Warner's Safe Kidney & Liver Cure, 1879-1900

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Artifact Overview

Hulbert Harrington Warner, a wealthy New York fire- and burglar-proof safe manufacturer, purchased a medicinal formula from a local doctor and created a multi-million-dollar patent medicine business in the late 1800s. Warner bottled his "cures" and sold them worldwide. The safe on the front of this bottle referenced Warner's previous business enterprise and alluded to the product's perceived safety.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Medicine bottle

Date Made

1879-1900

Place of Creation

Creator Notes

Made for H.H. Warner & Co. by an unknown manufacturer.

Location

at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass

Object ID

00.3.12787

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Glass (Material)

Color

Amber (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 9.5 in
Width: 3.45 in
Length: 2 in
Weight: 1.2 lb

Inscriptions

on top of front: WARNER'S / SAFE / KIDNEY & LIVER / CURE on bottom of front: ROCHESTER, N.Y.
Warner's Safe Kidney & Liver Cure, 1879-1900