Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil
Object Details
- Foster-Milburn Company
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided on its packaging:
- For external and internal use. For coughs due to colds and common sore throat; for lameness and soreness of the muscles; to relieve the pains of simple neuralgia, earache and toothache; to allay inflammation in superficial bruises, cuts, burns and scalds, minor sprains, nonvenomous insect bites, frostbites, chapped hands, corns, bunions, and warts.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. James Harvey Young
- ca 1920
- ID Number
- 1989.0711.58
- catalog number
- 1989.0711.58
- accession number
- 1989.0711
- Object Name
- otc preparation
- Physical Description
- spirits of turpentine (drug active ingredients)
- camphor (drug active ingredients)
- oil of tar (drug active ingredients)
- red thyme (drug active ingredients)
- fish oil (drug active ingredients)
- Measurements
- box: 4 7/8 in x 1 3/4 in x 1 in; 12.3825 cm x 4.445 cm x 2.54 cm
- bottle: 4 5/8 in x 1 5/8 in x 1 in; 11.7475 cm x 4.1275 cm x 2.54 cm
- place made
- United States: New York, Buffalo
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Cure-alls
- Beauty and Health
- Balm of America
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Pain & Neuralgia Drugs
- Catarrh, Cough & Cold Drugs
- Skin & Dermatology Drugs
- First Aid Products & Antiseptics
- Record ID
- nmah_748958
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-bada-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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