Gentry Brothers Mange Remedy Shampoo and Tonic
- Description
- The Gentry Brothers Famous Show was a large American circus that began as a dog show in 1887 and ran until 1916. They were based out of Bloomington, Ind. In 1912 they started the Gentry Brothers Remedy Company which aimed to conduct "a manufacturing business and sell remedies and medicines for man and beast..." The business was dissolved in the late 1950s.
- The exact manufacture date for this bottle is unknown, but the amber bottle, cork, and label style point towards the early years of the date span, 1912-1950s. Mange affects both humans and animals and their close proximity in a circus environment may have prompted the development of this shampoo.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 1912-1958
- maker
- Gentry Brothers Remedy Company
- place made
- United States: Indiana, Bloomington
- Physical Description
- glass (container material)
- paper (container material)
- cork (container material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; 13.97 cm x 6.35 cm x 4.445 cm
- ID Number
- 1984.0782.365
- catalog number
- 1984.0782.365
- accession number
- 1984.0782
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mario Cassinelli, Jr.
- subject
- Hair Care Products
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Cure-alls
- Hair Care Products
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Care and Enhancement
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Health
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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