Object Details
- Dr. J. C. Ayer and Company
- Description
- Made by J. C. Ayer and Company, Practical and Analytical Chemists, Lowell, Mass., in the 1860s, Ayer’s Hair Vigor "Restores grey hair to its natural vitality and color," but "does not color the hair." Advertisements pronounced that it was "free from uncleanly dangerous or injurious substances" and that it would cure dandruff and stop falling hair. Patented in 1868, this was the only Ayer product to have a patent, although the company sold a variety of health-related products popularly known as "patent medicines."
- Along with these other medicines, Ayer’s Hair Vigor was advertised in Ayer’s American Almanac, which was first published in the mid-19th century and continued into the 1920s. The almanac featured astronomical, astrological, and weather information for the year, as well as medical advice promoting the company’s products.
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
- For Restoring the Natural Vitality and Color of the Hair
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Gary P. and Sandra Baden
- ca 1867
- associated date
- 1867
- ID Number
- 1979.0798.234
- accession number
- 1979.0798
- catalog number
- 1979.0798.234
- Object Name
- hair tonic
- hair care product
- Other Terms
- Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
- Physical Description
- glass (container material)
- paper (container material)
- Measurements
- overall: 7 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 19.05 cm x 8.255 cm x 3.81 cm
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Lowell
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Care and Enhancement
- Beauty and Health
- Hair Care Products
- National Museum of American History
- web subject
- Hair Care Products
- Record ID
- nmah_715094
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-67f1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
