I'm sure it was a tube the prof - I can see mum squeezing the tube into the corner of the nail and my finger. Whilst some of the equipment used by Robert Reavley during the 1930s to make his original, traditional remedies is still on site at Reavley Chemist, it is no longer used today.

Burgess’ Lion Brand Ointment is still on sale today but using a different recipe to the original which included a form of lead. After a few years the doctor left the partnership and the business was developed by Edwin into a thriving concern selling the ointment, and a new line in Lion Brand pills, to 70 countries! The pills and liquids mostly contained everyday chemicals such as table salt, borax, bicarbonate, tartaric acid and sugar, with the addition of some colour and bitter flaouring.We have provided open forums to help collectors validate items, maintain one of the largest online archive of advertising material and are one of the few organisations that are willing to take all material offered rather than cherry pick the best items to maximise profits. They claimed that it would cure “all diseases of the skin (including) tumours, fistulas, shingles and venereal sores ” and that the use of the product would save the need for amputation of limbs.

The kids grew up so didn't need it as much but now the grandchildren are here I need it just as much as I did. Sometimes known as Yellow Basilicon Ointment, this preparation is helpful in drawing out splinters, thorns and similar foreign bodies lodged just below the surface of the skin. In 1909 and 1912 the British Medical Association published two books, Secret Remedies and What They Contain, and More Secret Remedies. If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please contact us here to flag it for review. Also known as Boracic Ointment, this is an established, mild and gentle antiseptic ointment for minor cuts and bruises.When i saw this on e-bay i wondered if it was the same thing, it seems to be it heals cuts very well it also draws out splinters. Haven't used this actual ointment but my past experience is that it is amazing stuff from getting "spells" out instead of digging at it with a needle.