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Dr. Grosvenor's Liver Aid [inscribed]

Description:
Front of card depicts two chicks closely approaching each other while a thid stands in the background facing away from the viewer. To the right of the chicks is a sign touting the merits of Dr. Grosvenor's Liver Aid. The card is surrounded by leaves and various flowers. A butterfly rests on the top left corner of the card.
Date:
[between 1870 and 1906?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Dr. Grosvenor's Liver Aid [inscribed]

Patterson's Bitter Apple [inscribed]

Description:
The card shows a picture of 3 people, 2 men on the side and a woman in the middle, three of them are wearing hats and they are all wrapped in a blanket. The man on the left his right hand is in the muff and the man on the right side his left hand is in the same muff. The woman's hands are holding reins.
Date:
[between 1870 and 1906?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Patterson's Bitter Apple [inscribed]

Wheat Bitters. The best blood and nerve food tonic known [inscribed]

Description:
Illustration on front of card depicts a formally dressed couple sitting at a table under a tree and next to a river. The man, who is wearing a top hat, has his arm around a little girl who is leaning on his chair. The man and woman are both gesturing towards a large bottle of Wheat Bitters that is on the table, next to a drinking glass. Text on the back of the card describes Wheat Bitters as an effective treatment for diseases and conditions affecting women at various times of their lives.
Date:
[between 1870 and 1906?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Wheat Bitters. The best blood and nerve food tonic known [inscribed]

Biliousine [inscribed]

Description:
Front of card depicts a crowd of men and women entering a store and looking at a window display. The display is labled Biliousine with a hanging sign that reads, "For sale here." There are bottles of Billiousine in the window. A sign hanging outside of the store reads, "Biliousine is a sure cure for sick headache, dyspepsia, constipation, indigestion, sour stomach, heartburn & c."Back of card contains a list of people who will "testify from actual experience."
Date:
[between 1870 and 1906?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Biliousine [inscribed]

Parker's Tonic [inscribed]

Description:
The card presents a picture of a beautiful lady whose posing for the picture , she is wearing a hat, wearing a very nice makeup, she is putting her left hand by her chin, the lady has a flower in her left hand, she is also wearing jewelery like a bracelet.The poster also says that the parker's tonic brings the bloom of health to the cheek and delight to the heart.
Date:
[between 1870 and 1906?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Parker's Tonic [inscribed]

Brown's Iron Bitters [inscribed]

Description:
Description: A brown haired woman wearing a pink floral dress is sitting in a barn holding a wooden pail next to a wooden wheel. She is looking left in this scene Above her is the title “Brown’s Iron Bitters. The Best Tonic” In the lower left hand corner is written information for the use of the this product. In the lower right hand corner there is the name “Mrs. Lanetry” followed by “The Jersey Lily”
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Brown's Iron Bitters [inscribed]

Dr. Petzold's German Bitters [inscribed]

Description:
Front of card depicts a picture of a personified leaf smoking a cigar and sitting down in a fine chair outdoors. Leaf has a profiled face of a smug man and is blowing smoke out of its mouth and gazing towards the left. Card suggests that taking the advertised tonic will lead to a good and successful life. The back of the card describes all the applications and uses of the tonic as well as the price and where to find it.
Date:
[between 1870 and 1906?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Dr. Petzold's German Bitters [inscribed]

Dr. Copp's White Mountain Anti-bilious Bitters [inscribed]

Description:
Front of card depicts a red-haired man with a beard and a straw hat fishing while sitting on a rock on the shore. He has an irritable expression on his face. A lobster is seated to his right, holding up the fishing rod. An open picnic basket with a red blanket sits to his left. On the other side of the basket, four sea birds scavange for food in the sand, while a dozen more birds fly in the distant sky. Reversde side is text only.
Date:
[between 1870 and 1906?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Dr. Copp's White Mountain Anti-bilious Bitters [inscribed]

Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic [inscribed]

Description:
Front of card depicts a girl emerging from a flower holding a bottle of the iron tonic in one hand and a spoon in the other. She is observing a snail taking flight from the plant, while another snail (without wings) sits on a leaf. It appears that the girl has just served the first snail with the tonic, causing it to sprout wings and take flight. The grounded snail awaits the chance to experience for itself the invigorating properties of the tonic. Reversde side is text only, which shows through the front.
Date:
[between 1870 and 1906?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic [inscribed]

Burdock Blood Bitters [inscribed]

Description:
Description: Two young boys sit in a wooden wagon while being pulled by a young girl. One boy with black curly hair is wearing a blue shirt and holding a closed red umbrella in his right hand. The other boy has blonde hair and wears a gray hat, while scratching his head with his right hand. The young girl has black hair and wears a red/yellow dress along with black shoes.
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Burdock Blood Bitters [inscribed]

Carter's Backache Plasters [inscribed]

Description:
Description: A man wearing an overcoat is bending over, holding his back, while his little son below speaks to him. The quote “Oh! My poor back” appears above him. The little boy is pointing up at his grandfather telling him to try “Carter’s Backache Plasters.” The title “Carter’s Backache Plasters” is written below the scene.
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Carter's Backache Plasters [inscribed]

Burdock Blood Bitters [inscribed]

Description:
Description: A young child is standing with her feet apart, right hand on hip, and left hand on a wooden sword, attached to the belt the child wears. The child wears a gray jacket on a white shirt and a yellow short pants and white socks with blue dots until her knees. She also wears a pair of circular glasses and a burgundy cap.
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Burdock Blood Bitters [inscribed]

Perry Davis' Vegetable Pain Killer [inscribed]

Description:
Booklet-advertisement including directions for use, descriptions of the remedy's effectiveness, and two color illustrations: a doctor leaving the 19th century premises of a family no longer in need of his services (The family is shown using the product and an African servant is opening the door for the departing doctor); and, three children carrying an over-sized bottle of the product to a lady's front door.
Date:
[between 1870 and 1906?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Perry Davis' Vegetable Pain Killer [inscribed]

Antikamnia Tablets [inscribed]

Description:
Front of card depicts a young girl smelling a white lily while staring out of a window. The word 'purity' appears next to the girl. Back of card is divided into three sections. Back left segment lists diseases and dosages; back center segment shows a 12-month calendar; back right segment has two paragraphs entitled: "to treat a cough" and "when women suffer."
Date:
1909
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Antikamnia Tablets [inscribed]

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup [inscribed]

Description:
Front of the card shows a women in bed with her two children. She is holding an infant with one hand and reading a newspaper with other hand; the newspaper page says "Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup for children teething," while her other child is leaning on her. A bottle of the syrup is on the night table.The back of the card contains a calendar and texts in English, French and German, but unfortunately the card is damaged and some parts of the card cannot be read, mainly the date on the card.
Date:
[between 1870 and 1906?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup [inscribed]

Carter's Backache Plasters [inscribed]

Description:
Description: There is a scene of a house, lake and trees, with sixteen hidden animals disguised into the drawing. “Puzzle Card” is written below the scene, and lists all animals hidden within the drawing. In the upper left hand corner is an outlined box with the title “Carter’s Backache Plasters For Every Ache or Pain.”
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Carter's Backache Plasters [inscribed]

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. [inscribed]

Description:
In the card it shows the picture of a woman holding a baby, she is looking at the baby with all love and care, behind the woman there is part of a wall frame. On the back of the card there is a picture of a calendar of the year of 1888, also there is a small paragraph in english which is translated to german and french.
Date:
1888
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. [inscribed]