Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil

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Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil

Date: 1870 - 1890 | Identifier: LL02.12.01.34.17

Advertisement for Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil depicting a picture of a Brown Owl sitting on a nest of three eggs up in a tree. The heading is: Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil. The reverse of the card states that Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil will cure toothache, earache, backache, lameness, coughs, hoarseness, colds, sore throat, deafness, burns, and scalds. The cost is 50 cents a bottle. Presented by Mrs. A.C. Steere, Milford, N.Y. more...

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Description
Advertisement for Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil depicting a picture of a Brown Owl sitting on a nest of three eggs up in a tree. The heading is: Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil. The reverse of the card states that Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil will cure toothache, earache, backache, lameness, coughs, hoarseness, colds, sore throat, deafness, burns, and scalds. The cost is 50 cents a bottle. Presented by Mrs. A.C. Steere, Milford, N.Y.

Contributor(s)
Foster, Milburn & Co.
Mrs. A.C. Steere (Milford, N.Y.)

Date
1870 - 1890

Call Number
LL02.12.01.34.17

Additional Resources

Collection(s)
Laupus Health Sciences History Collections
- Patent Medicine Trade Cards
Health and Medicine
Manufacturing and Business

Subject(s)
Toothache--drug therapy
Earache--drug therapy
Back Pain--drug therapy
Cough--drug therapy
Common Cold--drug therapy
Pharyngitis--drug therapy
Burns--drug therapy
Nonprescription Drugs--History
Advertising as Topic
Patent medicines
Animals in advertising

Finding Aid
Advertising Collection

Other Items
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Location (spatial)
United States--New York (State)--Buffalo (N.Y.)
United States--New York (State)--Milford (N.Y.)

Type
still image

Medium
trade cards

Physical Description
11.7cm x 8cm

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Persistent URL
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Comments

Wed May 3 2017 12:07 PM

by MARILYN

Can the oil be purchased any where? A friend of mine has some from Canada which he has had for 30 years. It still works great!! Marilyn

Sat Mar 25 2017 10:29 AM

by LouAnn Lusso

Would like to know if anyone still makes this product worked wonderful.

Wed Oct 12 2016 03:29 PM

by stanley ashbee

Im 71 years old ive used it when I was 20 used it for hemmoroids, ear aches,back pain anypain it is the best treatment ever I live in grand forks bc now but started oil in niagara falls ont how can I get some not to many people know about it. thanks stan

Fri Mar 25 2016 10:36 AM

by Lou

If anyone has any of this for sale, I would like to buy some.

Thu Apr 2 2015 06:57 PM

by Beryl Allport

I would like to purchase some. Is this possible?

Tue Oct 28 2014 03:50 PM

by Douglas Marsh

"Advertisement for Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil depicting a picture of a Brown Oil sitting on a nest of three eggs up in a tree." I think you meant "Brown Owl" not "Brown Oil"

Fri Oct 17 2014 09:04 AM

by Paul Schreiber

I'm 83 years old. when I was 7 or 8 my Aunt would put 3 or 4 drops on teaspoon of brown sugar, you never complained about anything again, ever and I mean ever.