Renne's Magic Oil

Description:

The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:

Colic, cholera morbus, cramps and pain in the stomach, cholera, coughs, colds, croup, sore throat, dyspepsia, diarrhea, fever and ague, kidney difficulty, pleurisy, acid stomach, indigestion, headache, sea sickness, rheumatism, neuralgia, sprains, lameness, sciatica, toothache, earache, catarrh, frost bites

Date Made: ca 1880

Maker: William Renne and Sons

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Pittsfield

Subject: Infant & Children's Products - PediatricsPain & Neuralgia DrugsRheumatism & Arthritis DrugsCatarrh, Cough & Cold DrugsIndigestion & Nausea Drugs

Subject:

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Health & Medicine, Balm of America

Exhibition:

Exhibition Location:

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MG.293320.1353Catalog Number: 293320.1353Accession Number: 293320

Object Name: otc preparationOther Terms: Drugs

Measurements: overall: 5 1/8 in x 1 5/8 in x 7/8 in; 13.0175 cm x 4.1275 cm x 2.2225 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d8a9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1298551

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