Hamlin's Wizard Oil Co.
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2 & 5 fl. oz. bottles of Hamlin's Wizard Oil.
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.[1] 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
Advertising
"It Cures You. That's the Idea!" (Wizard Oil Concerts newspaper ad from March 31, 1887 ed. of the Barton County Democrat)
"Hamlin's Wizard Oil Will Cure Your Rheumatism." (c. 1890)
"Wizard Oil Song Book: Old Familiar Songs, Music and Words" (feat. "Dr. Wizard" the Elephant, song book and brochure, c. 1918)
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Resources
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) — a collection of lyrics and lectures about the benefits of Hamlin's Wizard Oil.
References
- ↑ Origin, growth, and usefulness of the Chicago Board of Trade. Historical Publishing Co. 1885. p. 359. http://books.google.com/books?id=jHxQAAAAYAAJ. (Entry under "Hamlin's Wizard Oil Co.")