Dr. Pettit's American Eye Water
Dr. Pettit's American Eye Water
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- Description
- No information about indications or use are provided on the packaging.
- The Howard Brothers of Buffalo, New York produced this bottle of Dr. Pettit’s American Eye Water around 1900. In 1842 Dr. James Pettit formulated the eye salve in Fredonia, New York, selling the business to Edward and Clarence Howard in 1876. The Howard Brothers moved the company to Buffalo, New York in 1888. Dr. Pettit’s American Eye Water was used to sooth irritated eyes.
- Object Name
- otc preparation
- date made
- ca 1900
- maker
- Howard Brothers
- place made
- United States: New York, Buffalo
- Physical Description
- wood (container material)
- paper (container material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 1/4 in x 1 7/8 in; 10.795 cm x 4.7625 cm
- ID Number
- 2008.0062.23
- accession number
- 2008.0062
- catalog number
- 2008.0062.23
- Credit Line
- Gift of Richard Holstein
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- American Enterprise
- Balm of America
- Exhibition
- American Enterprise
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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