Records. Research Laboratories of Pittsburgh-Resinol (inclusive), 1909-1948.

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Records. Research Laboratories of Pittsburgh-Resinol (inclusive), 1909-1948.

Correspondence, articles, promotional materials, and clippings concerning the Research Laboratories of Pittsburgh, which manufactured alleged cures for the common cold and flu, as well as preparations for increasing male "sexual vigor" and mental alertness, 1925-1933; and Resinol, a line of soaps and ointments which supposedly cured various skin ailments, 1909-1948.

5 folders.

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