAY-NOX" in light brown text.

This early sunscreen, 10-15% PABA (para-aminobenzoic acid or p-aminobenzoic acid) in an ointment base is a typical example of anti-sunburn creams sold in the United States between the 1940s and early 1960s.

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  • 5.1 cm H x 5.7 cm W x 19.1 cm Diam.
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Science History Institute. Container of RAY-NOX Sun Protectant. Photograph, 2017. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/5d86p0887.

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