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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Pike's Toothache Drops |
| Reference | 1989-8-134 |
| Library | Philadelphia Museum of Art |
| Collection | The William H. Helfand Collection, 1989 |
| Date | c. 1880-1890 |
| Document Type | Trade Card |
| Theme(s) | Dentistry |
| Keywords | toothache, cure, painkiller, opium, morphine |
| Parts of the Body | teeth |
| Additional Information | The drawing of a dentist applying Pike's Toothache Drops to his patient confirms professional acceptance of the product, which, according to the text on the reverse of the card, promises to "annihilate in one minute the most violent and protracted toothache," and to "cure nervous toothache when rubbed behind the sufferer's ears." The drops were made of natural ingredients, the chief of which was probably morphine or another opium derivative. William H. Helfand, from 'The Picture of Health: Images of Medicine and Pharmacy from the William H. Helfand Collection' (1991), p. 119. |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Philadelphia Museum of Art's catalogue. |
| Visual Content | View thumbnails |
| Copyright | Philadelphia Museum of Art |