Warner's Safe Kidney & Liver Cure, 1879-1900
THF168178 / 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
Creators
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
2017.0.16.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Color
Amber (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 9.625 in
Width: 3.625 in
Length: 1.875 in
Inscriptions
on top of front:
WARNER'S / SAFE / KIDNEY & LIVER / CURE
on bottom of front:
ROCHESTER, N.Y.
on bottom:
W9
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