Rexall Ninety-Three Hair Tonic
date: label: date made
content: ca 1920
name: label: maker
content: United Drug Company
notes: label: Description
content: Rexall "Ninety-three" Hair Tonic was produced by the United Drug Company of Boston, Mass. The name, "Rexall," is derived from "Rx," the common abbreviation for prescription. In company promotional material, Rexall also meant "King of All." By 1909 the United Drug Company of Boston, Mass. was producing about 300 different Rexall Remedies, which were sold through the company’s franchised Rexall Stores.
label: Description
content: Rexall "Ninety-three" Hair Tonic was marketed with a money-back guarantee under the slogan "Try It On Us!" Early advertising claimed to relieve scalp irritation, eradicate dandruff, and prevent baldness. Other advertisements claimed that the hair tonic was the choice of fastidious or particular people. This bottle probably dates to around 1920. Rexall "Ninety-three" Hair Tonic was sold into the 1930s.
label: Description
content: The indications or uses for this product as provided by the manufacturer are:
label: Description
content: Intended for such cases of Dandruff, Falling Hair, Scanty Hair Growth, Scalp Irritation, Temporary Loss of Hair and Hair Color, and such other affections of the scalp, as are benefittled by a tonic treatment.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
label: place made
content: United States: Missouri, Saint Louis
topic: label: web subject
content: Hair Care Products
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Health & Medicine
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content: Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Care and Enhancement
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content: Beauty and Health
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content: Hair Care Products
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Gary P. and Sandra Baden
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.0798.227
label: accession number
content: 1979.0798
label: catalog number
content: 1979.0798.227
objectType: label: Object Name
content: hair tonic
label: Object Name
content: hair care product
label: Other Terms
content: Cosmetics; Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (container material)
label: Physical Description
content: cardboard (packaging material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (container material)
label: Measurements
content: overall, bottle: 9 in x 3 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 22.86 cm x 8.255 cm x 5.715 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall, box: 5 in x 3 1/8 in x 2 1/8 in; 12.7 cm x 7.9375 cm x 5.3975 cm