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- Title
- Ayer's Hair Vigor for the Toilet: Restores Gray Hair to its Natural Vitality and Color
- Description
- Trade card advertising Ayer's Hair Vigor featuring five mermaids, four of whom arein the forefront in various stages of using Ayer's Hair Vigor. The fifth is swimming off to a ship that seems to be capsizing in the background. The back has an image of an Ayer's Hair Vigor bottle and two brushes. It also lists the ailments Ayer's Hair Vigor helps combat.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Baldness, Dandruff
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Boats And Boating, Bottles, Flowers, Hair, Hair—Care And Hygiene, Hairbrushes, Mermaids, Ocean, Ocean—Folklore, Ocean—Mythology, Plant-Water Relationships, Sailboats, Sailing Ships, Women
- ID
- WH125
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Ayer's Sarsaparilla
- Description
- Trade card advertising Ayer's Sarsaparilla featuring an image of a man in a dressing gown holding a bottle of Ayer's Sarsaparilla and reading a paper advertising the medicine. A woman wearing a bonnet and a dress with lace cuffs and collar reads over his shoulder and clasps his arm. The back explains the product's health benefits and has an image of an animal intertwined with the word "MIND."
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthenia, Body Fluids, Catarrh, Eczema, Furuncle, Indigestion, Lymph Node, Rheumatism, Tuberculosis
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bottles, Clothing And Dress, Lace And Lacemaking, Men, Men's Clothing, Sarsaparilla, Women, Women's Clothing, Women's Hats
- ID
- WH111
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Wheat Bitters
- Description
- Trade card advertising What Bitters featuring an image of a naked angel driving a cart with a large bottle of Wheat Bitters on it. The cart is pulled by two dogs, and two more naked angels run behind it. The back lists the curative properties of Wheat Bitters.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Biliary Tract—Diseases, Constipation, Delirium Tremens, Fever, Indigestion, Jaundice, Malaria, Neuralgia, Paralysis
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Angels, Animals, Bottles, Carriages And Carts, Cherubs, Dogs, Folklore, Grasslands, Mythology, Stone Walls, Trees
- ID
- WH196
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Vegetine: The Great Blood Purifier
- Description
- Trade card advertisng Vegetine featuring a young woman leaning over a wooden fence. Her arms are crossed in front of her, and she is holding a glass bottle of Vegetine in her left hand. Behind her is a tree with white flowers. The back describes the ailments Vegetine can cure.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Acne, Body Fluids, Furuncle, Peptic Ulcer, Ringworm, Salt Rheum
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bottles, Flowers, Nature, Portraits, Trees, Wooden Fences
- ID
- WH370
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Wills's Cigarettes
- Description
- Trade card printed on two sides advertising Wills's cigarettes.
- Subjects (LC)
- Bottles, Flowers
- Manufacturer
- W.D. and H.O. Wills
- Language
- English
- ID
- WH381
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Wheat Bitters
- Description
- Trade card advertising Wheat Bitters featuring an exhausted-looking man in a shroud reclining in a chair reaching out his hand towards another man who is carrying an oversized bottle of Wheat Bitters towards him. The back explains how Wheat Bitters works and how it can cure various illnesses.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Fever, Malaria
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bottles, Costume, Domestic Scenes
- ID
- WH195
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Ayer's Sarsaparilla
- Description
- Trade card advertising Ayer's Sarsaparilla featuring an image of a man in a dressing gown holding a bottle of Ayer's Sarsaparilla and reading a paper advertising the medicine. A woman wearing a bonnet and a dress with lace cuffs and collar reads over his shoulder and clasps his arm. The back explains the product's health benefits and has an image of an animal intertwined with the word "MIND."
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthenia, Body Fluids, Catarrh, Eczema, Furuncle, Indigestion, Lymph Node, Rheumatism, Tuberculosis
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bottles, Clothing And Dress, Lace And Lacemaking, Men, Men's Clothing, Sarsaparilla, Women, Women's Clothing, Women's Hats
- ID
- WH112
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Ayer's Ague Cure Is Warranted to Cure All Malarial Disorders
- Description
- Trade card advertising Ayer's Ague Cure featuring a landscape image of a tropical place containing trees and foliage, a log cabin, two people and a heron-looking bird on the shore, and a person in a row boat. In the bottom right is a magnified view of an alligator or crocodile seemingly conversing with two frogs, one of which is holding a bottle and the other one of which is leaning on a box with the writing Ayer's Ague Cure on it. The back has an image of a bottle labeled Ayer's Ague Cure that is upright on a lilly pad with a frog standing on its back legs while touching the bottle with its front legs. The text lists the ailments Ayer's Ague Cure treats.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Biliary Tract—Diseases, Fever, Malaria, Typhoid Fever
- Subjects (LC)
- Acquatic Reptiles, Advertising—Medicine, Alligators, Amphibians, Animals—Caricatures And Cartoons, Aquatic Animals, Birds, Boats And Boating, Bog Animals, Bottles, Crocodiles, Frogs, Herons, Jungles, Log Cabins, Nature, Swamps, Trees
- ID
- WH124
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Parker's Tonic: the Great Health and Strength Restorer
- Description
- Trade card advertising Parker's Tonic, Parker's Hair Balsam, and Floreston's Cologne featuring an elderly man sitting desolately in a chair on the left with a healthy, vibrant man dining on a luxurious meal on the right. The man on the right is seemingly pouring himself some Tonic while the man on the left is bemoaning his lack of appetite. The back lists the curative properties of the Tonic and Balsam and touts the beauty of the Cologne.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Asthma, Body Fluids, Bronchitis, Cold (Disease), Cough, Dandruff, Diarrhea, Dysentery, Indigestion, Itching, Malaria, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Tuberculosis
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bottles, Clothing And Dress, Dinners And Dining, Hats, Old Age, Suppers, Tableware
- ID
- WH179
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Dr. Seth Arnold's Balsam
- Description
- Trade card advertising Dr. Seth Arnold's Balsam featuring two elderly women sitting at a table upon which is a bottle of the Balsam and a drinking glass. They are both in shawls and bonnets. At the feet of the lady on the left is a grey cat. Behind them is a standing clock, a dresser, and a blue door. The back lists the ailments the Balsam can cure.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Cholera, Deciduous Teeth—Eruption, Diarrhea, Diarrhea, Infantile, Dysentery
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Animals, Bottles, Bows, Cats, Clothing And Dress, Costume, Domestic Space, Drinking Glasses, Dwellings, Ethnic Costume, Hats, Women, Women's Hats
- ID
- WH390
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- To-night You May Need One of These Articles
- Description
- Trade card printed on one side advertising a range of articles including cold remedies, laxatives produced by the Orator Woodward Company.
- Subjects (LC)
- Bottles, Boxes
- Manufacturer
- Orator F. Woodward [Medicine Company], Le Roy, NY
- Language
- English
- ID
- WH292
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Dr. Naylor Products
- Description
- Trade card advertising Dr. Naylor Products featuring two black-and-white images of various products, one in the top, left corner, and one in the bottom, right corner.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Blisters, Diarrhea, Indigestion, Lungs—Congestion, Pediculosis, Thrush (Mouth Disease), Wounds And Injuries
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bottles, Containers
- ID
- WH314
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Dr. Naylor Products
- Description
- Trade card advertising Dr. Naylor Products featuring two black-and-white images of various products, one in the top, left corner, and one in the bottom, right corner.
- Conditions Cured (LC)
- Blisters, Diarrhea, Indigestion, Lungs—Congestion, Pediculosis, Thrush (Mouth Disease), Wounds And Injuries
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bottles, Containers
- ID
- WH315
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Increase Your Resistance with Wampole's Preparation: Tonic and Stimulant for Young and Old
- Description
- Trade card advertising Wampole's Preparation featuring three charts with average weights on them as well as a box and bottle of Preparation. Behind the latter two is an illustration of wintry elements that reads: "Wind. Rain. Sleet. Snow." These elements are anthropomorphized above a group of people.
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bottles, Weather
- ID
- WH373
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards
- Title
- Wampole's Preparation: Tonic and Stimulant
- Description
- Trade card advertising Wampole's Preparation featuring a selection of eight birds. In the middle is a box and a bottle of Wampole's Preparation. The card's border is a ruler.
- Subjects (LC)
- Advertising—Medicine, Bottles, Weather
- ID
- WH374
- Collection
- William H. Helfand Collection of Pharmaceutical Trade Cards