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VINTAGE QUACK PATENT MEDICINE MEDICAL CURE POSTER

VINTAGE QUACK PATENT MEDICINE MEDICAL CURE POSTER
Item# 0600
$9.99

Product Description

The2FunAdGuyz offer a new, high-quality reproduction print of a stunning ad for patent medicines, or quack medicine as they came to be known.



This vintage style ad for Brandreths pills and Allcocks Porous Plaster features an unclothed boy sitting on a boat dock, next to a large black, probably Labrador, dog sporting a collar that reads Brandreth’s pills. A handbill is attached on the boy’s back that reads “Allcocks Porous plaster, Best in Use.” In the background is a sailboat with a mast that reads: “Brandreth’s Pills, Purely Vegetable.”

This real charmer works well in a country or early American decor style.

Brandreth’s Pure Vegetable Pills were among the most famous of patent medicines during the 1800’s. So well-known were they that Herman Melville wrote about them in Moby Dick, Henry Thoreau mentioned them in his journals and even Edgar Allen Poe mentioned them in his writings.

This is an incredible ad and a must for collectors of patent medicine ads and 1800’s advertising, which romanticized product through their artwork.

We have many more Patent Medicine posters, prints, photos and ads. To view them Click Here.

PAPER QUALITY: This new print is on a highest quality, acid-free, 100-pound glossy premium text paper that allows for maximum color brilliance and fidelity for older images.

AVAILABILITY: In Stock! – Ships Within 1 Business Day of cleared payment.


Image Size: 10.5 inches wide by 12.5 inches high.

Paper Size: 11 inches wide by 13 inches high. This allows for a small border around the image for matting and framing. When matted, this format is perfect for a standard 16-inch x 20-inch frame, a manageable size for a wide variety of decorating purposes.

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