We’ve been packaging up some of the artefacts that the Archives has inherited over the years. This little medicine bottle caught my eye, because of its slogan, which seems ahead of its time:
Omega Oil, It's Green
The appeal of this particular snake oil was its greenness, apparently. A bit of Internet digging surfaced a wonderful website called The Quack Doctor, which has a fascinating article all about Omega Oil, featuring advertisements for the product (it was good for corset pains, for example) and some of its history. Well worth a read!
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April 9, 2011 at 10:08 am
Do you, or do you know of anyone who is selling Omega Oil? My mother always had this product in our home (I am 75 years Old) and I still have a bottle with just a small amount of the oil left.I had occassion to use some of it last night and it still works miracles! It seems it is not available anywhere.
April 13, 2011 at 11:31 am
Hello Betty – the Quack Doctor article says that it is still available ‘in some countries’, but I don’t know which. Sorry!