Brandreth's Pills

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Associated Name: Brandreth Pill Works
maker: Benjamin Brandreth; Brandreth Pill Works

Description: Benjamin Brandreth (1809-1880) was an Englishman who moved to the United States in 1835, hoping to find a market for the “Vegetable Universal Pill” invented by his grandfather, William Brandreth. According to his obituary, he was “the first of the family to conceive the idea of enlarging the business by the free use of printer’s ink.” Among his advertising material was the lengthy book, The Doctrine of Purgation, Curiosities from Ancient and Modern Literature, from Hippocrates and Other Medical Writers (New York, 1867 and later).; Ref: “BENJAMIN BRANDRETH,” New York Times (Feb. 20, 1880), p. 2.; [No indications or uses for this product are provided on its packaging.]
Location: Currently not on view

Date made: 1830-1868
date made: 1835-1868

ID Number: MG.293320.1162
catalog number: 293320.1162
accession number: 293320

Object Name: otc preparation
Other Terms: Drugs

Measurements: overall: 2.5 cm x 1.5 cm x 5.2 cm; in x 9/16 in x 2 1/16 in; overall: 5/8 in x 2 1/8 in x 1 in; 1.5875 cm x 5.3975 cm x 2.54 cm

Place Made: United States: New York, New York City

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine; Health & Medicine; Balm of America

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Subject: Laxatives

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nmah_1298210

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BRANDRETH'S PILLS

National Museum of American History

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Record ID: nmah_1298210