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History
Hamlin's Wizard Oil was sold as a cure-all under the slogan "There is no Sore it will Not Heal, No Pain it will not Subdue." Initially sold in Cincinnati in 1859, it was first produced in 1861 in Chicago by former magician John Austen Hamlin and his brother Lysander B. Hamlin, it was primarily sold and used as a liniment for rheumatic pain and sore muscles, but was advertised as a treatment for pneumonia, cancer, diphtheria, earache, toothache, headache and hydrophobia. It was made of 50%-70% alcohol containing camphor, ammonia, chloroform, sassafras, cloves, and turpentine, and was said to be usable both internally and topically.
Description
This rare unlisted aqua bottle is 7 1/4" tall. In the book Bottled in Illinois they only show a similar bottle, with the X on the base, at 6" tall. This bottle is post mold with large embossed X in central circular mark on base; beveled-edge rectangle with four sunken panels. It is embossed:
J. A. HAMLIN & BRO / CHICAGO // // WIZARD OIL
http://www.ebay.com/itm/170820986642?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
Hamlin's Wizard Oil was sold as a cure-all under the slogan "There is no Sore it will Not Heal, No Pain it will not Subdue." Initially sold in Cincinnati in 1859, it was first produced in 1861 in Chicago by former magician John Austen Hamlin and his brother Lysander B. Hamlin, it was primarily sold and used as a liniment for rheumatic pain and sore muscles, but was advertised as a treatment for pneumonia, cancer, diphtheria, earache, toothache, headache and hydrophobia. It was made of 50%-70% alcohol containing camphor, ammonia, chloroform, sassafras, cloves, and turpentine, and was said to be usable both internally and topically.
Description
This rare unlisted aqua bottle is 7 1/4" tall. In the book Bottled in Illinois they only show a similar bottle, with the X on the base, at 6" tall. This bottle is post mold with large embossed X in central circular mark on base; beveled-edge rectangle with four sunken panels. It is embossed:
J. A. HAMLIN & BRO / CHICAGO // // WIZARD OIL
http://www.ebay.com/itm/170820986642?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649
