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Herbert E. Bucklen, Patent Medicine and 'Axle Grease Salesman'
Jun 11, 2024 ·
28m 40s
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Herbert E. Bucklen, Patent Medicine and 'Axle Grease Salesman'
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Herbert Elijah Bucklen made himself one of the wealthiest businessmen in both Elkhart, Indiana, and Chicago, Illinois, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. And his patent medicine business,...
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Herbert Elijah Bucklen made himself one of the wealthiest businessmen in both Elkhart, Indiana, and Chicago, Illinois, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. And his patent medicine business, The H.E. Bucklen & Company, had a lot to do with that -- but he didn't rise to millionaire status with just snake oil products and lies, although that was a big part of it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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