Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup [inscribed]

Item Overview

Title

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup [inscribed]

Date Created

[between 1885 and 1888]

Place of Origin

New York (N.Y.)

Language

English
German
French

Collection

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

Notes

Description

The card shows a picture of a lady holding a baby sitting in a garden, next to her there is the baby bed. On the back of the card there is a picture of a calendar from May 1885 to May 1888, also there is a small paragraph in english which is translated to german and french.
Original trade card forms part of: Collection no. 311, History & Special for the sciences, Louise M. Darling biomedical Library, UCLA.

Caption

On the back of the card : ...Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should always be used for Children Teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind Colic, and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea...

Physical Description

Extent

1 print (trade card)

Dimensions

12 x 7.6 cm.

Keywords

Genre

trade cards

Subject topic

Dental Care for Children--Advertisements
Gardens
Children
Women
Pain--drug therapy--Advertisements.
Patent medicines

Location

United States

Resource type

still image