Wolcott's Instant Pain Annihilator
From Kook Science
| Wolcott's Instant Pain Annihilator | |
|---|---|
"A man suffering the torment of many demons; he banishes them with Wolcott's formula." (c. 1863) | |
| Creator(s) | R. L. Wolcott |
| Year created | c. 1860s |
| Vendors | R. L. Wolcott & Co. |
Wolcott's Instant Pain Annihilator was a patent medicine, manufactured by R. L. Wolcott and sold across the United States through regional agents. The exact composition of the medicine is unknown, though it may have been laudanum-based (an alcoholic tincture of opium).
Advertising
Magazine and Newspaper Adverts
"This Remedy Cures Headache, Neuralgia, and Toothache Instantly! CATARRH AND WEAK NERVES IN A FEW WEEKS." (1863)
As seen in Wilson's Business Directory of New York City (1865)
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News Sheets
- Wolcott, R. L., ed. (1869), The Year of the Jubilee, New York, http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/np00110010/ — includes poems, testimonials, etc., promoting the Instant Pain Annihilator.
Posters
Demons and shades representing various afflictions border the image of a woman in American colours defying a demonic figure holding a cork-screw. (c. 1867)
