Reggie's Victorian Trade Card Album
I mostly collect trade cards that I can (or will be able to) match with an
antique bottle.
Also let me know if you have a matching bottle (that I don't have yet) that
goes with one of the tradecards below.
I also collect interesting non-bottle trade cards.
See my trade card want-to-buy list.
See
picture
of Reggie's display at the March 1999 Baltimore Bottle Show.
See picture of Reggie's display at the October 3, 1998 Richmond VA bottle show.
See description of
Victorian Trade Cards, which has links to other trade card info on the Internet.
Shortcuts to my bottle-related trade cards:
All other trade cards (i.e. those not used to promote products in a bottle)
can be found at Non-Bottle Victorian Tradecards
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Acker's English Remedy
See matching bottles.
- Acker's Blood Elixir / Girl reading letter on fence
Color front shows girl in pink dress and bonnett with letter;
she is sitting on a fence which reads
Acker's Blood Elixir
Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets
Acker's English Remedy & Cough Co.
Large size card: 7"x4�".
Card is in excellent condition but does have some glue stains in
the four corners on the back.
- Acker's English Remedy / Girl under Lemon Tree
Front
Back
ACKER'S ENGLISH REMEDY, A Scientific English Cure For Colds, For Old and Hard Coughs,
Asthma, Croup, Whooping Coughs, Phthisical Breathing and all Lung Troubles.
This has a date of September 1, 1884! The script continues to plug Acker's Dyspepsila
Tablets, Acher's Blood Elixir and Acker's Baby Soother!
This card is in great condition with some slight yellowing.
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Allen's Lung Balsam
- Allen's Lung Balsam / Be Calm Dear
B&W front shows father reaching for Allen's Lung Balsam (which is right
beside a bottle for Davis Pain Killer) while mother comforts crying baby.
Caption reads "Be calm, dear wife, baby will be relieved as soon as I can
give her the LUNG BALSAM. It always relieves the worst attacks of Croup.
I think every home should have at hand Allen's Lung Balsam and Davis'
Pain Killer."
Back has advertising text claiming it as
"A remedy that will cure consumption."
- Allen's Lung Balsam / A Stitch In Time Saves Nine
Color front shows grandmother stitching sock in front of fire while little
girl looks on. A bottle of Allen's Lung Balsam is on a table.
Front reads "A stitch in time saves nine. Allen's Lung Balsam. Take Home a Bottle
as a safe and sure cure for all Throat and Lung Affections."
A rug by the fire is embroidered with "Allen's Lung Balsam cures coughs, colds
and consumption."
Back has full advertising text. Very good condition.
- Angostura Bitters / 2 cherubs with blonde robed lady
Color front shows two cherubs: one holding a bottle of product and other
mixing medicine with a mortal and pestel.
In center is a blonde lady with brown robe.
She's sitting in front of a pillar with advertising text written on it.
Some fading and has been trimmed on left, but no tears.
Back has album glue stains but all text readable.
Advertises that the bitters of Dr. J.G.B. STEGERT & Sons has become
known to the world as Angostura Bitters.
- Appendixine / Ruler w/ bottle pictured
This is a Calendar plus Advertising handout for Appendixine Medicine.
Plus it has a ruler printed on one end. The calendar starts on July 1906
and runs to Dec. 1906. Pictures a bottle of Appendixine and a list of
problems it cures such as constipation, Torpid Liver, Kidney Gravel
and gall stones to name a few. Card is in excellent shape.
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Dr. Seth Arnold's Balsam
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Davis Ashley's Honey Balsam / Painting by the Sea
Victorian trade card advertising Davis Ashley's Honey Balsam
(a Victorian remedy) and featuring a nice chromolithograph of a Victorian couple
painting at picture by the sea.
Measures 4 5/8 by 2 3/4 inches.
Excellent condition - even the edges and corners are undamaged.
The reverse side is in unblemished condition but has no text or graphics.
SOLD.
- Athlophoros
- Athlophoros / Booklet
B&W 20 page booklet advertises Athlophoros Remedies.
This Rheumatism medicine advertises �Where�s the Man We Can�t Cure.
The outside covers are cute, the inside has a few more illustrations of
children along with many reccomondations of users of this product.
The booklet is in good shape, but has a creased corner and the binding
is torn about a half inch on the top. Still well bound with staple binding.
- Athlophoros / Boy pouring out Dad's bottle
B&W front shows young boy pouring liquid from a bottle. Caption reads
"Here goes Pop's ATHLOPHORUS! Now he'll be too lame to lick me."
Back advertises products of the Athlophorus Company of 112 Wall Street,
New York. They claimed their "remedies" could cure everything from rheumatism
to nerualgia to liver and kidney diseases.
The card has two faint lines in the upper right corner, which do not go through
to the other side, and are not easily visible to the naked eye. Otherwise, it is in
excellent condition.
- Athlophoros / Boy riding bottle
B&W front shows boy riding bottle thru space.
Caption reads "Where's the man we can't cure?"
Can read label on bottle.
- Athlophoros / Man carrying oversized bottle
Athlophoros, a medicine used for Rheumatism and Neuralgia. Copyrighted 1886.
Major, Knapp & Co. Lith., 56 & 58 Park Place, New York.
Caption underneath illustration, "No More Rheumatism For Me".
Illustration shows a man jumping around with a bottle of Athlophoros
tossed over his shoulders. He has thrown his crutches down and he
has been healed. Item is in good condition, lifting on front, trimmed,
evidence of having been pasted in, not affecting text on back, on thin
paper stock (may be part of a booklet).
A complete Calendar for 1887 is on the back.
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Austen's Forest Flower Cologne
- Austen's Cologne / Two kids with large bottle
Color front shows two children on a pedestal with an oversized
bottle of the cologne. Rear shows as sold by George G. Dort,
dealer in Dugs, Medicines & Chemicals in Keene, New Hampshire.
Card has rough corners, but no trims or tears and never pasted.
- Austen's Cologne / Two Ladies with bouquets
Color front show two ladies with flower bouquets.
Back has adv. text.
- Austen's Cologne / Cherub holding bottle to girl's nose
tbd
- Austen's Cologne / Girl Spraying Cat 1889
1889 Victorian tradecard for Austen's Forest Flower Cologne with a nice pic
of the product bottle and an angry cat being sprayed by a Victorian girl.
Card is in very good condition with some staining and a corner crease.
Actual card not pictured in photo, but card is the same.
- Austen's Cologne / Cupid with Bottle 1887
Color front shows winged cupid with large bottle of product.
Back has advertising text.
Excellent condition with just some minor glue stains on back.
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Ayers Family of Medicines
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Barry's Tricopherous / Two Women Reading Paper
Front shows picture of two women reading about product.
Front reads "Barry's Tricopherous ... The Oldest and the Best ...
Guaranteed to restore the hair to bald heads and make it grow thick, long, and soft."
Size 5 1/4" x 3". Card in excellent condition.
SOLD.
See related bottle.
- Barry's Tricopherous / Woman in lace
Color front shows a woman with lacey head covering.
Back has adv. text.
Very fine.
- Barry's Tricopherous / Woman Mirror
Color front shows woman brushing hair in front of mirror with two
bottles on table.
Back has advertising text with 2 additional pictures.
- Barry's Tricopherous / Woman Admiring Hair
Front
Back
Color front shows woman admiring her hair in front of mirror
with one bottle on table.
Excellent condition.
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Bartlett's Hub Shoe Dressing / Hub-shaped Bottle w/ flowers
Front has color picture of black hub-shaped bottle with fancy label.
There are flowers beside the bottle.
Back is blank.
Excellent condition with sharp corners.
See matching bottle.
- Berry Brother's Hard Oil Finish / Knights
Here's a stunningly colorful copyright 1891 Victorian tradecard advertising
Berry Brothers Oil Finish with a great "Medieval Knights/Court Princess"
lithograph on the display side, and a wonderful 18-line advertising poem on
the reverse side entitled "Sir Hard Oil Finish-A True Tale of Chivalry", as
well as advertising text for the product. This card is unusual not only in the
stunning lithography, but is also coated with the same hard oil finish advertisied,
giving it a glossy resilient finish! Measures 5 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches with no tears,
stains, or marks. The reverse side (not shown) is also in excellent condition.
A minimal crease of the very tip of the upper left corner is noted, but not noticeable.
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Biliousine
- BILIOUSINE / Crowd looking into store display
Color front shows crowd of people outside a store. They are looking
thru the window display which has a show globe and bottles
of the product.
Front reads "Biliousine is a sure cure for sick headache, dysepepsia,
constipation, indigestion, sour stomach, heartburn, ...".
Back shows prominent citizens in New York who will testify "that it is an
efficient and reliable remedy for Headache, Dyspepsia, Constipation,
and Biliousness."
- BILIOUSINE / Crowd looking into store display
Duplicate of card above.
Fine condition with just a piece of album tape on back.
- BILIOUSINE / Cats
Color front shows mother cat administering medice to kitten.
Large labeled bottle of product on stool.
Fine condition with just a piece of album tape on back.
- BILIOUSINE / Black eating watermelon
Color front shows black man with stomach ache from eating
too much watermelon.
Very good condition with spot of paper loss on back where
album tape was removed.
- BILIOUSINE / Ruler
B&W front shows two Victorian ladies sitting on a blanket.
Bottom of card is a 4 1/2" ruler.
Front reads "Biliousine. Snow & Earle, Providence, R.I."
Back has illustration of the bottle of medicine and gives all it can do.
Card in good condition.
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Bixby's Shoe Polish / Lady Columbia showing show
Color front shows Lady Columbia showing a shiny shoe to women from different
parts of the world. Large picture of bottle is also pictured.
Full advertising text on back that is fully readable.
Very good condition with some paper and glue residue on the back.
See matching Bixby Bottle.
- Bixby's Shoe Polish / Boy Shining Man's Shoes
Color front shows boy giving gentleman a shoe shine.
Advertising text on back.
- Bixby's French Blue / Ladies doing Laundry
Front
Back
Color front shows two ladies doing laundry and is entitled "Bixby's French Laundry
Blue". Back shows picture of bottle and two cans and has a song ("jingle") advertising the
product that is sung to the tune of "Walking Down Broadway".
Very good condition but back has some glue residue, slight discoloration, and
light pulling but all text readable.
- Bixby's Mucilage / Pulling Man stuck to chair
Front has picture of people trying to pull man from chair and caption reads
"I bet that is Bixby's Mucilage. There is no use trying to get the chair off, better
take off the pants".
Back has advertising text and shows 4 different bottles.
Good condition with missing corner, back has spot of paper lift.
- Bovinine Elixir / Hold To Light
Front
Back
Closeup of Bottle
Card advertising
'BOVININE' Elixir, manufactured by the J.P. Bush Manufacturing Company,
Chicago and New York.
Color front shows an infirmed young lady by a window resting in a comfortably
padded-and-pillowed chair in her robe. She has her eyes closed, and on the table
next to her is a bottle of the Bovinine elixir, along with two sherry glasses, one with
the medicine, and the other with water.
When held to the light a picture of a bull appears, the young lady's eyes open,
and the words 'MY LIFE WAS SAVED BY BOVININE' appear.
On the reverse it reads "For Overworked and Insufficiently Nourished People;
Overtaxed Professional and Laboring Men; Exhausted Mothers; Sickly and
Feeble Infants and Children. Old Age is rendered comfortable and enjoyable
by its daily use. Prescribed by Physicians all over the Union."
Measures 3 1/2" x 5". Upper & lower left corners are bent, and left side has a
small straight tear, less than an 1/2 an inch, otherwise in GREAT shape.
- Boyer's Carmelite Melissa Cordial / Monks making & testing
Front
Back
This is a beautiful trade card, from the late 1800's, advertising Boyer's
Carmelite Melissa Cordial Rich graphics by Donaldson Bros.
Excellent condition with advertising on the reverse.
There is some overall glue staining on the reverse.
- BROMO-SELTZER
No PIC Yet
B&W postcard shows horse-drawn wagon advertising product.
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Browns Camphorated Saponaceous Dentifrice / 3 Victorian Women photo of another example of same card
Great chromolithography of a three fancily dressed Victorian women admiring
a bottle of product on a pedestal.
Back has advertising text that partly reads "Keep this handy, it may save a life"
and explains how it can help with sunstroke, choking, and fainting.
Excellent condition with no damage but some light stain on the back. Circa 1880s.
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Brown's Iron Bitters
- Brown's Household Panacea / Man Carrying burning stove
Front
Back
Front shows picture of man carrying a buring stove - he is obviously not feeling
any pain. Front partly reads "Brown's Household Panacea - The Great Pain Reliever.
Back has advertising text. Excellent condition.
- Brown's Household Panacea / Man Carrying burning stove
Front
Back
Front shows picture of man carrying a buring stove - he is obviously not feeling
any pain. Front partly reads "Brown's Household Panacea - The Great Pain Reliever.
Back has advertising text.
Card is in good condition, text on back w/glue staining & lifting of paper affecting some text.
- Dr Brownings C & C Cordial / Sick man w/ woman
Front
Back
Late 1800's Victorian trade card for Dr. Browning's C & C Cordial
for coughs and colds. W. Champion Browning, M.D., 1321 Arch St.,
Philadelphia, PA. Illustration on front of a Doctor assisting a sick man.
He is looking at his stopwatch attempting to get the mans pulse rate.
A bottle of the above mentioned product sits on the table.
Dr. Browning's Tonic & Alterative is advertised on the cards back.
Very Good condition, evidence of gluing, crisp with no tears or creases.
- Buchu-Paiba / Boat
Front
Back
Color front shows bottle made into a boat with people being
saved from the various illnesses cured by the product.
- Buchu-Paiba / Boat
Front
Back
Same as card above.
Color front shows bottle made into a boat with people being
saved from the various illnesses cured by the product.
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Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers
See accompanying bottle.
- Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers / 7 scene card
Color front shows 7 scenes of how product allowed greying man
to dye his grey and win lovely young woman.
Adv. text on back.
Scuff bottom right corner and glue residue on back.
- Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers / 2 men w/ box
Color front shows two men examining box of product.
Back has advertising text.
Good condition: bend in top left corner and card has been trimmed.
- Buckingham's Dye for the Whiskers / Before&After Fold-Down Card
Similar Card
Buckingham's Dye Folding Trade Card! Nashua, N.H. Ca. Approx. 2 1/2 x 4 1/2".
1880. Also advertises Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer on the back.
Card is in very good condition.
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Burdock Blood Bitters
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California Fig Syrup / Lady picking figs
Colorful front shows girl in red cape picking ripe figs from bush.
Booklet goes on to describe why women and children prefer figs.
Manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Company of San Francisco,
Louisville, KY and New York, NY.
This was for sale in 50� and $1.00 bottle by all leading Druggists.
Back of card has black and white illustration of the product in its box.
Very fine condition - only problem is number "104" written in blue ink
on the back.
See matching bottle.
- California's Golden Age Hair Reproducer / Man with flies on head
Front
Back
Color front shows two men at table and woman combing out some of her long hair.
One man has flies above his bald head. Bottle of product on table.
Lady's father. - Oh my! I wish I had hair enough to keep off these insects
from my head!
Lady. - See there, I have pulled out another comb full of hair, I wish
I could stop it.
Lady's Husband.- Do as I do; use the GREAT CALIFORNIA GOLDEN AGE HAIR
REPRODUCER AND TONIC. It will save your hair and make it grow as
good as mine.
Back has advertising text, including "$1,00 REWARD for any Poisons found
in any of our articles." Company was S. Brown & Co in Los Angeles.
Card in very good condition except some paper loss in bottom left and
top right corners. Back text full readable.
- Carbolic Smoke Ball / Metamorphic
This English metamorphic tradecard advertises the Carbolic Smoke Ball,
which POSITIVELY cures coughs, colds, catarrh, asthma, bronchitis,
hoarseness, throat deafness, influenza, croup, whooping cough, and headache.
Fine condition.
See 1891 English Ad for this product.
Also see 1890's California ad for this product.
Also see Carbolic Smoke
Ball schematics.
- Victor Carbolic Smoke Ball / Billhead
A 6 x 6 1/2 billhead from the Home Office and Laboratory in Atlanta.
Ad copy states cures "catarrh, bronchitis, asthma, neuralgia, croup and colds".
Some damage and staining.
- Wine of Cardui / A Southern Belle
Front
Back
Colorful front shows picture of lovely Victorian lady.
Copyright 1903 by The Chattanooga Medicine Co.
Back has advertising text: "McElree's Wine Of Cardui / Take and be healed / The
Great Spirit Planted It / Woman's Relief / The Most Astonishing Tonic for Women
known to Medical Science". B&W back also shows picture of Victorian lady
and Indian maiden.
- Carolina Tolu Tonic / Bearded Man
No PIC Yet
Picture of a beardedman with a very large head, covering his chest in color and
coming down to his waist. On the bottom it says Carolina Tolu Tonic. The back of the
card it says Carolina Tolu Tonic, the best remedy for Pulmonary Disease, and General
Debility, connected with loss of appetite and strength. Sold by all grocers and druggists
@ $1.00 per bottle etc. etc. H BROCHOFF & CO. No. 93 Wall Street New York.
Card is 2-1/2" x 4" and in good condition.
- Carter's Liver Bitters / Sarah Bernhardt
B&W front shows picture of Sarah Bernhardt,
The Queen of the Theatre. Although the card is made in shades of violet,
her beautiful countenance is entirely majestic. A Trade Card for Carters Liver
Bitters, and according to the advertising on the back of the card, "Will make
you eat", cure dyspepsia, liver complaint, and all diseases caused by Malaria.
The back of the card has the full advertisement. (Lith. by) Klim, Linder & Bauer,
10 Warren St. N.Y.
Condition: Front is Very Fine, back of the card has mounting
stains. 3 1/4" wide x 5 1/2" long.
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Carter's Ink Blotters
See related bottles.
- Carter's Ink / People Around the World
6" x 3 1/2" ink blotter for Carter's ink. Front says "Call for CARTER'S" and
"Raw materials are brought from all parts of the world" and pictures different people
from around the world. The Carter's Building is also pictured.
Back is plain. Very good condition with a piece torn from front that prevents telling
what city in South Carolina this is from (but I believe it is Anderson).
- Carter's Ink / Calling for Carter's
6" x 3 1/2" ink blotter for Carter's ink. Front says "Call for CARTER'S"
and pictures different people from around the world.
Back is plain. Excellent condition.
- Carter's Ink / Labeled Master and Inkwell
Colorful front shows labeled master ink bottle and labeled
cylinder inkwell with box.
Front reads "Call for Carter's - New blue black fountain pen
ink ...".
Blotter is in mint condition.
- Carter's Kittens / Color Ad
tbd
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Carter's Little Liver Pills
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Cary Family Medicine
- Cary's Indian Vegetable Liver Pills / Two School Kids
No PIC Yet
Front has color picture of two Victorian school children: a girl whispering
to a boy. Front reads "Use Cary's Indian Vegetable Liver Pills - anti-bilious
cathartic. Cures dyspepsia, headache, fevers, liver complaints, and purifies
the blood. Sugar coated. ...".
Back advertises the other Cary family medicines: Barrell's Indian Liniment,
Barrell's Vegetable Worm Confections, Cary's Indian Eye Salve, Cary's Cough
Cure Troches, Cary's Indian Vegetable Tooth Ache Remedy, Cary's Healing &
Strengthening Salve, and Cary's Buckeye Condition Powders.
Company was located No 51 Main St, Corner Second, Zanesville, Ohio.
Card in excellent condition except for two creased corners.
For Sale $7.
- Cary Buckeye Powder / Puzzle Card
B&W front shows outdoor scene of man looking at woods and lake.
You are suppose to find various animals (turkey, frog, ...) and
"a bottle of Barrell's Indian Liniment" in this puzzle card.
Back has advertising text for the entire list of products offerred
by "Cary's Family Medicines". Very good to excellent condition.
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Cas-Car-Ria
See matching bottle.
- Cas-car-ria Medicine / "What worries her?"
TBD.
- Cas-car-ria Medicine / Boying imitating showman
"After the fair.....imitating the showman". Kash is the artist.
Size is 2 3/4 x 4 1/4. There is some light stain on the reverse side.
Issued by Bodine, the druggist in Danbury, Ct.
- Cas-car-ria Medicine / Dog & Girl drive off devils
Older trade card with color litho front that shows girl and her dog
chasing devils over a cliff. The dog has "Cas-car-ria" on his collar.
The devils are named after the different diseases that can be
treated with this medicine: liver complaints, kidney diseases,
debility, ...
The back of the card starts "Cas-car-ria is worth its weight in gold"
and then has 3 phrases followed by "Isaak Walton - born 1593 died 1683".
Card is in fine condition. Measures 2 1/4" x 3".
- Cas-car-ria Medicine / Dog & Girl drive off devils
Older trade card with color litho front that shows girl and her dog
chasing devils over a cliff. The dog has "Cas-car-ria" on his collar.
The devils are named after the different diseases that can be
treated with this medicine: liver complaints, kidney diseases,
debility, ...
The back of the card starts "Cas-car-ria is worth its weight in gold"
and then has 3 phrases followed by "Isaak Walton - born 1593 died 1683".
Card is in fair condition with two creases. Measures 2 1/4" x 3".
For Sale $7.
- Chase's Liquid Glue / Family gluing trade cards into a scrapbook
Front shows color picture of family gluing trade cards into an scrapbook.
Front also shows large closeup of bottle.
Front partly reads "Chase's Liquid Glue, Cements Everything".
Excellent condition on front. Glue stains on blank back.
- Cherry Blossoms / Bottle & Glass
Color blotter that shows bottle of product and glass full with caption
"Ask For / Cherry Blossoms / A Blooming Good Drink".
- Clausen Beer / Lady serving two men
Trade card for H. Clausen and Son Brewing Co, Phoenix Bottling Co. New York.
The image is of men in victorian dress being served some beer by a maid alongside the ocean.
There is also a nice image of a Clausen bottle of Champagne Export Lager Beer.
The card measures 5" by almost 3".
Card in good condition with a tear middle bottom going through "Phoenix".
Back has advertising text.
- Colton's Nervine Strengthening Bitters / Before/After Family
No PIC Yet
Color front shows before and after scene of family at dinner.
Before they all look weak/frail/thin, after strong/happy/plumper.
Very good condition with clipped corner and back has album residue.
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Compound Oxygen
- Conkey's Poultry Remedies / Sick looking Chicken
Color card with picture of sick chicken, caption reads "Don't Worry, Conkey
will Cure Me".
Back has product price list and dealer stamp. circa 1908.
SOLD.
- Congress Bitters / Washington DC Capital Building
Front
Back
Color front shows view of the Capital with people and carriages in foreground.
Back has list of all its cures and remedies.
- Coussen's Lightning Liniment / Mother giving bottle to baby
Front
Back
Color front shows mother administering bottle of medicine
to her baby. Back has advertising text including picture of two
birds. Healthy bird is saying to the sickly bird "If your lungs
are weak take Honey of Tar" which is another Coussen's product.
Fine condition.
- Cudahy's Essence of Pepsin / Wife administering product to sick hubby
Attractive quack medicine 1893 calendar trade card, advertises Cudahy's Essence
Of Pepsin. Product package pictured & dose being administered to patient. Calendar on reverse.
- Cushman's Menthol Inhaler
Unusual two-sided Victorian Tradecard for Cushman's Menthol Inhaler which
measures 4 1/2 by 2 3/4 inches and is in very good condition with only a small
crease of the lower right corner; no tears or rubs. The reverse side is also in
good shape and contains a litho of a Victorian girl using the inhaler as well as
textual advertising which reads in part "conveys enough Menthol to the delicate
membranes and nerves throughout the Head, Throat, and Lungs to produce the cool
and exhilerating effect peculiar to Oil Peppermint, affording quick relief of
inflammatory diseases; destroying disease germs and miasm, and curing diseases
mentioned on the other side of this card."
SOLD.
- Cushman's Menthol Inhaler / Girl by steps with inhaler
Front
Back
Color front shows little girl on steps and ready for bed.
Caption reads "Oh Mamma! May I take the MENTHOL INHALER
with me please?"
Fine condition.
Card is slightly off center but not trimmed.
Much rarer card than the one above.
- Dalley's Magical Pain Extractor / Horse Race
Front shows color picture of the 3 jockeys on horseback racing past a sign that
reads "Use Dalley's Magical Pain Extractor - The Great Family Ointment".
Back has advertising text with ten reasons to use product.
Card in excellent condition except for a 1/2" tear on the right side.
SOLD.
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Davids' Ink / Monkeys writing and making ink
poor quality picture
Color picture on front shows monkey writing "Davids' Ink - the Best known".
Another monkey is carrying a bottle of ink while in the background devils are
mixing ink in a barrel.
Back shows examples of writing using competitor inks like Blackwoods, Harrison's,
and others. The writing example is a fascimile of an 1855 test.
Card is in mint condition.
See Davids Ink bottle.
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Perry Davis Vegetable Pain Killer
- D.D.D. De Haven's Dyspepsia Destroyer / Boy with kite, Horse throwing Man
Front side of trade card has boy falling while flying a kite, and man being thrown
from horse when horse trips over kite string.
Front advertises "sure cure for Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Costiveness
and Sick Headache". Back has full advertising in red print, part of which says
"Time and doctor's bills saved by always keeping D.D.D. in the house."
Excellent condition with slight fading and one bent corner (bottom right).
For Sale $12.
- DeWitt's Cough Cure / Man coughing head off
Front
Back
Red&white front shows woman getting bottle from druggists,
but man behind her has his head literally blowing off from coughing.
Back has advertising text.
- DeWitt's Early Risers/ Billious Bill series
Series of 10 cards.
- DeWitt's Early Risers / #2 Billious Bill breaking window
Color front shows Billious Bill breaking a window before
taking product. Doctors bow down to him after taking product.
This is no. 2 of a series of 10 medical trade cards utilizing the character "Billious Bill".
Size is 3 1/4 x 5 3/8.
The reverse advertises DeWitt's Witch-Hazel Salve and depicts the product.
Fine condition.
- DeWitt's Early Risers / #3 Billious Bill getting bloated
Color front shows Billious Bill looking very paunchy.
This is no. 3 of a series of 10 medical trade cards
utilizing the character "Billious Bill".
Size is 3 1/4 x 5 3/8.
The reverse advertises DeWitt's Witch-Hazel Salve and depicts the product.
Fine condition.
- Diamond Dyes
- Diamond Dyes / Children Leaving School
Front has color picture of kids leaving school telling about the wonderful
inks made from the dyes.
- Diamond Dyes / Two Women
Front has color picture of two women by stove.
Mrs. Jones is telling Mrs. Brown all about how wonderful Diamond Dyes
is to color clothes, fabrics, etc.
- Diamond Dyes / Girl dying cat and dollie in red dye
Front shows humorous color picture of little girl who has dyed her cat and
dollie in a bowl of red Diamond Dye. Front reads "It's easy to dye with
Diamond Dyes". An upset mother is looking on in the background.
Back has full advertising text. Very good condition.
- Diamond Dyes / Girl dying cat and dollie in red dye
Front shows humorous color picture of little girl who has dyed her cat and
dollie in a bowl of red Diamond Dye. Front reads "It's easy to dye with
Diamond Dyes". An upset mother is looking on in the background.
Back has full advertising text. Excellent condition.
- Dr. Diemers Cure for Venereal Diseases / Cock Fight
Front
Back
Dr. Diemer's Prescription for the cure of Men and Women, Price $1.00 by all druggists.
On the back of the trade card it says "Dr. Diemer's Prescription, a guaranteed cure for $1.00.
Practice limited to venereal diseases." Further details provided. At the bottom is provided "Five
Reasons Why My Treatment is the Best". The dimensions are approximately 3 3/4" x 2 1/4".
- Mrs. Dinsmore Balsam / Old and young ladies
Front
Back
B&W card shows older lady (i.e. Mrs. Dinsmore) on front and a
younger lady with fancy hat on back.
Advertising on front reads "Mrs. Dinsmore, Importer of the receipt for
the Great English Cough and Croup Balsam that will Cure a Cold in
one day; and the Croup in one minute. Try It."
Fine condition.
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Duffy's Malt Whiskey / Man examining the purity
Color trade card advertising Duffy's Malt Whiskey.
Shows scholarly man examining the whiskey. Caption reads "is the purest I have ever analyzed.
If you have not tried it! Why not?"
Back has advertising text.
The trade card is in good condition with a crease across the middle at the man's hat and
the bottom middle.
Measures 3" x 5".
See matching bottle.
- Duffy's Malt Whiskey / Ink Blotter
Duffy's Pure Malt Wiskey.Ink Blotter. Duffy ,the World's greatest Tonic's Stimulant.
It received the Gold Medal at the St. Louis Exposition. $1.00 per bottle.
It comes with a trade mark. Rochester, N.Y. Not used,very fine. 3.5x5. 3/4 inches.
- Electricity in a Bottle / Card shaped like battery bottle
Figural card shaped like a bottle. Colors are black and pink.
Front reads "The West Electric Cure Co. / Electricity in a Bottle / Cures
Catarrh, Hay Fever, Headache, Asthma, Neuralgia".
Front shows picture of string suspended in bottle with metal plate attached.
Back reads "Electricity in a Bottle, This card represents the exact size of
the battery, It's success has been unparalleled, selling at sight, and entirely
on its merits. A Cure guaranteed in every case, if directions are followed.
Copyright 1886 ...".
Very fine condition.
- Emory's Pills / Man on horse drawn wagon with boxes
B&W front shows man on horse drawn carriage loaded with boxes
of product.
Back has advertising text about how they cure biliousness, etc.
Fine condition.
- Fenner's Ozolicon Remedies / The TWA Dogs
Front has picture two puppies. Back has extensive advertising for "The Great Catarrh
Cure / Fenner's Ozolicon Remedies" and lists what it cures (Hay Fever, Catarrh,
Influenza, Colds, Croup, ...). Card is overall in very good condition but does have
some bent/missing corners. Back is undamaged.
For Sale $12.
- Fernet-Branca / Two women with flags
No PIC yet
Color front shows two women with flags - one French and
the other American. They are toasting each other - large
bottle of product in background.
Adv text on back in both languages.
Very good condition.
- Frey's Tonic Vermifuge / Girl closing dog's eyes
Great Victorian tradecard for Frey's Vermifuge which measures 4 3/4 by 3 5/8 inches.
The display side is in excellent condition with no rubs, tears, or creases aside
from a few rubs along the borders and corners. The reverse side has GREAT advertising
text which reads in part "MOTHERS!READ! If your child picks its nose,is restless at
night, has swelling of the abdomen, unnatural thirst, bad breath,&c. USE FREY'S
VERMIFUGE For Worms...".
For Sale SOLD.
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Gilt Edge Dressing
See matching Gilt Edge Dressing bottle.
- Gilt Edge Polish / Pop-thru boy with dandelion
Color front shows boy who has "popped-thru" background and is holding
a dandelion. Back is blank.
Excellent condition except for 1/2" tear in top right and
some slight wear on back of card from scrapbook.
- Gilt Edge Dressing / Girl with baby chicks
Stunning chromolithography and vivid colors are featured in this classic
Victorian trade card advertising Whittemore's GiltEdge Dressing (a shoe polish).
Measures 4 1/2 by 2 3/4 inches. The reverse side, although in good condition,
has no text or graphics. The display side (shown) has no creases, tears, or rubs
with some minimal smudging of little or no impact.
All borders and corners are sharp.
- Gilt Edge Polish / Girl polishing shoe
The picture of this adorable young girl using the Whittemore's
Gilt Edge Polish is captioned "My Mamma uses 'Whittemore's Gilt Edge,
Because it never injures her shoes as it contains Oil".
Ad lists the different products they sold.
Card has damage...1/4" tear at top, light staining, and other small "dings".
Approx. 6 X 3 1/2 inches.
- Gin-Gera blotter - see
picture
along with
matching bottle.
- Goff's Family Medicines / Cherub presenting bottle to lady in pond
No PIC Yet
TBD.
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Gombault's Caustic Balsam / Blacks and Horse Race
Front has color picture of horse race. A black jockey is winning the race and his
cap is flying off. A black spectator remarks "Sure dat's ole SPAVIN JIM! I done
cured him up with Gombault's Caustic Balsam. It's a winner."
Back of card says product is warranted to give satisfaction to many animal and
human aliments. Among animals, it is useful for such things as curb, sprint,
bony tumors and strained tendons. As a human remedy, among other things, it took
care of rheumatism, sprains and sore throats.
It was made by The Lawrence-Williams
Co., Cleveland, Ohio. Mint condition. SOLD
See matching bottle.
- Read's Grand Duchess Cologne / Lady with large bottle
Color front shows lady (the duchess) holding an oversized bottle
of product. Company was located in Baltimore, MD.
Card has been trimmed.
SOLD
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Hagan's Magnolia Balm
See matching bottle.
- Hagan's Magnolia Balm / Columbia
Color front shows Columbia as lady caption on boat holding
up bottle with oversize bottle to right.
Surrounded by 5 sisters.
- Hagan's Magnolia Balm / Lady right Mirror
Color front shows Victorian lady looking right into mirror.
There is a bottle of product on the dresser.
Back has adv text. Good condition.
- Hagan's Magnolia Balm / Lady left Mirror
Color front shows lady looking left into mirror with bottle of product
on table while angel looks on.
Front in excellent condition, but back has some spots.
- >Hagan's Magnolia Balm / Lady Cherub
Color front shows lady with cherub - two large bottles pictured.
- Hair Restorer / Mechanical Card w/ hair growing on bottle
Color front shows man holding bottle with hair growing on the bottle.
Turn wheel and man goes from bald face & head to a full beard and head of hair.
Back is blank with some stains.
Pictured page 104 of Kaduck book with ad for Charter Oak Stoves.
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Hall's Balsam for the Lungs
See matching bottle.
- Dr Wm. Hall's Balsam for the Lungs / Metamorphic of Man
Unfolded
Folded
Back
Color front when fold down shows sickly man, when folded
up he is well and caption reads "Cured by Dr William Halls
Balsam for the Lungs".
Very good condition with just some staining on back side.
- Dr Wm. Hall's Balsam for the Lungs / Doctor with wife and sick husband
Front shows color picture of doctor offering bottle of product to sick husband
while the wife looks on. Front reads "The Star of Hope - Dr Wm Hall's Balsam for
the Lungs - Yes Doctor, I feel much better - That Hall's Balsam has done wonders
for me. Doctor: I never knew it to fail".
Back has advertising text including a "Rescued from death" testimonial.
Card in excellent condition but borders have been trimmed.
- Dr Wm Hall's Balsam For the Lungs / Before/After of Sick/Cured Man
No PIC yet
Metamorphic card with color front (when folded) that shows sick man looking
thru store window at bottles of product. When unfolded, the man is healthy
and holding bottle proudly while surrounded by his happy family members.
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Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer
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Dr Harter's Wild Cherry Bitters / Hold-to-light
Color front shows girl sleeping in hammock.
Beside her is table with labeled bottle of Dr Harter's Wild Cherry Bitters.
Hold to light and her eyes open and you see her eyes open
and a ad for Harter's Little Liver Pills.
Excellent condition with a corner crease.
See matching bottle.
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Hamburg Drops /
Gentleman in nightcap pouring glassfull from bottle
Color front shows man in night cap pouring glassfull from bottle.
Card has been trimmed but is in good condition with a crack and some paper loss
on right side (see photo) and glue stains on back.
See matching bottle.
- Dr. Hand's Remedies / Mother's Love of Baby
Front
Back
Front of this bookmark has picture of smiling baby with caption "Mother's Love of Baby
Practically Exercised provides means to relieve it from suffering."
Back of card has neat advertising with picture of two open hands on which is written
"The little one's friend in time of need" is written on the thumbs.
The remaining fingers list the various products from Dr. Hand's: "diarrhoea mixture,
colic cure, pleasant physic, worm elixir, cough & group medicine, teething lotion,
general tonic, and chafing powder".
Card is in very good condition with some bends, slight tears, and yellowing.
SOLD.
- Dr. Hand's Remedies / Children Sleeping - Hold to Light
"Hold to Light" trade card for Dr. Hand's Remedies. Front shows picture
of two girls sleeping with rainbow in background. Excellent condition.
For Sale $14.
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Harper's Whiskey / Fold Out Card with Lady in Underwear
Front
Back and Pulled Out
Pull out envelope card advertising Harper's Whiskey.
On the front of the envelope, it says: "Pull off my gown, and see the
Whiskey of Greatest Renown".
Pull the lady out of the envelope and she is shown to you in her
underwear with a bottle of Whiskey on the table, and in one hand
she is holding a glass of whiskey and in the other, her dress.
The card has "Patented June 26th 1900" printed at the top on the back.
Card shows a lot of wear and creases which is typical from use, but
pictures and wording are intact so would rate this card very good condition.
See matching bottle.
- Hartman's Old Virginia Bitters / Lady in low cut dress
Color front shows picture of beautiful woman in a revealing low-cut dress.
Front reads "Hartman's Old Virginia Bitters / Tonic, Appetizer, and Man Restorer /
W. Hartman / Schuylkill Haven, PA. / Manufacturer of Specialties".
Back is blank.
Printed 1903.
Very good condition with some wear and crease and some paper removal on left front edge.
SOLD.
- Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic / Girl in Flower holding bottle
Front is sepiatone red and gold picture showing girl in flower;
she is holding a bottle of product.
Back has advertising text.
Good condition with some small tears that have been repaired with tape.
See matching bottle.
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HEINZ 57 Good Things / Girl in paper hat with jar pickles and can beans
Front shows very colorful picture of little girl in pink dress with a paper
hat. She is carrying a large jar of pickles and can of beans. Front is
entitled "Our Commissary". Back has advertising text. Copyright 1900.
Front is perfect but back has some paper loss on right side yet all text
is clearly readable.
See matching bottle.
- Henry's Carbolic Salve / Folding card of couple
Folding trade card for Henry's Carbolic Salve. Color front shows Alphonso and
Imogene. With the card folded, both look sad because of the man's bad
complexion ("ugly eruptions").
After folding open the card, they are both happy as he "pops the
question". Excellent condition with light staining and some glue removal marks
on back that has removed some text on borders.
For Sale $15.
- Hermitage Whiskey / Rats on Bottle
Color front shows two rats on product bottle.
Back has advertising text - made by W.A. Gaines & Co, proprietors
of the Old Crow and Hermitage Distilleries, Frankfort, KY.
Corner missing and nick in side.
- Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup / Picture of Hibbard
Color front shows large bottle of product with picture
of Hibbard in the background.
- Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup / Jockey on horse with bottle
Color front shows jockey riding horse carrying bottle.
Sign reads "Hibbard's Rheumatic and Syrup Plaster -
A New Discovery".
The back of this 3 1/8" X 5 3/8" trade card advertises Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup and even
has a testamonial that dates to 1886.
This card is not trimmed straight, has a couple of tears, and a bend along the right side.
The back is stained (see photo).
- Hind's Honey Almond Cream / Uncle Same Large Bottle
Color front show people filling oversized bottle of product
while Uncle Sam directs.
Back has advertising text.
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Hire's Root Beer and Cough Cure
See matching bottles.
Hire's Root Beer / Baby with Dog
19th century tradecard advertising Hires Root Beer entitled "An Uninvited Guest".
Collie dog is lapping drink from sad baby's glass.
The reverse side has a fancy black/white lithographed scroll design and advertising
text for the product.
The text reads in part" there is only one Hires' Rootbeer
that stands for health, temperance and home".
Card in great shape but looks like bottom border may have been trimmed.
- Hires Cough Cure / Girl helping frogs
Color front shows little girl giving medication to frogs from product bottle.
Caption reads "They must be very hoarse".
Card in excellent condition with some light creasing, back has
transparent glue stains but all text readable.
- Hires Cough Cure / It Cured My Cold
No PIC Yet
Color front shows girl holding box of product. Caption reads "It Cured
My Cold!" Back has fancy advertising text. Excellent condition with
two creases on the edges and a small patch of paper loss on the back.
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Johann Hoffs Malt Extract / Dignified man with dog and large bottle
Color picture on front shows a very dignified looking man with a dog and very
large bottle of the product. Front reads "The Genuine Johann Hoff's Malt
Extract - The Old Standby".
Back tells how they recieved the highest award at the World's Columbian
Exposition in Chicago, 1893.
Good condition with edges slightly worn, a corner crease, and a small 1/8"
tear (only noticeable from the back).
See matching bottle.
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Hood's Sarsaparilla
- Hops & Malt Bitters / Katy Did
Shows fat Katy-Did that took the bitters and skinny one that didn't. Near mint condition.
- Hops & Malt Bitters / Girl with Bottle
Front reads "Hops & Malt Bitters, the great blood purifier. Sure Cure for
Liver & Kidney Complaints."
Front shows victorian dressed girl beside a bottle of the product.
The card is in nice shape with some corner wear.
Additionally there are three small pencil marks by the girls hand on the table.
All is visable in the photo. The back of the card has full advertising text with
nice graphics. Measures 3 x 5 1/4 inches.
- Hop Ointment / Little Girl - Insets of Horse & Dog
Color front shows little girl in Victorian dress holding a doll.
Inset pictures of horse and dog, so this liniment was good for man or beast.
Back has advertising text and some nice graphics.
Copyright 1887 by the Hop Pill Co. Very fine condition with just a corner bump.
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Hop Tonic
See Hop Tonic bottle
- Hop Tonic / Girls picking hops with dog and bottle
Front shows color scene of girls picking hops in baskets. There is
also a nice picture of the semi-cabin shaped bottle with color label
on the front.
Back has B/W engraving of a Rogers Group plaster statue called
"A MATTER OF OPINION." Text below the statue reads "When Doctor�s disagree,
take Hoptonic". Card is on light paper measuring 5 x 6 1/4".
It does not appear to have ever been mounted in an album thus no glue marks
or discoloration. Card is in fine condition with just some minor creases.
- Hop Tonic / Boy Cherub with Bottle over Earth
Color front shows boy winged cherub holding bottle of product while
flying above earth. Caption reads "Health to the World".
Back has advertising text in form of letter "To The Public" from the Walter
S. Hicks, the sole owner of "Hop Bitters" and "Hops and Malt Bitters"
and the General Manager of Hoptonic Co.
Letter goes on to say "Hoptonic has two very important elements: It is
almost a sure cure for many fatal diseases of this age, ...".
Back also shows picture of Hoptonic Co. building.
Card is in excellent condition with sone age stains on back and a light crease.
- Hops and Malt Bitter / Katy-Did and Katy-Didn't
No PIC yet
Color front shows fat Katy-did with bottle of product who did,
and thin/frail katy-dids who didn't.
Repaired tear on back but otherwise nice.
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Horsford's
See Rumford bottle
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Hostetter's Stomach Bitters / Map of Panama Canal
This 5 1/2 x 3 1/2" postcard shows a map of the Panama Canal and pictures
a bottle of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Very good condition.
See matching bottle.
- Hostetter's Stomach Bitters / Map of Panama Canal
This 5 1/2 x 3 1/2" postcard shows a map of the Panama Canal and pictures
a bottle of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
- Hot Springs Liniment / Angel holding bottle
Front
Back
Color front shows mom mending girls arm. Bottle of product on table.
Back had advertising text. Very good condition with light edge wear
and bumping to corners.
- Hot Springs Liniment / Angel holding bottle
Color front shows white winged angel holding bottle while sitting above a babbling
spring. Front reads "Hot Springs Liniment. The Spirit of Health.
Back has advertising text that is difficult to read because of white glue residue.
Left edge has been separated (from other half of card?).
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Dr. A.C. Hoxsie's Certain Croup Cure / Blonde Girl in blue & white dress
No PIC Yet
Nice Victorian tradecard advertising Dr. A.C. Hoxsie's Certain Croup Cure.
Measures 5 by 3 inches. The display side has yellowing of the white border but
no tears, rubs, or creases; mild rounding of the corners is noted.
The reverse side has mild yellowing but no stains or marks and reads in part
"When you purchase Dr. A.C. Hoxsie's Certain Croup Cure you do not buy a
'quack' medicine, but the tried and tested remedy of a distinguished physician, in regular
standing and practice; it is the king of remedies....No Opium, the frailest infants and most
delicate adults can take...".
For Sale $12.
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Hoyt's German Cologne
See related bottles.
- Hoyt's 10 and 5 cent bottles
Front shows color litho of 10 cent bottle of Hoyt's and some flowers.
Front reads "Perfumed with Hoyt's 10 cent cologne - be sure that the bottle
you buy looks like this."
Back shows color litho of the nickel bottle of Hoyt's. Copyright 1902.
Very good/fine condition.
- Hoyt's Frog pouring bottle on flowers
Front shows color litho of frog pouring bottle over flowers.
Three of the borders have been trimmed. Back has stains from glue removal but
all text readable. Front image is age but undamaged.
- Humphrey's Witch Hazel Oil
- Humphrey's Witch Hazel Oil / Children Watching Wright Airplane
Approximately 3 1/4" x 5 1/4", very good condition, edges rubbed, corners
slightly bumped, great color. Card shows three girls and a boy watching early
Wright Brothers' type aeroplane advertising Humphrey's Witch Hazel Oil.
Copyright 1909 by Humphrey's Homeopathic Medicine Company. Back of card
is a postcard to be sent to Humphrey's Hom. Med. Co. for a free sample.
It is stamped for sale by R. C. Lindsley's Model Pharmacy, Corry, Penn.
- Humphrey's Witch Hazel Oil / Girl holding branches over head
Front of card has young lady in pink dress holding tree branches over her head,
at bottom it says "THE PILE OINTMENT, TRIAL SIZE 25cts".
Back of card has advertising that expounds the product "as a curative and healing
application" for piles, burns, boils, inflamed or caked breasts, and salt rheum.
Card in excellent condition with slight yellowing and one bent corner (top left).
SOLD.
- Humphrey's Witch Hazel Oil / Lady driver with card in front of building
Full Image
Building Closeup
Color front shows Victorian dressed lady driver in front of old automobile.
Humphrey's building is in the background.
Back has advertising text.
Very good condition with crease thru middle and paste residue on the back.
- Hunt's Remedy
- Hunt's Remedy / Man beating Skeleton with Bottle
photo of another example of same card
Front shows color picture of man using a bottle of Hunt's Remedy to beat a skeleton.
Front reads "Hunt's Remedy - The Great Kidney & Liver Medicine - Cures Dropsy and
all diseases of the kidneys, bladder, liver, and urinary organs - never known to fail -
William E. Clarke, Proprietor, Providence, R.I."
Back has advertising text for all the things that Hunt's Remedy will cure.
Card measures 3" x 3". Great condition except for rounder lower-left corner and small
spot of paper scape at top left corner.
- Hunt's Remedy / ABC of Society booklet
No PIC Yet
Booklet - tbd.
- Hunt's Remedy / Doctor examing vial
Front
Back
Color back of above phamplet that shows doctor examining vial full
of medicine, while sick man rests on couch attending by his wife.
Back has advertising text.
Back has glue stripes from sticky album.
- Hunt's Remedy / Hunting Party
Front shows picture of a hunting party at rest - some are showing the birds they shot.
Front reads "Hunt's Remedy, the great kidney medice, cures dropsy and all diseases
of the kidneys, bladder, and urinary organs".
Has been trimmed (see scan), but is otherwise in excellent condition,
with light glue marks on the back.
- Dr. Hunter's Expectorant / Man Shooting Wolf
Great chromolithography of a Victorian hunter saving a family in a horse-drawn
sleigh from an attacking wolf...advertising, appropriately, Dr. Hunter's Expectorant.
The display side is in excellent condition as is the reverse side with no rubs,
creases, or tears. The reverse side has extensive blue printed advertising for
Dr. Hunter's Family Medicines including Dr. Hunter's Expectorant, Dr. Hunter's Worm
Chocolates (!), Dr. Hunter's Compound Fluid Extract of Sarsaparilla, Dr. Hunter's
Liver Pills, and Dolorine ("the magic headache and neuralgia pill").
This Victorian remedy tradecard measures 4 3/4 by 3 1/4 inches.
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Indian Queen Perfume
Also see Brown's Indian Queen figural bottle.
- Indian Queen Perfume
Great chromolithography, excellent condition 4 1/2 by 3 1/8 inch tradecard
advertising Indian Queen Perfume. The reverse side reads in large print "Drugs,
Spices, Castile Soap, Tooth Brushes, Perfumery, &c. Sold in any quantities. Bean,
Rabe & Co. 885 Market Street Philadelphia".
- Indian Queen Perfume
Variation (older version?) of the above card.
Slight stain spot on front, back has a few stains but all text readable.
- Indian Wine Bitters / Girl holding box
Front
Back
Color front shows little girl holding box of product.
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St. Jacob's Oil
- Dr Jaque's German Worm Cakes / Lady with kids
Front shows picture of lady holding baby while a little girl and cat look on.
Front reads "Joy Comfort, Dr Jaque's German Work Cakes Never Fail".
Back has full advertising text.
Very good condition with some staining on front in upper right area and some paper
loss on back.
SOLD.
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See Dr. Jayne's Cards
- Dr. Jones' Taxicum Tonic / Girl giving product to Grandma
Front
Back
Color front show little girl presenting product to her Grandma.
Caption reads "Grandma, here's a bottle of Dr. Jones' Taxicum Tonic
to make you well."
Back has advertising text that claims product is a
"sure cure for Dyspepsia, Indigestion or any other Weakness caused by Disease,
Exhaustive Mental or Physical Labor, or any Indiscretion."
Card is crisp and clean - never been in a scrapbook.
- Keller's Sure Cure / Girl with bottle
Front
Back
Front pic shows girl holding bottle - back has advertising text.
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Kemp's Balsam
See matching bottle.
- Kemp's Balsam / Child giving medicine to statue
Kemp's Balsam Leaflet. Opened it has a testimonial with a fancy litho. letterhead.
Picture shows child giving medicine to a statue - the bottle is pictured.
Caption reads "Open oo' mouf' and take Kemp's Balsam, the best cough cure".
On the back appears two newspaper clippings,
one for HERB DRINK by Lanes Family Medicine and the other
for KEMP'S BALSAM which reads
Do you cough - Don't Delay - Take Kemp's Balsam - The Best Cough Cure
It Cures colds, coughs, sore throat, croup, influenze, whooping cough,
bronchitis and asthma.
A certain cure for consumption in the first stages, and a sure relief in
advanced stages. Use at once. You will see the excellent effect after taking
the first dose. Sold by dealers everywhere. Large bottles 25 cents and 50 cents.
If your dealer should not happen to have it in stock, mail 25 cents or 50
cents in stamps to Orator F. Woodward, Le Roy, N.Y.
The piece is in great condition with only
some slight paper discoloration. Piece measures 3 1/2 by 6 1/4 inches.
- Kemp's Balsam / Card-size blotter showing product
Color front reads "To-Night you may need one of these articles" and shows
a picture of Kemp's Balsam (bottle and box), Lane's Family Medicine (box),
and Lane's Cold Tablets (box). Excellent conditon. Size 3x6".
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Kendall's Spavin Cure
See KENDALL SPAVIN CURE bottle.
- Kendall's Spavin Cure / Black Humor: Horse Race
Rand McNally Co. copyright secured image for Kendall's Spavin Cure (as printed on
back) with the famous "Hi! Dat hoss can jist fly now" card. A black jockey holds on
to the rejuvenated steed as the horse zooms down the track in record time (as posted
on sign) in rear). A gawking black boy looks on in amazement. The horse even has
tossed off two of its horseshoes, it was going so darn fast! Printing on bottom of
card front is in the familiar black jive language. Colors good. Back of card has a
lengthy description of the remedy, made by B. J. Kendall & Co., Proprietors,
Enosburgh Falls, VT., U.S.A. Verso has some glue-removal traces. Overall condition
of card is VG despite its thin stock and normal wear.
- Kendall's Spavin Cure / Black Humor: Horse Race
No PIC Yet
Same picture as card above, but advertising is slightly different
on back: this one has "Read Proof of Wonderful Cures".
Borders have been slightly trimmed but overall card is in very
good condition.
- Kendall's Spavin Cure / Horse and two men at fence
Color front shows two men and a horse at a fence.
It is slightly yellowed, has some age spots and a few slight creases on the corners but otherwise in good condition.
- Kendall's Spavin Cure / Horse pulling man
Front shows color picture of horse pulling man with dog biting man's
trousers. Caption reads "Going for Kendall's Spavin Cure" and
"Whoa now, ye baste! Be jabers, where is that boy Sambo with Kendall's
Spavin Cure? If he don't make himself lively the brutes will tear out
me front and rear ends." Back has advertising text and testimonials.
The borders have been trimmed slightly and there is a 1/2" tear in
middle of top side. Also shows aging, but otherwise fine condition.
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Kickapoo Indian Remedies
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Dr. Kilmer's Female Remedy / Victorian scene with lady presenting bottle
Front
Back
Colorful trade card with wonderful Victorian scene that shows lady presenting bottle
to a seated lady. Background shows people playing tennis on a lawn court.
Front reads "Dr. Kilmer's Female Remedy".
Size 3 x 5 1/8".
Back has great advertising text.
Near mint condition.
SOLD
See matching bottle.
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Dr. Kilmer's Ocean-Weed Heart Remedy / Kids sailing Boat
Tradecard for Dr. Kilmer's Ocean-Weed Heart Remedy, measures 5 1/8 by 3 inches.
Shows two children on the beach sailing a handmade boat.
The sail of the boat is a piece of paper that reads, "Use Dr. Kilmer's Ocean-Weed
Heart Remedy Binghamton N.Y. U.S.A.".
Some age discoloring and a small piece of the top right corner is creased,
otherwise this is in excellent condition.
The back of the card shows a drawing of a heart and reads "Corrects, Regulates,
Cures Scrofula Salt Rheum Palsy, All Blood Humor Erysipelas".
SOLD
See related bottle.
- King's 25 Cent Bitters / Man and woman with bottle
The man is telling the lady, take them for they will do you good.
The card is in VG condition. Its not trimmed, no tears or creases.
- King's 25 Cent Bitters / Man in chair with bottle
Color front shows man sitting in chair while holding bottle of product.
Company from Rochester, NY.
Excellent condition with just a dot of paper scuff on background.
Back is blank except for dealer stamp for City Drug Store in Dunkirk, NY.
- Knapp's Root Beer Extract / Before-After
Before
After
On one side the girl tells the boy who's toting a bottle of "Imposition Root Beer" (which
looks a lot like Hire's Root Beer - the competition). Front reads:
"Take it back, you careless boy! How could you choose it!
Unless you bring the very best, you know I will refuse it -
Return it to the store at once, and say we cannot use it!"
On the reverse the boy is carrying a box of Knapp's and the verse reads:
"Now you have it, this is Knapp's: thank you for your trouble!
I'd prefer it over all tho' the price were double!
But it's cheap as well as good, and so little bother -
When Knapp's Root Beer can be found I will use no other."
Hard to see in the scan but there are door and window cut-outs that work with the illustration on each side. 5" x 3", in very good condition aside from a couple of small spots.
- Kosmos Fragrant Disinfectant and Germ Killer / Card shows bottle
Red & white trade card that pictures bottle of product and reads
"KOSMOS, the fragrant disinfectant and disease germ killer. For the prevention
and cure of diphtheria, sore throat, chronic sores and Ulcerations and as a disinfectant
and deodorizer for the sick - room. Egyptian Chemical Co, Manufacturers, 43 Lincoln
Street, Boston Mass For the sale by all jobbers."
Back is blank.
Very good condition with only some brown age stains.
- Kraus & Wertheim Co / Folder with nude?! lady
Color front shows gentleman with what appears at first to
be a nude lady, but fold open the two flaps and you see she
just has a flesh colored dress. Man is holding bottle of product.
Back advertises "Kraus & Wertheim Co ... High Grade Wines, Liquors,
Bottle Beer and Union Made Cigars."
- Kress's Fever Tonic / Girl offers bottle to sick boy
Color front shows girl offerring bottle to a sick boy who is wrapped
in a blanket with his feet in a bucket of hot water.
Caption reads "Put aside the bath and try this, Willie!"
Back has advertising text.
Card is 2 3/4" x 4 1/4" and is in very good condition.
The Kress Fever Tonic Co. is from St Louis, MO.
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Kumysgen Food / Squirting cow milk into puppy's mouth
Color front has product logo and picture of man shooting milk into
a puppy's mouth while baby sits on his knee.
Back has advertising text.
See related bottle.
- La Fleurs Excreter / Chinaman with 4 mice
No PIC Yet
B&W print showing a chinaman holding four live mice, each by the tail.
On the bottom it says 4 in hand. On the back La Fleurs Excreter, The
Best Tonc Known. La Fleur & Co. Dept 260 W Pratt St. Baltimore Md.
Card measures 1-5/8" x 3'. Both cards are in very good condition.
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Lash's Bitters
See related bottles
and cards I want.
- Lash's Bitters / "How Old Are You?" 5 cows
Color front shows 5 cows with caption "How Old Are You?".
Back shows bottle of product with adv. text.
- Lash's Bitters / "HowOld Are You?" 5 cows
No PIC yet
Same as card above. Fair condition with several creases.
- Lash's Bitters / Loaded Team
Color front shows two drunk men ambling down sidewalk.
Caption reads "'Traffic Rules, Loaded Teams Must Keep to the Right."
One corner has damage and a small area along the top edge.
- Lash's Bitters / Are you afraid to go home
Color front shows drunk man talking to snowman in woods.
Caption reads "'Excush me! Are you afraid to go home too?"
A 1/2" long tear exists in the word 'Are'. Otherwise good condition.
- Lash's Bitters / There's A Time For Play
B&W front shows baby boy crying while playful pup has
paws on his pottie bowl. A bottle for product is on dresser.
Back shows large bottle and has advertising text.
Very good condition.
- Lea & Perrins' Sauce / Butlet putting bottle on table
Front
Back
Victorian advertising trade card for LEA & PERRINS' SAUCE.
Measures 3 7/8" x 5 3/4". Heavy stock paper, not flimsy.
Lovely color lithograph scene on front of a sumpteous table and a waiter
with a bottle of sauce. Advertising LEA & PERRINS' SAUCE on back (see photo).
Really beautiful advertising trade card in very good condition. Normal expected
surface soiling. There is a thin white line that extends from waiter's ear to table ;
have examined with a jeweler's 10x loop and does not appear to be a scratch.
Rather appears to be a flaw in printing process, a color miss. One pinprick on
back side near center bottom edge. Found loose in a circa 1885 Victorian scrap
book, never glued in. Fresh from an attic. No tears, touch-ups or repairs.
- Le Page's Liquid Glue / Stuck Man being pulled by two policemen
Front has humorous color picture of man who is glued to couch while two policemen
try to pull him free. Sign over couch reads "No Loafers Allowed Here".
Front caption reads "This man used Le Page's Liquid Glue in the wrong place.
Hold on! It's no use pullin' I'm stuck with Le Pages Glue."
A bottle of the glue is shown split on the couch. There is also a case of the product shown.
Back has full advertising text including closeup of labeled bottle.
Very good condition.
- Le Page's Liquid Glue / She's Got Him Now Boys!
Image of Vicotian parlor courtship turned funny, with great
text in border, like: "She's got him now boys!" Lady says,
"I've found a way at last, dear George, to make you STICK
at home evenings." Good reverse advertising. FRESH, GREAT condition. Aprox. 5.5" x 3.25".
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Lyon's Kathairon for the Hair / Couple
Color front shows lady combing her beautiful flowing hair
while a balding man is pouring some of the product into his hand.
In center is pictured a large picture of embossed bottle.
Back has advertising text.
Card is slightly trimmed and part of top right corner is missing
but otherwise in very good condition.
See matching bottle.
- Lyon's Kathairon for the Hair / Lion and Monkeys
Same as card below.
Very fine condition excellent album tape stains on back.
- Lyon's Kathairon for the Hair / Lion and Monkeys
Color front shows lion in chair with two monkey's
administering product. Back has adv. text.
Excellent condition.
- >Magee's Emulsion - Kids with boat & bottle
Color front shows little boy and girl pulling in a huge fish in a net.
The girl holds a large bottle of the emulsion. The back of the card is blank.
Right upper corner missing, other corners are creased and worn to some degree,
long crease to left margin, colors bright, no damage to back of card.
- Malt Bitters
- Malt Bitters / House that Jack built
Front shows color picture entitled "The House that Jack Built" with 7
different frames. Front text has "Malt Bitters, the purest and best
medicine in the world for nourishing and strengthening and for overcoming
dyspepsia, debility and wasting diseases."
Back has advertising text and shows picture of bottle.
- Malt Bitters / Puzzle Little Bo Peep
B&W front entitled "Little Bo Peep with five of her sheep".
You are suppose to find the five sheep.
Back has advertising text and picture of product bottle.
- Malt Bitters / Where is the Rat
B&W front entitled "Where is the rat that ate the malt that lay
in the house that Jack built".
You are suppose to find the rat.
Back has advertising text and picture of product bottle.
- Malt Bitters / Who is the Coming Man
B&W front entitled "Who is the coming man".
Not sure what you are suppose to figure out with this one.
Back has advertising text and picture of product bottle.
- Malt Bitters / Find Her Lover
B&W front shows girl sitting against tree and looking into pond.
Caption reads "Find Her Lover".
Back has advertising text and picture of bottle.
Fine condition.
- Malt Bitters / Find Our Next President
B&W front shows countryside scene with trees and house.
Caption reads "Find Our Next President".
Back has advertising text and picture of bottle.
Fine condition with corner bend.
- Malt-Nutrine / Color Booklet
2 pages
2 more pages
Front cover shows little girl with bottle of product.
Front caption reads "Malt-Nutrine, You Need This, The Greatest of Tonics."
This booklet contains wonderful color pictures of Victorian scenes.
Booklet shows pictures of different people using product: doctor,
lawyer, prospector, preacher, actor, ...
Malt-Nutrine was an Anheuser-Bush product as shown on top of each page.
Copyright 1896. Very fine condition.
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Maltine / Cherub with large bottle
Color front shows nude winged cherub hold up large labeled bottle.
Back has advertising text that explains "Maltine plain is a pure extract
of malted barley, wheat, and oats. It is a FOOD, rich in bone-producing,
fat-making and strengthening elements, and is invaluable in securing
sound and healthy digestion."
Back then lists some of the different ways to use Maltine, one of which is
"with Pepsin and Pancreatine. The surest cure known for dyspepsia".
Fine condition with slight corner crease.
See related bottle.
- Mansfield's Capillaris / Brunette Girl in Hat
Victorian tradecard for Mansfield's Capillaris Remedy for diseases of the scalp.
The display side (see photo) is in excellent condition with no rubs, creases, or
tears. The reverse side is also in very good condition, with some yellowing and
stains but
no glue marks, and reads in part "for Dandruff, a cure for every kind of Scalp
Disease and Humor, has never failed to stop the hair from falling, will cure
baldness where all other articles have failed...".
This Victorian remedy tradecard measures 5 by 3 1/4 inches.
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McLane's Liver Pills & Vermifuge
See related bottle.
- Melvin's Cough Syrup / Soldier Dancing with Lady
No PIC Yet
Color litho on front shows soldier dancing with a Victorian-dressed
lady. Back has advertising text for product.
Excellent condition except for some glue stain, but all text readable.
For Sale $3.
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Merchant's Gargling Oil
- Mexican Mustang Liniment / Girl treating sick animals
Victorian trade card from the late 1800's is for Mexican Mustang Liniment,
for Man and Beast. A listing of ailments that this medicine cured are on the
cards back. Included are Spavin Cracks, Screw Worms, Hoof Ail, Swinney,
Founders, & Rheumatism. For general use in Families and Stock Yards.
Six of these cards, different designs, were sent to anyone sending in 25 cents.
Fantastic chromolithograph of a young girl tending to her hurt pet PUG.
His head is wrapped with a huge white bandage.
The girl is holding a bottle of the Mexican Mustang Liniment in her hand.
Other images include a cat, a horse, another dog in a basket, a huge
container of the above mentioned product. Very Good condition, evidence
of gluing, slight paper loss on back
- Mexican Mustang Liniment / Circus Scene with actors and horse
Front color shows circus scene with stricken lady actor and horse.
Another lady is rushing to the rescue with a bottle of product.
- Mexican Mustang Liniment / Bullfight
Color front shows Mexican bullfight scene where matador on horseback is
spearing the bull. Back has advertising text.
No bends but card is cut slightly irregular and there is a 1/32" tear on
the right side. The white borders have been trimmed.
- Dr We De Meyer Catarrah / Victorian Lady with bird cage
1878 Dr. Wei De Meyer Catarrah trade card.
The back tells all about the "incurable" disease (i.e. catarrh), which is now mastered.
The front shows a young lady in Victorian dress with birdcage in background.
Some discoloration and light edge wear.
For Sale $10.
- Dr. Miller's Magnetic Balm / Hold-to-light shows bottle
Front
Back
Held-to-light
1880s hold-to-light trade card for Dr. Miller's Magnetic Balm. Before holding
it to the light, the boy is sitting with a pained look on his face and his eyes
closed. His right hand is empty. He is holding green apples in his left hand
and has more in his pocket. The text reads Hold me up to the light & see how I
got out of this scrape.. When you hold the card to the light, he is smiling,
eyes bright and wide open. In his right hand he is holding a bottle of the
remedy being advertised. Additional text on the front reads D. Ransom Son & Co.
Prop's, Buffalo, NY, USA. In the bottom margin is an offer for obtaining "two
little books".
Fine condition with nice strong color, slight corner creases in upper right and
lower left, minor corner wear. Size 3.5 x 5 inches.
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Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills / Indian on Horse hunting Bear
Colorful Trade Card for DR. MORSE'S INDIAN ROOT PILLS, showing a mounted Indian
warrior spearing a huge bear. Colors are reddish pink, grey, yellow, black, olive,
and white. Also advertises COMSTOCK'S DEAD SHOT WORM PELLETS. Back copy reads as
follows: "To those who have used these medicines we have nothing to say, they
recommend themselves. To those who from prejudice or other reasons have not used
them we cheerfully say that they are the best remedies that skill and money can
produce. THE MORSE INDIAN ROOT PILLS have been before the public for more than
60 years, and the great favor with which they have been received everywhere bears
ample testimony to their worth. The "COMSTOCK'S DEAD SHOT WORM PELLETS" are
comparitively a new remedy, but thousands of certificates we have received and
keep on file, prove that they do their appointed work equally as well as the
Morse Pills. We respectfully call attention to our Pamphlet, which you can get
at most stores." Card size is 4 3/4" by 2 7/8". Slight bend to upper right corner,
otherwise great.
See related bottle.
- Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills / Diecut Fan with Lady and Binoculars
Advertises �MORSE�S INDIAN ROOT PILLS & COMSTOCK�S DEAD SHOT WORM PELLETS,
MORRISTOWN, N.Y.� and on the fan handle �W.H. COMSTOCK, SOLE PROPRIETOR�.
Die-cut in the shape of a fan, beautiful bright lithograph of Victorian woman holding an interesting Binocular,
which has two lenses but only one viewing eyesight! Handle part of fan decoration of �stars & stripes�.
Woman is probably looking for Haley's comet.
Rich colors of red, pink, orange, bright yellow, greens, blue, gold, lavender, white, flesh, black.
Back of card has message from the Proprietor. Measures about 4 1/2� from tip of handle to side,
3 1/2� across. CONDITION: Very good, there is a light fold to the handle and some
writing on back near handle - also some extra paper glued to back of handle,
but no tears. Circa 1880-90.
- Murray & Co Cosmetics / Woman holding cosmetic jar
Color front shows woman holding jar of product.
Very good condition with some creasing and back has paper residue.
This company is not related to Murray and Lanman Florida Water.
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Murray and Lanman Florida Water
- Nature's Life Preserver Remedy
Nature's Life Preserver Remedy tradecard which measures 4 by 2 1/2 inches
with extensive advertising text on the reverse side which reads in part
"Astonishing cures in cases of Consumption, Asthma, Cough, Bronchitis, and
Chronic Lung Diseases, some that were given up as incurable by Physicians...".
This card shows minor yellowing but has no tears, creases, or rubs.
SOLD.
- Nichols' Bark and Iron Remedy
- Nichols' Bark and Iron / The Bartholdi Statue
No PIC Yet
Sepiatone front shows picture of Statue of Liberty surrounded by masted
ships in New York Harbor. Card does not say "Status of Libery", but
instead reads "Nichols' Bark & Iron / The Bartholdi Statue. Bedloe's Island.
New York Harbor. A gift from the French people to America. The statue is
copper bronze, 148 ft. in height, mounted on a stone pedestal 150 ft high.
The torch displays a powerful eclectric light."
Back shows large picture of bottle and partially reads "Nichols' Bark and Iron /
An invaluable and never-failing remedy. For Clergymen, Counsellors, Journalists
and all Persons of sedentary habits." Also describes their Tonic and Nervine
product "suited to young or old of either sex."
This card is much rarer than the other Nichols' cards listed below.
Card is near mint condition.
- Nichols' Bark and Iron Remedy / Boy blowing Horn
No PIC Yet
Sepiatone front shows boy blowing a little horn with little dog sitting
on a box of product that pictures the bottle.
Front caption reads "An Iron Tonic, A Specific for Ague and Malarial
Fevers, Lost of Appetite, Nervous Prostration, Headache, &c. &c."
Back has advertising text for product.
Back has glue stains on each corner but all text clearly readable.
Two creased corners. Some sort of shiny stain on front that does
not appear unless you angle card just right to the light.
Rub mark near boys face, but rest of image fully intact.
- Nichols' Bark and Iron Remedy / Kids with Wagon of Toys
Front
Sepiatone front shows 4 children pulling a wagon of toys.
Wagon was made from box that held the product and shows picture
of product bottle. One boy is blowing a tiny horn.
Back has advertising text and shows a large picture of the bottle.
Part of back advertising reads "An invaluable remedy and never-failing remedy
for Clergymen, Counsellors, Journalists and all Persons of sedentary habits."
Only damage is a little corner wear and a 1/4" tear that has been taped on the back.
- Dr Nichol's Cancer Sanatorium / Postcard
B&W front shows picture of Dr. Nichols Sanatorium for Cancer in Savannah, Missouri.
Front also reads "Our book, 'Cancer Its Proper Treatment and Cure' mailed free."
- David Nicholson's Liquid Bread / Sick man and nun
Front
Back
Color front shows nun pouring glass from cobalt blue bottle
of product. Sick man is seated.
Advertises David Nicholson's Liquid Bread, a pure malt extract.
A wholesome & delicious table beverage in addition it is a remedial agent.
Rich in Diastase; unsurpassed tonic; to those already affected with wasting
diseases (such as cancer & consumption). Supplied by David Nicholson, St. Louis.
Sold by M. L. Walley & Co., Druggists, Auburn, NY (this is handstamped on the back).
Compton Lith. Co., St. Louis.
Very good condition.
- North Star Lung Balsam / Gentleman and Mugger
The North Star Lung & Throat Balsam....."is a sure cure for coughs & colds."
Cartoon card measures 2 1/2 x4" and is blank on reverse.
Excellent condition.
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Paine's Celery Compound / Cash Book with advertising
Booklet for Paine's Celery Compound. Front says "The Handy Cash Book" and
has name of someone written on it with 1898 date.
Thru pages of book, the left page is for recording cash transactions and
the right page has different advertising text, usually testimonials from
people like Govenor Grout of Vermont, 101 year old Mrs Grinnel, and many more.
Photo shows inside of back cover with picture of Dr Phelps, the discoverer of
Paine's Celery Compound, and also shows a box of the product.
See matching bottle.
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Parker's Tonic
- Peckham's Croup Remedy / Girl giving product to mom
Color front shows girl giving spoonfull from bottle to her
ailing mother. Back has adv. text. Fine condition.
- Dr. Petzold's German Bitters / Grandpa's Darling
Color front shows girl standing behind her grandfather.
Top reads "Grandpa's Darling.".
On her fan reads "There's life in every drop / Use / Dr. Petzold's
/ German Bitters".
Bottom reads "The Dr. Petzold's German Bitters Co. Proprietors /
Baltimore MD. Back has advertising text with testimonials.
Back is stamped in red with "for sale by Hackman & Caupel Grocers
and Liquor Dealers 218 and 220 S. MAIN STREET ST LOUIS MO special prices
to the trade".
Excellent condition with just a bent corner.
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Pond's Extract
- Dr Price's Flavoring Extract / 2 maids in kitchen
Color front shows two maids cooking in the kitchen.
One is holding a box of Price's Cream Baking Powder.
A large labeled bottle of Price's Flavoring Extract is sitting on the table.
Back has advertising text. Borders trimmed and some glue stains on back,
but image is great and all text readable.
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Prickly Ash Bitters
See matching bottle.
- Prickly Ash Bitters / Nun gives bottle to kids
Color front shows nun administering bottle of product
to two young children on a bed.
Back advertises all it can cure.
Good condition with center crease and corner bend.
- Prickly Ash Bitters / Roman lady and servant
Color front shows roman lady sipping from a glass while a kneeling
servant present bottle and a platter.
Back has advertising text and very small text with note "Put on your spec's
to read this".
This card measures 4 1/2 x 31/4 and is very good condition, with a tear and
fold in the lower right hand corner, slight crease in the middle,
and general wear on edges.
- Radway's Ready Relief / Girl and Doll
Color front shows girl with doll, back has advertising text.
Fine condition with just a slight crease on right side.
- Ramon's Relief / Girl holding bottle
Front
Back
Color front shows girl holding product bottle.
Front advertises "Ramon's Relief The Favorite Remedy for Indigestion
Sick-Headache Pains, Aches."
Back has advertising text that is slanted.
- Rataline / Farmer picking up box with dead rats
Front
Back
Advertising Rataline, a dead shot on Rats, Mice, Gophers, Moles, Skunks
and all manner of Vermin. Text from back, "Recommended by Prof. Ure to
the Royal Agricultural Society of England, as without exception, the best
RAT POISON. Rats cost the American FARMERS and GRAIN-MEN during
the year 1878 no less than 3,784,000 dollars, and besides all this there was the
loss to private individuals, Meat, Fish & Game Markets. Rats that eat Rataline do
not die in their holes. One Bottle of Rataline will kill 250 Rats and save hundreds
of dollars. Hingston & Co., Sole Manufacturers, Buffalo, NY." Card features an
illustration of a Farmer inside his barn. He is lifting a box lid that says, "RATALINE"
across it. Underneath it are many dead rats. Caption on front, "RATALINE is sure
death to Rats. No Cats need apply." Clay & Richmond Lith., Buffalo, NY.
Good condition, evidence of gluing w/paper loss in one spot (creating weak spot -
not going through to front), pinholes.
- Red Star Cough Cure / Princess Warrior
Front
Back
Picture of princess warrior with sword and red star embossed on chest,
back has extensive advertising with names of doctors and politicians from Baltimore
Maryland who endorsed this product back in 1885,
great condition with some yellowing and few missing spots on front.
For Sale $5.
- Renne's Famous Magic Oil / Metamorphic
Folded
Unfolded
Back
Metamorphic card that when folded shows man/woman in grim, crippled,
painful condition. After using Renne's they appear young and happy as shown when card unfolded.
- Rex Bitters / Chickens
B&W card, has bends.
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Rheinstrom Bros, Eagle Liqueur distilleries / Lady with bottle
Color front shows lady in white robe with flowing pink sash beside
an oversized green bottle of product.
Back has wholesale price list for 18 different Eagle liquers.
Front in excellent condition; crease on back only.
See matching bottle.
- Ridge's Food for Infants and Invalids / Lady feeding Old Man
Front of card shows sick old man being fed by a woman, with kid sitting
on a chair who looks like he could use some of that stuff as well.
Back has advertising text. Excellent condition with some glue marks on
back around the edges.
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Rising Sun Stove Polish
- Rough On Rats / Lecture
Color front shows large rat giving lecture to smaller rats about the
dangers of product. Advertising text on back for other E.S. Wells products
like Mother Swan's Worm Syrup and Rough on Corns.
Excellent condition. Slightly off-centered but not trimmed.
- Royal Glue / D.C. Capital Building
Front
Back
This victorian advertisement trade card is ROYAL GLUE.
It depicts the U.S. Capitol, in Washington D.C.
It shows a wagon and horses hauling Royal Glue and behind them
are four men with poles carrying a huge bottle of Royal Glue.
On the bottom it reads.. U.S. Senators, Members and Govt Depts
use Royal Liquid Glue. On the top it reads..Royal Glue Mends
Everything and on the very bottom it reads..Wood, Glass, China,
Leather, Furniture, Metals & C. The sides both read 20 cents a bottle.
On the back It has all sorts of pictures showing the uses for their product.
There is also a Language of flowers and Curious Bible Facts.
The glue was manufactured by J.U. O'Meara & Co. Wash,D.C. and it was
for sale by Chicago Drug & Chemical Co., Chicago, Ill.
This card measures 4 1/2 long and 2 15/16 inches wide.
It has a 1/4 inch tear on the bottom right other wise it would be in
very fine condition.
- Sachs, Pruden's Ginger Ale & Agaric / Lady in yellow dress w/ bottle
Color front shows lady in yellow dress with bottle of product
and a glassful.
Advertising on the reverse for Sachs-Prudens' Agaric (vegetable compound)
and Ginger Ale. Some paper damage and glue residue on the reverse,
and the bottom margin has probably been trimmed.
Overall good condition and measures approx. 5" x 6 1/8".
SOLD
- Sachs, Pruden's Elixir "Agaric" / Lady in blue tights
Large 5x7 color trade with picture of lady in white cap and blue tights - very
unusual dress for Victorian age. Front reads "Sachs, Prudens' Elixir 'Agaric',
The Great Tonic and Stimulant. Back has advertising text. Front is in very good
condition with two corner bends and a few small smudges. Back is age stained and
has writing on it.
SOLD.
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Sanford's Ginger / Black Girl with baby in watermelon
Color front shows black girl holding bottle and baby in a
watermelon. Very good condition with just some scrapbook residue
on back.
See matching bottle.
- Sapanule / Asian mother with child
Front
Back
Front has picture of Asian mother with child and is labeled "Sapanule - Cures
Neuralgia, Diptheria, & Rheumatism & C."
Back has product advertisement. Great condition.
For Sale $4.
- Schiffman's German Asthma Cure / 4 Sick Cats
Front
Back
Front shows four (4) cats with towels around their heads,
holding their heads and their stomach's with a little jar sitting next
to them. The back (see my scan) tells all the pluses of Schiffmann's cure,
i.e.-Comfortable sleep, no waiting for results, cures where ALL other remedies
fail. R. Schiffman, M.D., St. Paul, Minn.
Good corners/good color/no nicks/no tears.
- Scotch Oil & Gilbert Sarsaparilla Bitters / Barber Shop Scene
Color front shows barber shop scene with hobbo looking at two coats and thinking
"I wonder which is mine!". Front says "Scotch Oil is the best liniment in the
world for man or beast". Back advertises Gilbert's Sarsaparilla Bitters.
Both products made in Enosburgh Falls, VT.
Card is mint except for hard to see light crease bottom right corner (can only
see crease from back).
- Scott & Browne's Castor Oil / Large bottle on table
tbd
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Scott's Emulsion of Pure Cod Liver Oil
- Scovill's Sarsaparilla / Lady presenting bottle to another with pimples
Front shows lady present bottle to lady who has pimples. Back has advertising text.
Card in excellent condition with just some glue spots on back.
- Shaker Extract of Roots (Seigel's Syrup) / Girls and cat with bottle on string
Color front shows two girls, smallest of which is sitting on a stool and holding
a string tied to a bottle of product - cat is playing with the bottle.
Back has full advertising text.
Very good condition with only damage being a small hole and slight tear in the bottom
left corner (by cat).
- Sim's Anti-Constipation Bitters / 1901 Ad
Ad from 1901 magazine that partly reads
"The Keystone To Health Dr.Sims'Anti-Constipation Bitters-Positive Cure for
Chronic Constipation.it restores you to Health, And the full vim,vigor and happiness of life
We will send a full sized bottle,Carriage Prepaid anywhere in the United States east of the
Rocky Mountains for $1.00-Money back if not satisfactory.FREE BOOK.We have just
issued a neat booklet containing valuable recipes for toilet preperations-One alone cost $150.00
postal brings it.It also contains our offer for a full sized FREE bottle of the Bitters.
DR.SIMS'BITTERS CO.403 N.Main St.St.Louis Mo.",
excellent condition.
- Spanish Bluing / Kids Leapfrog over bottle
Color front shows kids playing leap-frog over bottle of product.
Caption reads "Spanish Bluing will not injure the finest fabrics".
Back shows Spanish lady with advertising text.
Very good condition with transparent glue stain on back - card has been slightly trimmed.
- Spanish Bluing / Store Boy holding large bottle
No PIC Yet
Color front shows boy in apron in front of store window - he is
holding large bottle of product while a smaller boy looks on.
Caption reads "Spanish Bluing never settles, Spanish Bluing for Laundry use".
Back shows Spanish lady with advertising text.
Very good condition with transparent glue stain on back - card has been slightly trimmed.
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Spencerian Steel Pens / School kids writing with pens
Color front shows school kids in class writing with pens.
Back has advertising text.
Card looks to be in V Fine condition. No Bends, tears or problems, very
slight bumping to the corners.
See matching bottle.
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STAFFORD'S INKS / "Hold-to-light" of sleeping girl
Scarce "hold-to-light" card for "Stafford's Inks Last Forever".
Printing at left says: "Look at this sleeping Child, then hold to the light and it will awaken"
Sure enough, when you do so the little girl's eyes become wide open.
Copyright 1890. Joseph P. Knapp, Lithography of New York.
A very clean card. Superior colors. Excellent condition.
See related Stafford Ink bottles.
- Swayne's Ointment / Dr Stanley in tree with monkeys
Swayne's Pile Cure Ointment medical trade card Stanley in Africa . The card is in excellent condition with some very light stains on the back . The card measures 3" x 4.25"
Back has advertising text.
- Sweet Bye and Bye / The Glen - Newport
No PIC yet
Front shows picture of people by lake under large trees entitled
"The Glen - Newport". Back has advertising text, including large
picture of product bottle. Also has red stamp letters
that advertise Corning's German Cologne.
- Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient / Baby in Basket
Victorian trade card for Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient
("To regulate the Stomach, the Liver, The bowels, to cure Indigestion,
Biliousness, Constipation").
The display side is in near mint condition without creases, tears, or rubs.
The reverse side is also in excellent condition with mild yellowing but no glue
marks and reads in part "A mild pleasant and efficacious remedy in all diseases
arising from a disordered stomach, liver, or bowels". Measures 5 by 3 inches.
For Sale $9.
- Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient / Metamorphic
No PIC Yet
Color front shows man presenting bottle to a weak old man,
the unfold card and he's plump and younger.
Fine except 4 glue spots on back.
- Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient / Never Failed in 30 Years
Color trade card for Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient showing an elderly man who has been using
the product for 30 years. Condition is excellent with several small stains on the blank back.
For Sale $10.
- Taylor's Cherokee Remedy / Girl filling bottle from Corn
Front
Back
Color front shows girl filling labeled bottle from corn plant
thru a funnel. Front says it "cures" then has these ailments
on the corn leaves: asthma, colds, hoarsness, bronchitis,
coughs, croup, consumption, whooping coughs.
Back has advertising text from this Atlanta GA company, including
and ad for Dr Bigger's Southern Remedy for bowell affections.
Very good condition for it's time, with some discoloration on the
back & some slight creases.
- Taylor's Cherokee Remedy
No PIC Yet
Color front shows girl filling labeled bottle from corn plant
thru a funnel. Front says it "cures" then has these ailments
on the corn leaves: asthma, colds, hoarsness, bronchitis,
coughs, croup, consumption, whooping coughs.
Back has advertising text.
Very good condition but two opposite corners are slightly clipped.
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TE-NEX-INE Glue
See matching bottle.
- Te-Nex-Ine Glue / Couple Arguing
This 5"x3.5" card is in very good condition with a light bend at the Ul.
It pictures a typical Victorian parlor complete with picture on the wall, lamp
and tassel at the window. Mother and Father look to be having a serious
argument. The little boy has glued his mother's skirt to the floor. The dog is
running off with the bottle of glue. The caption at the bottom reads "With a
bottle of TENEXINE in the house,divorce is absolutely impossible."
Above the caption is a large bottle of TENEXINE showing the label with
PYRAMIDS and CAMELS. The reverse reads: A Lost Art Restored.
EGYPTIAN TE-NEX-INE, The Most Powerful Adhesive Known--A
Liquid Glue, Cement and Mucilage Combined in One. This is follwed by
a picture of the bottle and a discussion of its merits. TENEXINE COMPANY,
14 Oliver Street, Boston, Mass.
- Te-Nex-Ine Glue / Man glued to sign
Front shows man glued to sign post with an upside-down bottle
of product. Front caption reads "Yes, fellow citizens, as long as
there is a bottle of Tenexine in the land, you will find me
sticking to my post."
Back shows product bottle and partly reads
"Egyptian Te-nex-ine, The Most Powerful Adhesive Known.
A Liquid Glue, Cement And Mucilage Combined In One.
14 Oliver Street. Tenexine Company. Boston Mass.".
Very good condition with crease on right side and 4 spots on back
where it was glued into an album.
- TE-NEX-INE Glue / Two Ladies mending hot water bowl
Sepiatone front shows two ladies. One has broken bowl and is saying "O Dear! I wish I
could find some cement that would stand hot water." The other replies "Use TE-NEX-INE,
my dear." Bottle of product on the table.
Back has full advertising for Egyptian Te-Nex-Ine liquid glue.
Back also shows closeup of labeled bottle.
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Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil
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Dr Thompson's Eye Water
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Townsends Sarsaparilla / Animal Puzzle
No PIC Yet
Early B&W Dr. Townsend's Sarsaparilla trade card that is a puzzle card where
one finds the animals (e.g leopard heads, tiger, ...).
The bottom left hand corner is missing, has a couple of corner creases,
and someone wrote their name on the back in pencil.
Back has advertisement for Townsend's Worm Candy (yummy and only 25 cents).
See related bottle.
- Turkish Cough Syrup / Royal Lady
Color front shows a royal lady being presented with the product.
Back has advertising text.
Excellent condition with just glue stains on back.
- Uncle Sam's Nerve and Bone Liniment / Man on Crutches
Early sepiatone card (circa 1870s) that shows man on a crutch as woman and child
look on. Front reads "Uncle Sam's Nerve and Bone Liniment."
Woman is saying "How is this, Neighbor,
yesterday you were doubled up with the Rheumatism terribly, and today you are
out enjoying yourself?" Man replies "Plain enough my friend. I used Uncle Sam's
Nerve and Bone Liniment, and will be well tomorrow."
Back has full advertising text and also explains product "is equally good
for animals" with "white wrappers for family use and in yellow wrappers
for animal use." Produced by Emmert Proprietary Co, Chicago, Ill.
Card is in very good condition.
- Vacuum Harness Oil
- Vacuum Harness Oil / Couple
Color front shows couple.
Caption reads "Your hand is as soft, sweet Mistress O'Doyle, as me harness whin
rubbed wid vacuum oil".
The back of this 3" X 5" trade card warns of imitiations and says, Vacuum Hoof Oil is
"A sure Cure for All Diseased Hoofs".
This card is in good condition. The card is trimmed unevenly and
the back has some glue on it but all words are legible.
- Vacuum Harness Oil / Fat Man Ordering
Color front shows fat man at table with clay pipe.
Very good condition with some album reside remaining on back
but all text on back is readable.
- Van Stan's Stratena Cement /
Front shows two boys stuck together while another looks on.
Top caption reads: "All Genuine Has the Full Name Blown in Bottle".
Very good condition.
- Van Stan's Stratena Cement / Pair Silhoutte Cards
Front
Back
A matched pair of silhoutte cards, each advertising Van Stan's
Stratena Cement.
Back has advertising text and a plug for Van Stan's Emulsion of
Norwegian Cod Liver Oil.
Tiny paper pull on bottom of one, but otherwise about perfect condition.
- Vegetine
- Vegetine / "Our Trust" with Dog
Front shows B&W picture of dog (St Bernard?) and reads "Our Trust, Vegetine The
Great Blood Purifier".
Back has advertising text and partly reads "Will Cure all diseases of the skin".
Excellent condition (no stain) but may have been trimmed slightly.
For Sale $5.
- Boys with Butterfly
Front
Back
Front has picture of two boys with butterfly and is labeled
"Nature's Remedy, Vegetine, The Great Blood Purifier".
Back has advertising, part of which states "VEGETINE, Purifies the Blood, Renovates
and Invigorates the Whole System. Its Medicinal Qualities are Alterative, Tonic,
Solvent and Diuretic". Great condition but has yellowed.
For Sale $5.
- Boy with Ducks
Front
Back
Front has picture of boy playing fiddle to two ducks and is labeled
"Nature's Remedy, Vegetine, The Great Blood Purifier".
Back has advertising, part of which states "VEGETINE Will Cure Scrofula,,
Scrofula Humor. Vegetine will eradicate from the system every taint of
Scrofula and Scrofulous Humor. It has permanently cured thousands in Boston and
vicinity, who had been long and painful sufferers."
For Sale $5.
- Viola Cream / Lady in blue hat
This 3-1/4 x 5-3/4 trade card is for Dr. Hebra�s Viola Cream for the complexion.
It is printed on a paper stock rather than card stock. The card has seen much use and
has rough corners and edges, with several small tears. On the reverse can be seen a
discolored area at lower left. The card does display well, even with the detractions
mentioned above.
LOST?.
- Wait's Kidney & Liver Bitters / Boy on the pottie before/after
Double sided trade for Wait's Kidney & Liver Bitters.
On one side the poor little boy is constipated:
" Mama, it won't come...".
When you flip the card over a brown sand slides down into the pail...
"O Mama, It's coming..." About 3" x 4" in size & in great condition.
Is actually two cards glued to a piece of cardboard with a cavity inside for
the brown sand to slide so it appears and disappears.
Card is in great condition but does have some crinkling where the cards were
originally glued to the cardboard.
- Wampoles Creo-Terpin / birds, bottle and box
#3 in series to protect birds. Good condition.
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Warner's
- Waukesha-Lithia Water / labeled bottle diecut
Bottle shaped trade card for Waukesha-Lithia Natural Spring Water from
Waukesha, Wisconsin. Card measures 6 x 2 & 1/2 inches.
Front or advertising side of card is in good conditon. Back side of card
has some damage due to card being glued possibly in scrap book at one time.
- Wenck Perfume / Where is Pussy?
This is an unusual card because of the rivet on the woman's chest.
Don't know what use to go in there, but it was probably something that hid the
kitty on her shoulder, thus the "Where is Pussy" caption. Great color as well.
Back has advertising. Card measures 2 1/2" x 4".
There are no tears, folds or dog ears.
SOLD.
- Wheat Bitters
- Faith Whitcomb's Balsam / Set 6 cards
Set of 6 cards advertising Faith Whitcomb's Balsam which "Cures
Coughs and Colds".
Color litho on front of each card shows a different Victorian scene:
- girl holding misseltoe over granddaddy
- mother kissing boy goodbye on his way to school
- mother/daughter helping grandparent to dinner table
- kids sitting on dad's knee while mother sews
- young couple
- baby riding dog
All cards in very good condition except last card which has a missing
lower left corner. Back of each card is blank.
Cards printed 1879 by Bufford's of Boston, Mass.
Set of 6 cards for sale $25.
- White Wine of Tar Syrup and German Hop Bitters / Boy shooting and missing a
duck
No PIC Yet
Front has color litho entitled "A Fowl Shot" and shows boy falling over after
shooting and missing a duck. Two dogs are looking on.
Back has advertisement for White Wine of Tar Syrup which "has no equal for Coughs,
Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis and Consumption." Also advertised German Hop Bitters
which "are unsurpassed for Dyspepsia, Liver Complaint, Indigestion, Dizziness,
Numbness, General Debility."
Card is in excellent condition though there is a very slight crease on the front
and small glue marks on the back (but all text clearly readable).
For Sale $10.
- Wild Indian Lung Balsam / Ship
Front has color picture of a three-masted steamship that advertises
"Wild Indian Lung Balsam, Cheapest and Best. 100 Doses for 50 Cents."
Back has advertising for Scotch Oil.
There's a small dark spot on the front,left margin, otherwise the image is fine.
There's some glue stain on back but all text is clear.
For Sale $17.
- Wild Indian Lung Balsam / Plowing Field
Front
Back
Color front shows two black men plowing a field, while one of the mules
is kicking. Caption reads "Children Cry for the Second Dose of Wild
Indian Lung Balsam - Try It".
Back has advertising text.
Excellent condition with just a corner crease.
- William's Cough Remedy / Family at table
Color front shows family at table with kids going for the bottle.
Advertising on back.
Has a crease top left. Otherwise clear sharp fine trade card.
- Williams Root Beer / Kids on Train Wagon
Front
Back
Color front shows kids with homemade train made from product boxes
and using product bottle as a smoke stack.
Back has advertising text.
- Dr Williams Pink Pills / Kittens
B&W card with picture of kittens that reads "Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People".
Back has advertising text.
Card in excellent condition but has been trimmed.
For Sale $5.
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Wisdom's Robertine / Outdoor scene
Color front of this stock card shows outdoor scene.
Front and back have advertising text for product.
Fine condition with glue stain on back side.
See
matching bottle.
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Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
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Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry
See matching bottle under
Pontiled Medicines.
- Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry / Horse Drawn Carriage
Color front shows five people driving thru country side in a horse-drawn
carriage. Riding by sign that reads "Use Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry for
coughs, consumption and all lung diseases".
Advertising text on back.
Oval-shaped image in very good condition with some paper loss on back.
Card has been trimmed.
- Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry / Girl giving medicine to doll
Color front shows little girl giving spoonful of medicine to her doll in a basinet;
bottle shown on table. Measures 4" x 2 1/2".
Back is blank. Back has some glue stain.
Front also has a few clear glue stains but otherwise is perfect.
- Wood's Vernsine Dressing / Men Shaped Like Bottles
Front shows man whose body is shaped like labeled bottle of product.
Competitor dressing products in background saying "It is a cold day for us!"
Back is blank. Front is a bit dirty but undamaged except for corner crease.
- Worchester Watch - child with inkwell
Color front shows child writing with pen from inkwell.
- Wright's Pills
- Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills / Two Kids
Color front shows girl watching turle, which has box of pills
in his mouth.
- Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills / Two Kids
Color front shows two kids, girl with a telescope
and boy with a flag.
- Wrights Pills / Boy with Rifle, Rabbit with Pills
This item advertises Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills. Near mint condition front and back.
Advertising on the reverse.
- Wright's Pictorial Family Almanac 1875
Published by E. Ferrett, maker of Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills and
Vegetable Syrup. Illustrations include on of the "Proposed Suspension Bridge
Over The East River", another, of the new Post Office, and a third, of the Fountain
in Central Park. There are several cartoons as well. Twenty-four pages, including
monthly calendars, and many references, long and short, to Wright's products.
Condition: Covers darkened somewhat in corners. Yellowish stains on all pages at
upper inside corner (2" X 2"). Damp staining on last four pages. Lower right corner
tip of front cover is torn. 5 1/8" X 8 3/8".
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Yuengling Beer / Boys Drinking
Front
Back
Front shows picture of four boys drinking beer from a case.
Over-sized bottle (with lightning closure) is to the left.
A woman is shaking her fist over the fence.
The bottle was sold in Pottsville, PA and distributed by A. Liebler
of New York.
Fine condition: no bends, tears, creases or stains. Nice clean advertising on the rerverse.
See matching Liebler bottle.
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