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Electric Brand Bitters

American History Museum

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    Object Details

    maker

    H.E. Bucklen and Company

    Description

    The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
    For all diseases of the the stomach, liver, and kidneys, biliousness, general debility, fever and ague, blood disorders, liver complaints, jaundice, kidney complaints and diseases of urinary organs, neuralgia, nervousness and mental depression. As an appetizer they are unequaled.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Gift of Ben Posen

    date made

    ca 1908-1918

    ID Number

    2004.3012.03

    catalog number

    2004.3012.03

    nonaccession number

    2004.3012

    Object Name

    otc preparation

    Physical Description

    alcohol, 18% (drug active ingredients)
    paper (container material)
    cardboard (container material)
    glass (container material)

    Measurements

    box: 8 5/8 in x 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 21.9075 cm x 6.35 cm x 6.35 cm
    bottle: 8 7/8 in x 2 3/8 in x 2 3/8 in; 22.5425 cm x 6.0325 cm x 6.0325 cm

    place made

    United States: Illinois, Chicago

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    Medicine and Science: Medicine
    Health & Medicine
    Balm of America

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Subject

    Indigestion & Nausea Drugs
    Kidney & Urinary Drugs
    Fever & Chill Drugs
    Blood & Liver Drugs
    Bitters

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-7095-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1269499

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