St. Jacobs Oil

St. Jacobs Oil

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Description
The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are: A liniment for muscular pains and aches due to exertion or exposure. Intended to help relieve rheumatic pains, pain of neuritis and neuralgia, superficial muscular discomfort from strains, bruises, stiffness or soreness contingent upon exertion or exposure; in fact, useful wherever an efficient counter-irritant, rubefacient, local application is needed.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
otc preparation
Other Terms
Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
Date made
after 1906
maker
Wyeth Chemical Company
Place Made
United States: New York, New York City
Physical Description
chloroform, 26 minims per fl. oz. (drug active ingredients)
Measurements
box: 5 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 14.605 cm x 3.81 cm x 3.81 cm
bottle: 5 1/4 in x 1 1/8 in; 13.335 cm x 2.8575 cm
ID Number
1979.0798.125
accession number
1979.0798
catalog number
1979.0798.125
Credit Line
Gift of Gary P. and Sandra Baden
subject
Pain & Neuralgia Drugs
Rheumatism & Arthritis Drugs
Rubs, Liniments & Ointments
First Aid Products & Antiseptics
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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Comments

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I am in archivist at the Cinema Museum in London and I have just seen Harold Lloyds 1919 film spring fever. One of the early caption says she was so naive she thought Saint Jacobs oil was a branch of standard.

Jon davies

Thu, 2021-02-11 09:23

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"Further to the prior comment about the product history, I stumbled across an ad for st. jacobs oil from September 1880:http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84023416/1880-09-10/ed-1/seq-4/#cheers!"

Charlie B.

Mon, 2016-03-07 00:51

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"Quick observation. While researching a non-related topic I came across an advertisement for St. Jacobs Oil. I notice that the "Date Made " is marked as "after 1906 ". The newspaper I found the advertisement in is from March 25, 1893. Link provided below.http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84036012/1893-03-25/ed-1/seq-2/#"

Matt Laffey

Thu, 2015-11-12 15:44

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