Ayer's cherry pectoral : cures colds & coughs : Penn's treaty (1682 or 1683?) / Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co.

  • Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co.
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[between 1880 and 1889?]
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Ayer's cherry pectoral : cures colds & coughs : Penn's treaty (1682 or 1683?) / Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Advertising card for Ayer's Cherry Pectoral cough medicine showing 7 gentlemen making a treaty (advertising the expectorant in this image) with 8 indians in feathered headdresses. The man in the centre is handing over a bottle of brown liquid. The medicine was supposed to cure colds, coughs, sore throat, influenza, quinsy, laryngitis, hoarseness, bronchitis, croup, asthma, catarrh and whooping cough and consumption in their early stages.

Publication/Creation

Lowell, Mass. : Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., [between 1880 and 1889?]

Physical description

1 sheet : color illustrations ; 7 x 12 cm

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    EPH287
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    EPH287:7

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