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MILKS EMULSION: A INDIANA MEDICINE

The Milks Emulsion Co. was from Terre Haute, Indiana. It claimed that it was a nature's remedy to treat the common cold. Below is a label example with MILKS EMULSION embossed on the back along with the box. This bottle is 6 ¼ inches tall.

milk.milk emulsion label

milk emulsion 2

Above are two larger size 8 inches tall Milks Emulsion bottle in two different shades of amber.

From Wikipedia.org "The word "emulsion" comes from the Latin word for "to milk", as milk is (among other things) an emulsion of milk fat and water".

References:

Frank & Frank Jr. (Wicker) Bottle Collection.

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