Nichols' Bark & Iron [inscribed]

Item Overview

Title

Nichols' Bark & Iron [inscribed]

Artist

Donaldson Brothers (Firm)

Date Created

[between 1870 and 1906?]

Date

1870/1906

Place of Origin

New York, N.Y.

Language

English

Collection

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

Notes

Description

Depicts 4 children pulling a wagon of toys. Wagon is 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.

Caption

...The best remedy for Indigestion, Dyspepsia...Those who suffer from Lassitude, Loss of Appetite, Low Spirits, a general feeling of Weakness and Exhaustion, and a disinclination to exertion of any kind; Those whose Nerves are shattered, and are subject to fits of Depression, melancholy or Nervous Excitement, should take this Tonic and Nervine, suited to young or old of either sex. An Iron Tonic, a Specific for Ague and Malarial Fevers, Loss of Appetite, Nervous Prostration, Headache, &c...

Physical Description

Extent

1 print (trade card)

Dimensions

9.2 x 13.9 cm.

Keywords

Genre

trade cards

Location

United States

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Digestive System Diseases--drug therapy--Advertisements
Children
Dyspepsia--drug therapy--Advertisements
Drugs, Non-Prescription--Advertisements
Toys
Indigestion
Carts & wagons
Patent medicines