THF34598

Yucca for the Hair and Scalp, 1890-1901

Summary

People have sought a cure for hair loss for thousands of years. In the late nineteenth-century, the makers of "Yucca for the Hair" marketed their concoction as a cure for baldness, dandruff, and other diseases of the scalp. The proprietors of this patent medicine claimed the plant-based extract invigorated the scalp, promoted hair growth and rendered hair "soft, glossy and luxuriant."

Artifact

Medicine bottle

Date Made

1890-1901

Creators

The Yucca Company

Whitall Tatum Company

Place of Creation

United States, Vermont, Burlington

United States, New Jersey, Millville

Creator Notes

Product manufactured by The Yucca Company, Burlington, Vermont. Glass bottles manufactured by Whitall, Tatum & Co., Millville, New Jersey.

Keywords

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

00.4.5767

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Cardboard
Cork (Bark)
Glass (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Blue
Brown
White (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 7.75 in (Package for bottle)

Width: 6 in (Package for bottle)

Length: 3 in (Package for bottle)

Height: 7.625 in (Bottle)

Width: 2.813 in (Bottle)

Length: 1.875 in (Bottle)

Height: 7.75 in (Packaging)

Width: 2.875 in (Packaging)

Length: 1.875 in (Packaging)

Inscriptions

on bottle label: SHAKE WELL BEFORE USING \ YUCCA \ FOR THE HAIR [...] \ PREPARED BY \ THE YUCCA COMPANY, \ PROPRIETORS, \ BURLINGTON, VT. \ PRICE, ONE DOLLAR. on bottom of bottle: W.T. & CO. \ A J on front of interior box: YUCCA \ THE GREAT MEXICAN PREPARATION \ FOR THE HAIR. [...] | YUCCA COMPANY, \ PROPRIETORS \ BURLINGTON, VT., U. S. A. \ PRICE ONE DOLLAR. on sides of interior box: YUCCA ERADICATES DANDRUFF. \ YUCCA PREVENTS BALDNESS. on exterior packaging: 1/4 DOZ. \ YUCCA \ FOR THE \ HAIR AND SCALP. \ THE YUCCA COMPANY, \ PROPRIETORS, \ BURLINGTON, VERMONT.