Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil [inscribed]

Item Overview

Title

Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil [inscribed]

Date Created

[Between 1870 and 1906?]

Date

1870/1906

Publisher

Thomas, S. N., Dr.

Language

English

Collection

Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection

Notes

Description

Original trade card forms part of: Collection no. 311, History & Special Collections for the Sciences, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, UCLA.
A snowy scene. Three blue birds sit on tree branches. The eye of a mammal is visible; an Asian-style fan covers some of its face. In the background there is a horse-drawn sleigh.

Caption

Text on back of card: Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil! What it has done. What it will do. It will positively cure toothache in 5 minutes, earache [in] 2 [minutes], backache [in] 2 hours, lameness [in] 2 days, coughs [in] 20 minutes, hoarseness [in] 1 hour, colds [in] 24 hours, sore throat [in] 12 [hours], deafness [in] 2 days, pain of burn [in] 5 minutes, [pain of] scald [in] 5 [minutes]. Croup it will cease in 5 minutes, and positively cure any case when used at the outset. Remember that Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil is only 50 cents per bottle, and one bottle will go farther than half a dozen of an ordinary medicine.

Physical Description

Extent

1 print (trade card)

Dimensions

9.5 x 13.5 cm.

Keywords

Genre

trade cards

Location

United States

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Cough--drug therapy--Advertisements
Common Cold--drug therapy--Advertisements
Hoarseness--drug therapy--Advertisements
Toothache--drug therapy--Advertisements
Croup--drug therapy--Advertisements
Cough--Treatment
Hoarseness--Treatment
Cold (Disease)--Treatment
Pharmaceutical Solutions--Advertisements
Earache--Treatment
Croup--Treatment
Snow
Drugs, Non-Prescription--Advertisements
Fans (Accessories)
Backache--Treatment
Tonics (Medicinal preparations)
Birds
Deafness--drug therapy--Advertisements
Pharyngitis--drug therapy--Advertisements
Deafness--Treatment
Toothache--Treatment.
Burns--drug therapy--Advertisements
Burns and scalds--Treatment
Back Pain--drug therapy--Advertisements
Patent medicines
Throat--Diseases--Treatment
Earache--drug therapy--Advertisements