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A poster advertising "rock oil" as a natural remedy for many illnesses.
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A poster advertising "rock oil" as a natural remedy for many illnesses.

Credit: Courtesy the Drake Well Museum, PHMC Bureau of Historic Sites and Museums

Samuel Kier first bottled and sold crude oil as a "cure-all" before experimenting with its illumination potential.

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