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- O. Halsted's Anti-Dyspeptic Pills, 1858 - Nineteenth-century entrepreneurs promised cures with patent medicines. Some of these concoctions, however, contained harmful ingredients or ingredients used in unsafe quantities -- the industry was unregulated and manufacturers were secretive about their recipes. Beginning with the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, national legislation increasingly prohibited misleading health claims and required manufacturers to list their product's contents.
- 1858
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O. Halsted's Anti-Dyspeptic Pills, 1858
Nineteenth-century entrepreneurs promised cures with patent medicines. Some of these concoctions, however, contained harmful ingredients or ingredients used in unsafe quantities -- the industry was unregulated and manufacturers were secretive about their recipes. Beginning with the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, national legislation increasingly prohibited misleading health claims and required manufacturers to list their product's contents.
- Cincinnati Industrial Exposition Medal Awarded to C. Potter Jr. & Co. for Their Cylinder Printing Press, 1873 - Between 1870 and 1888 Cincinnati businessmen backed a series of fairs to promote their city. Exhibitors to these Cincinnati Industrial Expositions displayed inventions, artwork, and manufactured goods. Officials awarded medals and other premiums to participants whose products illustrated important cultural or technological contributions. C. Potter and Company received this medal for its printing press.
- 1873
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Cincinnati Industrial Exposition Medal Awarded to C. Potter Jr. & Co. for Their Cylinder Printing Press, 1873
Between 1870 and 1888 Cincinnati businessmen backed a series of fairs to promote their city. Exhibitors to these Cincinnati Industrial Expositions displayed inventions, artwork, and manufactured goods. Officials awarded medals and other premiums to participants whose products illustrated important cultural or technological contributions. C. Potter and Company received this medal for its printing press.
- Woodbury Facial Soap, 1940-1959 -
- 1940-1959
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Woodbury Facial Soap, 1940-1959
- Roman Catholic Priest, circa 1935 -
- circa 1935
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Roman Catholic Priest, circa 1935
- Standard Textile Company Woven Tufted Bedspreads, 1940-1960 -
- 1940-1960
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Standard Textile Company Woven Tufted Bedspreads, 1940-1960
- Star Wars Play Set, All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT), circa 1980 - George Lucas's science fiction classics, the original <em>Star Wars</em> trilogy of movies, captured the imaginations of adults and children alike. Toy manufacturers eagerly sought the right to sell licensed toys based on these movies. Action figures and toys based on the film, like this AT-AT play set, defined childhood for many during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- circa 1980
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Star Wars Play Set, All Terrain Armored Transport (AT-AT), circa 1980
George Lucas's science fiction classics, the original Star Wars trilogy of movies, captured the imaginations of adults and children alike. Toy manufacturers eagerly sought the right to sell licensed toys based on these movies. Action figures and toys based on the film, like this AT-AT play set, defined childhood for many during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- Textbook Used by Orville Wright, "Intermediate Arithmetic," 1876 - Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.
- 1876
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Textbook Used by Orville Wright, "Intermediate Arithmetic," 1876
Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.
- Book Used by Wilbur Wright, "DeWolf's Instructive Speller" - Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.
- 1862
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Book Used by Wilbur Wright, "DeWolf's Instructive Speller"
Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.
- Butler County Ohio Automobile Club Badge, 1920-1932 - Twentieth-century motorists who belonged to automobile clubs attached badges or emblems to their vehicles. These membership badges were displayed prominently on radiators, license plates, bumpers, or elsewhere on the car. The badges helped identify members and promoted the organization. Enameled badges, like this one, were used by Butler County members of the Ohio State Automobile Association in the 1920s and 1930s.
- 1920-1932
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Butler County Ohio Automobile Club Badge, 1920-1932
Twentieth-century motorists who belonged to automobile clubs attached badges or emblems to their vehicles. These membership badges were displayed prominently on radiators, license plates, bumpers, or elsewhere on the car. The badges helped identify members and promoted the organization. Enameled badges, like this one, were used by Butler County members of the Ohio State Automobile Association in the 1920s and 1930s.
- Carlisle & Finch Dynamo, 1897-1915 -
- 1897-1915
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Carlisle & Finch Dynamo, 1897-1915