Antique SNITEMAN\'S X-RAY LINIMENT Quack Med Bottle LABELED NEILLSVILLE WISCONSIN For Sale

• Rare!
• Fully intact, original, paper label!
• Pristinely clean bottle! Bright, clean, shiny! No chips, no cracks, no ghosting.
• LARGE and in charge at 12\" T (see sizing next to soda can in the pics).
• Newer, replacement, cork.
• Quack Medicine (later regulated by the modern FDA).
• Antique: circa 1890s - 1900

• Product Name: Sniteman’s X-Ray Liniment

• Claims:

  • \"The Greatest Household Liniment and Counter-Irritant in the World\"

  • Promises relief from:

    • Neuralgia

    • Sprains

    • Stiffness of joints

    • Sore throat

    • Inflammation of lungs

    • Rheumatism

    • Poisonous insect stings

• Instructions: Rub in gently with fingers; product penetrates deeply and does not stain. Products like this were usually a mix of alcohol, essential oils, camphor, menthol, or turpentine. The \"X-Ray\" name was likely a marketing gimmick—capitalizing on the fascination with new technologies like X-rays at the time.

• Bilingual Label: English and German—likely for a Wisconsin-area population with many German-speaking residents.

• Manufacturer:
  C. C. Sniteman Co., Neillsville, Wisconsin
  (Price: $1.00 for the large size)

SNITEMAN\'S
X-RAY LINIMENT

The Greatest Household Liniment
and Counter-Irritant in the World

No Farmer or Stockman should be without this remedy constantly on hand. It penetrates to the seat of pain at once, will not blister except by hard rubbing. Cures Contracted Muscles, Sweeny of the Shoulders or Hips, Sprains, Kinks, Stiff Joints, Sore Throat, Inflammation of the Lungs, Rheumatism and Stings from Poisonous Insects.

Does not stain hands or clothing.
This Liniment is so quick penetrating, so absorbent, so quiet, prompt and lasting in effect, as to be almost a good circulation starter.

DIRECTIONS—Rub well with the ends of the fingers, then apply the Liniment freely without rubbing much afterward.

Sniteman\'s
X-Strahlen-Liniment
Das größte Haushalts-Liniment
und äußerliche Gegenmittel in der Welt.

Kein Bauer oder Viehhalter sollte ohne dieses Heilmittel auf dem Lager bei der Hand sein. Es dringt bis zum Sitz des Schmerzes ein, wird die Haut nicht angreifen außer bei hartem Reiben. Wirkt gut bei Krämpfen der Muskeln, Schulter- oder Hüftschwund, Verstauchungen, Gelenkversteifung, Halsschmerzen, Lungenentzündung, Gicht, Rheumatismus, Stichen von giftigen Insekten. Greift Hände oder Kleidung nicht an. Dieses Liniment ist so schnell eindringend, so absorbierend, so schnell, wirksam und dauerhaft in der Wirkung, daß es fast einen guten Blutkreislaufstarter darstellt.

DIREKTIONEN—Gut mit den Fingerspitzen einreiben, dann Liniment frei auftragen, ohne nachdrücklich viel zu reiben.