Patent medicines
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Records of M. H. Tucker and Company
Collection
Identifier: MSS 385
Overview
George W. Merchant, a druggist, began manufacturing his Gargling Oil in Lockport, NY, in 1833. Merchant’s Gargling Oil was not meant to be gargled, as the name suggests, but used as a liniment. Like many 19th-century patent medicines, it was advertised to effectively treat numerous ailments, including rheumatism, burns and scalds, flesh wounds, toothaches, cracked heels, hemorrhoids, and sprains and bruises.Around 1855, Merchant sold the business to M. H. Tucker, who continued...
Dates:
1856-1857; 1870
