Holloway’s Ointment

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Holloway’s Ointment is a 19th-century patent medicine, heavily advertised as a universal remedy for various ailments and widely sold across the British Empire.

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instanceOf 19th-century commercial product
patent medicine
topical ointment
advertisingStrategy heavy newspaper advertising
use of illustrated posters
use of testimonials
applicationRoute topical
associatedWith Holloway’s Pills NERFINISHED
businessModel mail-order sales
pharmacy distribution
claimedEffect drew out impurities
healed both internal and external complaints
purified the blood
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
developedBy Thomas Holloway NERFINISHED
era 19th century
historicalReputation example of quack medicine
labelLanguage English
multiple colonial languages
manufacturer Holloway’s Pills and Ointment company NERFINISHED
marketedAs cure-all
universal remedy
namedAfter Thomas Holloway NERFINISHED
notableFor being one of the best-known Victorian patent medicines
extensive global advertising
packaging decorated boxes
small tins
placeOfOrigin London NERFINISHED
regulatoryStatus unregulated patent medicine in 19th century
soldIn Australia NERFINISHED
British Empire NERFINISHED
Canada NERFINISHED
South Africa NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
colonial India
subjectOf histories of advertising
studies of Victorian medicine
timePeriodOfPopularity late 19th century
mid-19th century
usedFor bruises
burns
gout
inflammatory conditions
rheumatism
skin diseases
sore throats
sprains
ulcers
wounds

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Thomas Holloway knownFor Holloway’s Ointment