Medicinal Bottle, 25LC86, #031

Medicinal Bottle, 25LC86, #031

Medicinal Bottle

Label: WARNER'S SAFE KIDNEY & LIVER CURE ROCHESTER, NY(face) A 88 (base). Large decorative emboss of a safe on the face. Hulbert Harrington Warner made his first millions selling safes and strongboxes before entering the patent medicine business. The "safe" in "Warner's Safe Cures" comes from this association rather than any sort of guarantee that his product was safe to consume as it implies. The Kidney & Liver cure is the first cure he sold, and along with curing kidney and liver ailments claimed an extravagant variety of uses. Color: Brown. Mold Type: Post-Bottom. Neck Type: Tooled, Blob. Profile: Oval. Direction of Embossing: Arched and Horizontal.

Length: 9.48 cm
Width: 4.67 cm
Height: 24.5 cm

Warner's Safe Cure Company

1997 UNL Anthropology Field School

2018 UNL Anthropology

1884-1887

Schulz, Erik
Evers, Riley

UNL Anthropology

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