Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil

Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil (also sold as Excelsior Eclectric Oil) was pain relief remedy created by S. N. Thomas in the 1860s. The formula was sold to Foster, Milburn & Co. in 1876, who continued to license and produce the oil into the early twentieth century.

Composition
A formula "similiar to Thomas" is given by "Fenner's complete formulary" (1889) as: "Camphor, &frac12; oz.; Oil Gaultheria, &frac12; oz.; Oil Origanum, &frac12; oz.; Chloroform, 1 oz.; Laudanum, 1 oz.; Oil Sassafras, 1 oz.; Oil Hemlock, 1 oz.; Oil Turpentine, 1 oz.; Balsam fir, 1 oz.; Tincture Guaiacum, 1 oz.; Tincture Catechu, 1 oz.; Alcohol, 4 pt.; Alkanet, sufficient to color."

Articles

 * "Canada's Least Valuable Patent Medicine Bottle" (dumpdiggers.blogspot.com) &mdash; a brief look at Eclectric Oil's history in Canada