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Electricity in a Bottle
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Advertising ephemera for Electricity in a Bottle by the West Electric Cure Co. of Chicago which claimed to cure catarrh, hay fever, headache, asthma, and neuralgia. The ad is in the shape of a medicine bottle with electrical bolts shooting from the top.
1886
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1886 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 5 x 11 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Ephemera collection, circa 1850-circa 2000 |
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| Call Number | PH 2724, Patent Medicine |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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