Great for temporary relief of chest congestion, coughing, minor throat irritations and muscle aches and pains. Musterole, developed by pharmacist A.L. McLaren at his Cedar & 97th St drugstore in Cleveland, Ohio in 1905. As its popularity grew, he was unable to keep up with the demand so he only sold to his regular customers. George Miller, a local hardware store owner partnered with McLaren and incorporated their business in 1907 and began producing Musterole. Production was moved to 4612 St. Clair and then later they moved to 1748 & 27th St. Their business continued until 1956 when they sold the business to Plough Corporation out of Tenn. and production was then moved to Memphis. In 1970 Plough merged with Scherring Pharmaceuticals, and became known as Scherring-Plough Pharmaceuticals.
This small white glass jar of Musterole is yet another keepsake from my Grandparent's possessions that I found among other items in their basement. It is still about 3/4 full. As you may have guessed by now, I do enjoy collecting things, and especially items that have been in the family.
Oh, this reminds me of a couple old jars/bottles I keep on display in my guest bathroom...I will keep this in mind for a photo one day...thanks for the great idea! (Oh, and go buy that Kindle for your wife ;-)
It's nice to have things from our grandparents, that aren't jewels etc. I have a number of things that don't makes sense to anyone but me., and thats why I like them. Great shot.
Does it have a powerful medicinal smell like many of the old time patent medicines? I've heard of this product but never seen it before. I'd like to see some more of your memorabilia.
This is so cool! My doctor has an antique cabinet in his waiting room and it's full of stuff like this. His father was also a doctor and lots of his old tools are in there as well.
