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Lithograph American patent medicine advertising poster, 1861
PATENT MEDICINE, 1861. Lithograph American patent medicine advertising poster, 1861

Product used to quit smoking gradually. American magazine advertisement, 1893
BACO-CURO AD, 1893. Product used to quit smoking gradually. American magazine advertisement, 1893

Late 19th century American patent medicine advertising card for Burdock Blood Bitters
PATENT MEDICINE, 19th C. Late 19th century American patent medicine advertising card for Burdock Blood Bitters

English newspaper advertisement, 1896
BOVRIL ADVERTISEMENT, 1896. English newspaper advertisement, 1896

Label of a popular American quack remedy, c1850
PATENT MEDICINE LABEL, c1850. Label of a popular American quack remedy, c1850

American merchants trade card for Carters Little Nerve Pills to cure nervousness and dyspepsia, 19th century
TRADE CARD: NERVE PILLS. American merchants trade card for Carters Little Nerve Pills to cure nervousness and dyspepsia, 19th century

French surgeon. False eye developed by Pare. An iron wire, wrapped around the head, holds the eye in the empty socket
AMBROISE PARE (1510-1590). French surgeon. False eye developed by Pare. An iron wire, wrapped around the head, holds the eye in the empty socket

Ferric Odyline electric insoles. American newspaper engraving, 1882
ELECTRIC INSOLES, 1882. Ferric Odyline electric insoles. American newspaper engraving, 1882

American magazine advertisement, 1890s
PATENT MEDICINE AD, 1890s. American magazine advertisement, 1890s

A hopeful paralytic tries the electric cure. Wood engraving, 18th century
ELECTRIC CURE. A hopeful paralytic tries the electric cure. Wood engraving, 18th century

American advertisement, 1887, for Natures invincible panacea, Smiths Throat and Lung Balm
PATENT MEDICINE AD, 1887. American advertisement, 1887, for Natures invincible panacea, Smiths Throat and Lung Balm

The Dying Patient or Doctors Last Fee. Caricature etching by Thomas Rowlandson, 1786
ROWLANDSON: QUACK DOCTOR. The Dying Patient or Doctors Last Fee. Caricature etching by Thomas Rowlandson, 1786

American lithograph poster, c1860, for Mrs. S. A. Allens Worlds Hair Restorer
HAIR RESTORER POSTER. American lithograph poster, c1860, for Mrs. S.A. Allens Worlds Hair Restorer

English newspaper advertisement for St. Jacobs Oil, 1894
PATENT MEDICINE, 1894. English newspaper advertisement for St. Jacobs Oil, 1894

English advertisement, 1895
HOMOCEA HAIR RESTORATIVE. English advertisement, 1895

American advertisement, c1885
PATENT MEDICINE, c1885. American advertisement, c1885

American magazine advertisement, 1888, for a mineral water produced in Buffalo Lithia Springs, Virginia
BUFFALO LITHIA WATER, 1888. American magazine advertisement, 1888, for a mineral water produced in Buffalo Lithia Springs, Virginia

Lithograph American patent medicine poster for Wolcotts Instant Pain Annihilator, 1867
PATENT MEDICINE POSTER. Lithograph American patent medicine poster for Wolcotts Instant Pain Annihilator, 1867

English newspaper advertisement for Enos Fruit Salt, which claims to act as a remedy for nearly every ailment, 1892
ENOs FRUIT SALT, 1892. English newspaper advertisement for Enos Fruit Salt, which claims to act as a remedy for nearly every ailment, 1892

American magazine advertisement for Ayers Sarsaparilla, 1895
PATENT MEDICINE, 1895. American magazine advertisement for Ayers Sarsaparilla, 1895

English newspaper advertisement for Dr. Tibbles Vi-Cocoa, which claimed to strengthen the immune system, 1898
DR. TIBBLES VI-COCOA. English newspaper advertisement for Dr. Tibbles Vi-Cocoa, which claimed to strengthen the immune system, 1898

American magazine advertisement for Vin Mariani French Tonic, 1895
PATENT MEDICINE, 1894. American magazine advertisement for Vin Mariani French Tonic, 1895

Late 19th century American patent medicine label for the Best Tonic
PATENT MEDICINE. Late 19th century American patent medicine label for the Best Tonic

Patent medicine label with the likeness of Texas Charley Bigelow of Healy & Bigelow
PATENT MEDICINE, c1890. Patent medicine label with the likeness of Texas Charley Bigelow of Healy & Bigelow, Kickapoo Native American Medicine promoters, c1890

American patent medicine advertisement, 1876, for cancer treatment
PATENT MEDICINE, 1876. American patent medicine advertisement, 1876, for cancer treatment

Healy & Bigelows Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company. American advertisement, c1890
PATENT MEDICINE, c1890. Healy & Bigelows Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company. American advertisement, c1890

Dr. Scotts Electric Flesh Brush and Hair Brush. American newspaper advertisement, 1882
ELECTRIC BRUSHES, 1882. Dr. Scotts Electric Flesh Brush and Hair Brush. American newspaper advertisement, 1882

American newspaper advertisement for chewing gum, 1895
BEEMANs PEPSIN GUM, 1895. American newspaper advertisement for chewing gum, 1895

Wood engraving from an English newspaper
HAIR RESTORATIVE, 1897. Wood engraving from an English newspaper

American newspaper advertisement for Allans Anti-Fat, c1880
PATENT MEDICINE AD, c1880. American newspaper advertisement for Allans Anti-Fat, c1880

Medical recipes from Dr. J. H. McLeans Family Almanac, 1874
PATENT MEDICINE, 1874. Medical recipes from Dr. J.H. McLeans Family Almanac, 1874

American patent medicine label for Merchants Gargling Oil, c1840
PATENT MEDICINE, c1840. American patent medicine label for Merchants Gargling Oil, c1840

An itinerant quack in Kentucky: line engraving, 19th century
CHARLATAN, c1850. An itinerant quack in Kentucky: line engraving, 19th century

Dr. Scotts Electric Brush, 1882
ELECTRIC BRUSH, 1882. Dr. Scotts Electric Brush, 1882

American patent medicine trade card for Castoria, c1882, featuring P. T. Barnums celebrated elephant Jumbo
JUMBO: PATENT MEDICINE. American patent medicine trade card for Castoria, c1882, featuring P.T. Barnums celebrated elephant Jumbo

The Last Gasp or Toadstools Mistaken For Mushrooms. Caricature etching by Thomas Rowlandson, late 18th century
ROWLANDSON: QUACK DOCTOR. The Last Gasp or Toadstools Mistaken For Mushrooms. Caricature etching by Thomas Rowlandson, late 18th century

American newspaper advertisement for Madame Deans French Female Pills, c1880
PATENT MEDICINE, c1880. American newspaper advertisement for Madame Deans French Female Pills, c1880

Advertisement for Evans Vacuum Cap Corporation from an American magazine, 1890
EVANS VACUUM CAP, 1890. Advertisement for Evans Vacuum Cap Corporation from an American magazine, 1890

Extracting a bezoar (toadstone) to be used as an antidote against, and as a warning of, the presence of poison
TOADSTONE, 1491. Extracting a bezoar (toadstone) to be used as an antidote against, and as a warning of, the presence of poison. Woodcut from Peter Sch├Âffers Hortus Sanitatis, Mainz, Germany, 1491

An itinerant patent medicine salesman. Line engraving, American, late 19th century
PATENT MEDICINE SALESMAN. An itinerant patent medicine salesman. Line engraving, American, late 19th century

The notorious quack Valentine Greatrakes (1629-1683) laying hands on a child. Line engraving, English, 19th century
QUACK DOCTOR, 17th CENTURY. The notorious quack Valentine Greatrakes (1629-1683) laying hands on a child. Line engraving, English, 19th century

American advertisement, 19th century, for toothache drops
PATENT MEDICINE AD. American advertisement, 19th century, for toothache drops

American patent medicine advertisement, mid 1890s, for a product that is claimed to cure syphilis
SYPHILIS CURE, 1890s. American patent medicine advertisement, mid 1890s, for a product that is claimed to cure syphilis

American advertisement, 19th century, for the great cough remedy, Hales Honey of Horehound Tar
PATENT MEDICINE. American advertisement, 19th century, for the great cough remedy, Hales Honey of Horehound Tar

American newspaper advertisement for Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound, 1882
PATENT MEDICINE, 1882. American newspaper advertisement for Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound, 1882

Lithograph poster for Gilbert & Parsons Hygenic Whiskey, American, 1860
PATENT MEDICINE POSTER. Lithograph poster for Gilbert & Parsons Hygenic Whiskey, American, 1860

A spirit writing apparatus demonstrated at the Broadway Tabernacle in New York City on 24 November 1855 by Dr
SPIRITUALISM. A spirit writing apparatus demonstrated at the Broadway Tabernacle in New York City on 24 November 1855 by Dr. Robert Hare. Contemporary American wood engraving

American advertising display card for Keuchen Cura Cough and Cold Remedy, c1885
PATENT MEDICINE, c1885. American advertising display card for Keuchen Cura Cough and Cold Remedy, c1885

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