Object Details
- E. C. DeWitt and Company
- Description
- Dewitt’s Pine Tar Shampoo was produced by E. C. DeWitt and Company of Chicago, Ill. The company marketed a variety of patent medicines beginning in the late 19th century, including Kodol pills for dyspepsia, One Minute Cough Cure, and Cascasweet for infants and children. The C. B. Fleet Company acquired E. C. DeWitt in 1990.
- While the exact date of this shampoo is not known, the trademark of a sun with rays rising over mountains was first used by the company in 1906 and officially trademarked in 1908. Pine tar was commonly employed to treat skin irritation and to restore health to itchy and inflamed skin, while relieving discomfort.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Gary P. and Sandra Baden
- ID Number
- 1979.0798.228
- accession number
- 1979.0798
- catalog number
- 1979.0798.228
- Object Name
- shampoo
- hair care product
- Other Terms
- Cosmetics; Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
- Physical Description
- cardboard (packaging material)
- glass (container material)
- paper (container material)
- metal (lid material)
- Measurements
- overall, box: 6 1/4 in x 2 3/8 in x 2 3/8 in; 15.875 cm x 6.0325 cm x 6.0325 cm
- overall, bottle: 5 1/8 in x 2 1/4 in; 13.0175 cm x 5.715 cm
- place made
- United States: Illinois, Chicago
- United States: New York, New York City
- 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_716464
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-46f6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
