Hamlin's Wizard Oil Co.



Hamlin's Wizard Oil Co. was a patent medicine manufacturer and distributor, originally founded in 1862 by John A. Hamlin and Lysander B. Hamlin as J. A. Hamlin & Bro. and reorganized in 1881 as Hamlin's Wizard Oil Co. They were most well-known for Hamlin's Wizard Oil, the product for which their company was named, and promoted with travelling sales troupes who performed medicine shows across North America.

Hamlin's Product Line

 * Hamlin's Wizard Oil
 * Hamlin's Cough Balsam
 * Hamlin's Blood and Liver Pills
 * Aunt Dinah's Old Virginia Herb Tea

Performance Books

 * "Humorous and sentimental songs: as sung throughout the United States by Hamlin's Wizard Oil Concert Troupes in their open air advertising concerts" (archive.org) &mdash; a collection of lyrics and lectures about the benefits of Hamlin's Wizard Oil.