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- 1870
Lovely condition!Excellent condition. Bright, clean, shiny! No ghosting, no dirt, no chips, no cracks.7.5\" TApplied Top! Whittling!See original ads in the last pictures (as reference only; not included).An early bottle forDR. WM. HALL\'S BALSAM FOR THE LUNGS. Hall\'s Balsam for the Lungs claimed to be the complete cure of consumption, pneumonia, coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis, and all diseases of the throat, chest and lungs.
This older varietyHALL\'S BALSAM FOR THE LUNGSbottle likely from the late 1860s, is made of aqua colored glass. The bottle is a key molded mouth-blown bottle.
Both the front and backare designed, bold embossing of a concave rectangular shape boarder on the label panel/side wall.
About HALL\'S BALSAM FOR THE LUNGS:Although the remedy was to contain balsam, some sources reference it wasmade fromipecac, extract of squills, chloroform, wine of tar, opium and mullen. In the early 1850s, the A.L. Scovill & Company ofCincinnati produced the remedy. A.L Scovill was founded by a young doctor in his early twenties, Amon L. Scovill, who exited his company about twenty years later when itwas taken over by theJohn F. Henry & Company.
