D.B. Senger Patent Medicine Bottle, "Dr. Wrightsman's Sovereign Balm of Life," 1907-1920

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Artifact Overview

Artifact Details

Artifact

Medicine bottle

Date Made

1907-1920

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2017.0.29.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Glass (Material)
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Colorless

Dimensions

Height: 8.5 in
Width: 3.5 in
Length: 1.5 in

Inscriptions

label on front: SOVEREIGN BALM OF LIFE / CONTAINS 9% ALCOHOL / A SOVEREIGN BALM FOR SUFFERING WOMEN / 3136 GUARANTEED UNDER THE FOOD AND DRUGS ACT JUNE 30, 1906. / DIRECTIONS: TAKE BEFORE EACH MEAL AND AT BED TIME FROM HALF A TABLESPOONFUL TO A TABLESPOONFUL IN 3 OR 4 TIMES AS MUCH WATER. SHAKE THE BOTTLE. / D.B. SENGER & CO. SOLE PROPRIETORS / FRANKLIN GROVE, ILL. / PRICE $1.00 pressed on back: SOVEREIGN / BALM OF LIFE
D.B. Senger Patent Medicine Bottle, "Dr. Wrightsman's Sovereign Balm of Life," 1907-1920