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Dr. J A McGill & Co. Catarrh Salve Quack Medicine Chicago Orig Box & Tin
Dr. J A McGill & Co. Catarrh Salve Quack Medicine Chicago Orig Box & Tin
Dr. J A McGill & Co. Catarrh Salve Quack Medicine Chicago Orig Box & Tin
Dr. J A McGill & Co. Catarrh Salve Quack Medicine Chicago Orig Box & Tin
Dr. J A McGill & Co. Catarrh Salve Quack Medicine Chicago Orig Box & Tin
Dr. J A McGill & Co. Catarrh Salve Quack Medicine Chicago Orig Box & Tin
Dr. J A McGill & Co. Catarrh Salve Quack Medicine Chicago Orig Box & Tin
Dr. J A McGill & Co. Catarrh Salve Quack Medicine Chicago Orig Box & Tin
Dr. J A McGill & Co. Catarrh Salve Quack Medicine Chicago Orig Box & Tin

Dr. J A McGill & Co. Catarrh Salve Quack Medicine Chicago Orig Box & Tin

$ 26.4

Availability: 71 in stock
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Condition: Please see pictures for best description of condition. Box is in very good antique condition with all tabs present and minimal staining. The paper label of the tin has staining. Tin in good antique condition with normal wear.
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    Catarrh Salve by Dr. J.A. McGill & Co.
    Original box and tin (some contents remain)
    Directions on back "With the end of the little finger insert a portion of the salve the size of a pea into each nostril at night."
    Sold as a quack collectible. Not for use.
    Box is approximately 1 7/8" square x 3/4"
    I could not find another example of this salve with or without box online.
    There is a online biography of John Alexander McGill (1842-1924) at
    https://househistree.com/people/dr-john-a-mcgill
    "In Chicago, McGill set up a private practice as well as establishing the firm of Dr John A. McGill & Co., which he ran with his wife. They soon made their fortune selling "miracle" remedies concocted at their laboratories on the corner of 20th Street and Indiana Avenue. One of these was "Orange Blossom Suppositories" billed as "a positive cure for ALL female diseases," though in 1915 they were found guilty for misbranding that particular medicine and fined a whopping... ! Despite being what we would term as a "Quack" his career remained otherwise in tact, or at least certainly during his lifetime."