Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil
- Title
- Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil
- 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.
- Date
- 1870-1890
- Original Format
- trade cards
- Extent
- 11cm x 8cm
- Local Identifier
- LL02.12.01.34.17
- Contributor(s)
- Subject(s)
- Animals in advertising
- Patent medicines
- Advertising
- Back Pain/drug therapy
- Burns/drug therapy
- Common Cold/drug therapy
- Cough/drug therapy
- Earache/drug therapy
- Nonprescription Drugs/history
- Pharyngitis/drug therapy
- Toothache/drug therapy
- Spatial
- Location of Original
- Laupus Library History Collections
- Rights
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Patent Medicine Trade Cards
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Comments
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
Would like to know if anyone still makes this product worked wonderful.
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
If anyone has any of this for sale, I would like to buy some.
I would like to purchase some. Is this possible?
"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"
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.
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combien peut valoir une bouteille de cette huile éclectique Dr Thomas aujourd'hui?