Oval (?) glass (?) bottle with rounded sides; bottle is wrapped with a sheet of cardboard, then sealed with a single sheet of printed paper; the paper is rolled around the bottle and sealed at the top and bottom; the wrapper has product information.
Oval (?) glass (?) bottle with rounded sides; bottle is wrapped with a sheet of cardboard, then sealed with a single sheet of printed paper; the paper is rolled around the bottle and sealed at the top and bottom; the wrapper has product information.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 disallowed "cure" claims
Material
glass (?):
paper: blue
cardboard: beige
Inscriptions
Wrapper reads, "DR. HAND'S // General Tonic // FOR CHILDREN // AN IRON TONIC // IT PURIFIES THE BLOOD // GIVES AN APPETITE // AND TONES THE // SYSTEM GEN- // ERALLY. // DIRECTIONS ON THE BOTTLE // PREPARED BY HAND MEDICINE CO., // PHILADELPHIA, PA // SUCCESSOR TO // D. B. HAND, M.D. // SCRANTON, PA"; back has product information in German
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-A5-6 Box 3 Row B
Dimension Notes
Length: 24.5 cm. x Width: 5.3 cm. x Depth: 2.3 cm.
Condition Remarks
The bottle is sealed and unopened and contains an unidentified liquid which does not leak; the paper wrapper shows only minor wear and staining; there is a small tear at the top left side
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"The Snake-Oil Syndrome" by A. Walker Bingham, p. 27; "American Health Quackery" by James Harvey Young, pp. 135 & 138
Research Facts
Used to treat diarrhoea, colic worms, cough and croup, teething pain, chafing and as a general tonic
Exhibit History
To display in Museum: Potions, Pills and Prescriptions; May 1, 2000 - 28 Jan 2017.