Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root
- Description
- The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: A diuretic for the kidneys and a mild laxative. "Swamp-Root" tends to promote the flow of urine thereby aiding the kidneys in their necessary work of eliminating waste matter.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- after 1963
- maker
- Kilmer & Co., Inc.
- Place Made
- United States: New York, Plainview
- Physical Description
- alcohol 10% (drug active ingredients)
- buchu leaves (drug active ingredients)
- scullcap leaves (drug active ingredients)
- golden seal root (drug active ingredients)
- colombo root (drug active ingredients)
- valerian root (drug active ingredients)
- cinnamon (drug active ingredients)
- oil of juniper (drug active ingredients)
- oil of birch (drug active ingredients)
- balsam copaiba (drug active ingredients)
- balsam tolu (drug active ingredients)
- venice turpentine (drug active ingredients)
- peppermint herb (drug active ingredients)
- rhubarb root (drug active ingredients)
- mandrake root (drug active ingredients)
- sassafras (drug active ingredients)
- cape aloes (drug active ingredients)
- Measurements
- box: 7 3/8 in x 2 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 18.7325 cm x 6.35 cm x 3.81 cm
- bottle: 7 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in x 1 3/8 in; 18.415 cm x 5.715 cm x 3.4925 cm
- ID Number
- 1979.0798.001
- accession number
- 1979.0798
- catalog number
- 1979.0798.001
- Credit Line
- Gift of Gary P. and Sandra Baden
- subject
- Kidney & Urinary Drugs
- Laxatives
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Balm of America
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
Comments
Just found in antique store the 1917 swamp root almanac which is a combination of almanac detail for that year and many varied content on the product and other product they made and the facility they report to make it at.
nova wright
Fri, 2018-10-26 10:10
Kimler's Swamp Root was produced by a snake-oil salesman named Willis Sharpe Kilmer. More on him at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_Sharpe_Kilmer
Dan Tilkque
Mon, 2017-11-27 16:30
Would like to have background of Dr. Kilmer...where is he from before NY? Any info please about this man. Thank you.
Sally Kilmer Rucker
Thu, 2017-07-13 07:56
Just wanted to say hi! I don't know much more than can already be found online but he's my great great great grandfather! We're probably related somehow, hope you're well wherever you are.
Mercedes Kilmer
Mon, 2018-03-05 12:32
Willis was a great uncle to me. My grandparents were part of the will. I recently toured The Kilmer Mansion in Binghamton NY. I have collected swamp root for years and have researched much of the history. I also ate at Remlik’s (Kilmer spelled backwards) which is located in the Kilmer building in Binghamton. Fortunately it was the 100 year anniversary of Exterminator and I was able to see the large display at the Binghamton Library. Great history, there is a slew of information on line.
Donna
Fri, 2019-02-01 08:13
I grew up living in a house built by who I believe was a Kilmer son, on Beethoven Street. He left behind multiple swamp root artifacts, old ad signs, etc. I have swamp root bottles now in my home. Just ate at Remilks in December while visiting relatives in Binghamton. I remember the Kilmer race track on Riverside Drive and my father telling me about the horse that won the Kentucky Derby.
rich smith
Mon, 2019-02-04 08:51
My daddy found a bottle on an island he was working on when he worked at the Naval Air Station (NAS) that was desserted at least 40 years ago. It is a greenish blue bottle and says, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root Kidney Liver & Bladder Remedy. On the side it says, Binghamton, N.Y. and on the bottom has 19 B. I would love to know the history of this bottle and would very much appreciate some information.
Donna Moore
Thu, 2017-07-06 08:35
"My 9-year-old grandson unearthed a small clear intact bottle with wording on it that says: Sample bottle Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root Kidney Remedy. It also has Binghampton, NY on it, and there's a IA on the bottom. He found the bottle near the site of an old general store that used to stand on their property. I would appreciate any info you can give, Thanks!"
Beth Trissel
Tue, 2016-08-02 16:50
I've got one blue in color dr kilmers swamp root medicine, and also one clear of same, with partial label.
darren
Fri, 2017-04-28 09:33
Jennifer McManus
Tue, 2019-07-09 08:41