Dewitt's Pine Tar Shampoo
name: label: maker
content: E. C. DeWitt and Company
notes: label: Description
content: Dewitt’s Pine Tar Shampoo was produced by E. C. DeWitt and Company of Chicago, Ill. The company marketed a variety of patent medicines beginning in the late 19th century, including Kodol pills for dyspepsia, One Minute Cough Cure, and Cascasweet for infants and children. The C. B. Fleet Company acquired E. C. DeWitt in 1990.
label: Description
content: While the exact date of this shampoo is not known, the trademark of a sun with rays rising over mountains was first used by the company in 1906 and officially trademarked in 1908. Pine tar was commonly employed to treat skin irritation and to restore health to itchy and inflamed skin, while relieving discomfort.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Illinois, Chicago
label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
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: 1979.0798.228
label: accession number
content: 1979.0798
label: catalog number
content: 1979.0798.228
objectType: label: Object Name
content: shampoo
label: Object Name
content: hair care product
label: Other Terms
content: Cosmetics; Patent Medicines; Drugs; Liquid
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cardboard (packaging material)
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content: glass (container material)
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content: paper (container material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (lid material)
label: Measurements
content: overall, box: 6 1/4 in x 2 3/8 in x 2 3/8 in; 15.875 cm x 6.0325 cm x 6.0325 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall, bottle: 5 1/8 in x 2 1/4 in; 13.0175 cm x 5.715 cm