Perry Davis' Pain Killer

Item Overview

Title

Perry Davis' Pain Killer

Date Created

[Between 1870 and 1906?]

Date

1870/1906

Place of Origin

United States

Publisher

Perry Davis & Son

Language

English

Collection

Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection

Notes

Description

Original trade card forms part of: Collection no. 311, History & Special Collections for the Sciences, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, UCLA.
A young brother treating his little sister (removing splinter?). Baby girl is crying. A bottle of the product is pictured on the front beside.

Caption

...It is a recognized cure for all Summer complaints, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Colic, &c.; removes all pain and soreness from Burns, Bruises, Cuts, &c. and, mixed with molasses or syrup, makes the best medicine in the world for Coughs, Colds &c...

Physical Description

Extent

1 print (trade card)

Dimensions

8.9 x 13 cm.

Keywords

Genre

trade cards

Location

United States

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Girls
Bottles
Pain--prevention & control--Advertisements.
Drugs, Non-Prescription--Advertisements
Boys
Patent medicines