Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Unique original hand-painted in heavy gouache. Raised band border. Lays on art board that is glued to a back board. Produced by the E. E. Sutherland Medicine Company of Paducah, "Dr. Bell's" advertised itself as a safe, non-habit forming combination of pine tar, honey, glycerin, and various vegetable extracts which promised (quite inaccurately) to cure everything from the croup to the flu to bronchitis. Analysis showed it to be an alcohol-water solution, containing ammonia, glycerin, pine tar, sassafras, red pepper, and reducing sugars. The nonfictional old woman in the ad was named "Granny Metcalfe" and was used throughout the years as the face of the product, despite dying in 1898.
Gouache itself: 5 x 7 in
With backboard: 9.75 x 12 in
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Details
- Seller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 6109
- Title
- Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- E.E. Sutherland Medicine Co.
- Place of Publication
- Paducah
- Date Published
- Circa 1890
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Art, Graphic Art, 19th Century, Dr Bell, Pine Tar Honey, Advertisement, Kentucky, Sutherland Medicine, Snake Oil
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana; Graphic Arts; Advertisement;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.