Dewitt's Pine Tar Shampoo
Dewitt's Pine Tar Shampoo
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- Description
- Dewitt’s Pine Tar Shampoo was produced by E. C. DeWitt and Company of Chicago, Ill. The company marketed a variety of patent medicines beginning in the late 19th century, including Kodol pills for dyspepsia, One Minute Cough Cure, and Cascasweet for infants and children. The C. B. Fleet Company acquired E. C. DeWitt in 1990.
- While the exact date of this shampoo is not known, the trademark of a sun with rays rising over mountains was first used by the company in 1906 and officially trademarked in 1908. Pine tar was commonly employed to treat skin irritation and to restore health to itchy and inflamed skin, while relieving discomfort.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- shampoo
- hair care product
- Other Terms
- Cosmetics; Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
- maker
- E. C. DeWitt and Company
- place made
- United States: Illinois, Chicago
- United States: New York, New York City
- Physical Description
- cardboard (packaging material)
- glass (container material)
- paper (container material)
- metal (lid material)
- Measurements
- overall, box: 6 1/4 in x 2 3/8 in x 2 3/8 in; 15.875 cm x 6.0325 cm x 6.0325 cm
- overall, bottle: 5 1/8 in x 2 1/4 in; 13.0175 cm x 5.715 cm
- ID Number
- 1979.0798.228
- accession number
- 1979.0798
- catalog number
- 1979.0798.228
- Credit Line
- Gift of Gary P. and Sandra Baden
- subject
- Hair Care Products
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Care and Enhancement
- Beauty and Health
- Hair Care Products
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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