bottle

Production date
Circa 1940-1950
 Description
A clear glass, rectangular medicine bottle. The bottle contains yellow liquid with reddish-brown sediment. The label on the bottle is for 'Sloan's Liniment' which was used externally for pain relief against ailments including insect bites, bruises, sprains and sciatica.See curators comments.

Sloan’s Liniment was originally sold by Dr. Earl S. Sloan as a treatment to relieve pain associated with rheumatism and arthritis; originally used on horses and was eventually marketed for human use; the active ingredient is capsicum, which has a warming effect when rubbed on the skin.
Warner-Lambert, which was founded in 1955, held the rights to sell the liniment with the Dr. Earl S Sloan trademark.
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Object detail

Department
Object
Production date
Circa 1940-1950
Signature & date
embossing:base:"4"
embossing:back:"SLOAN'S LINIMENT"
printing:label:"SLOAN'S/LINIMENT/TRADE MARK REGISTERED./KILLS PAIN/Dr Earl & Sloan/LIMITED/LONDON W.4/MADE IN ENGLAND"
Measurement type, part and reading
Dimensions:0 - Whole:H 12.8cm (H 5 1/16")
Dimensions:0 - Whole:W 2.9cm (W 1 1/8")
Dimensions:0 - Whole:D 4.8cm (D 1 7/8")
Restriction
Access restriction
No Public Access Permitted
Accession number
1979-028-022

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