Pluto Water: America’s Physic
Title Pluto Water: America’s Physic Author Pluto Corporation, French Lick, Indiana Image Description This glass bottle once contained “Pluto Water,” […]
Oddities & Cure-Alls
Unusual, multi‑purpose patent medicines claiming to cure a wide range of ailments—the curiosities and catch‑alls of pharmaceutical history.
Unmarked Prescription Bottle – Alcohol 2 Percent
Title Unmarked Prescription Bottle – Alcohol 2 Percent Image Description This small, cylindrical glass apothecary bottle features a printed label
W.E. Gray’s Genuine Ointment
Title W.E. Gray’s Genuine Ointment Author Location: Nashville, Tennessee Image Description This small black embossed tin reads:“W.E. GRAY’S GENUINE OINTMENT
Dr. Hobson’s Compound Carbolic Salve
Title Dr. Hobson’s Compound Carbolic Salve Author Pfeiffer Chemical Co., New York & St. Louis — No. 121 (1933 Revision)
Bigeloil Liniment Bottle (16 fl. oz.) – Bigelow-Clark Inc.
Title Bigeloil Liniment Bottle (16 fl. oz.) – Bigelow-Clark Inc. Author Bigelow-Clark Inc. Image Description This is a vintage 16-ounce
Doan’s Pills – Vintage Backache Relief Tins (85-count and 40-count)
Title Doan’s Pills – Vintage Backache Relief Tins (85-count and 40-count) Image Description Two vivid green tins of Doan’s Pills,
5 Drops
Title “5-Drops” – Myers Laboratories Inc. Author Manufacturer: Myers Laboratories, Inc.Location: Warren, Pennsylvania Image Description This amber glass bottle of
Smile’s PRID Homeopathic Drawing Salve (Walker Pharmacal Co.)
Title Smile’s PRID Homeopathic Drawing Salve Author Walker Pharmacal Co., St. Louis, Missouri Image Description This small round tin of
Thedford’s Black Draught
Title Syrup of Black Draught Author Manufactured by The Chattanooga Medicine Company, Chattanooga, Tennessee Image Description Syrup of Black Draught