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Step right into the wild world of early 20th-century “miracle cures” with this vintage Rawleigh’s Anti-Pain Oil bottle, proudly boasting an eye-watering 69% alcohol content — yes, you read that right. In an era before FDA crackdowns, a stiff drink was apparently the answer to everything from toothaches to chilblains.
Key Features:
Original Label: Rich gold, red, and black print featuring the distinguished face of founder W.T. Rawleigh.
Embossed Bottle: Machine-made with a tooled lip, dating to the 1900s to 1920s. (Once had a cork topper)
Directions for Use: Internal dose – 15 to 30 drops in warm water. External dose – rub on anything that hurts. (Who needs moderation?)
Condition: Bottle is clear and clean, label is intact with some age wear. No chips or cracks. Some staining to label. Faint, dust has settled on the floor.
A perfect example of America’s “patent medicine” era — when a bottle of high-proof booze was just as likely to be sold in a pharmacy as in a saloon.
Fantastic conversation piece for antique bottle displays, apothecary shelves, or curiosity cabinets.
International history — Rawleigh products were sold from Illinois to London to Montreal, making this a global icon of questionable medicine.
7.75" T
6 FL. OZ.
Rawleigh’s (Trade Mark Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.)
ANTI-PAIN OIL
(Image of Hon. W.T. Rawleigh, Pres. & Founder)
ALCOHOL 69%
FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL USE
Useful for Quickly Relieving Burns, Chills, Cramps, Morbils, Cold in Head, Colic, Diarrhea, Earache, Chilblains, Headache, Neuralgia, Acute Articular or Inflammatory Rheumatism, Sprains and Toothache.
DIRECTIONS: Apply freely to all external pains. For internal use 15 to 30 drops in warm water. Children according to age.
Always Keep Well Corked
Manufactured by
THE W.T. RAWLEIGH COMPANY
Freeport, Ill., U.S.A.
Memphis Chester Oakland Minneapolis
London Winnipeg Montreal