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OUTSTANDING COLLECTION OF SIX ORIGINAL ANTIQUE VICTORIAN QUACK MEDICINE ADVERTISING TRADE CARDS — ALL IN MINT CONDITION!
All six cards were photographed inside their protective plastic holders.
The plastic holders create reflections, shadows, and distortions that make the cards appear to have imperfections that are NOT present on the actual cards.
PLEASE DO NOT CONFUSE THE APPEARANCE OF THE PLASTIC HOLDERS WITH THE CONDITION OF THE CARDS THEMSELVES.
The cards are MINT, and their exceptional preservation is one of the most important features of this collection.
A wonderful collection of six original 19th-century Victorian QUACK MEDICINE / PATENT MEDICINE advertising trade cards, featuring extraordinary period chromolithography, imaginative illustrations, humorous advertising, and beautifully detailed artwork.
These fascinating cards represent the golden age of Victorian patent medicine advertising, when elaborate illustrations and extraordinary claims were used to promote tonics, remedies, and supposed miracle cures.
WHAT MAKES THIS COLLECTION ESPECIALLY DESIRABLE IS THE REMARKABLE MINT CONDITION OF ALL SIX CARDS!
The collection includes:
1. ROUGH ON RATS — SIX CATS
A fantastic illustration featuring six wonderfully expressive cats surrounding a container of Rough on Rats, complete with the dramatic skull-and-crossbones emblem. A particularly appealing example of Victorian advertising artwork.
2. MOTHER SWAN'S WORM SYRUP
A magnificent illustration of a mother swan and her young, with children watching from a picturesque bridge. Beautiful colors and an unusual combination of charming imagery and Victorian medicinal advertising.
3. ROUGH ON RATS — RATS AND MICE
A wonderful and humorous illustration featuring rats and mice, promoting the famous Rough on Rats product. A fascinating example of the bold and sometimes bizarre advertising methods of the Victorian period.
4. WELLS' HEALTH RENEWER — INTERIOR SCENE
A beautifully detailed Victorian domestic scene featuring figures gathered around a fireplace. An outstanding example of the elaborate artwork used to promote patent medicines.
5. WELLS' MAY APPLE PILLS
A lovely orchard scene featuring figures gathering apples, surrounded by beautiful decorative Victorian lettering. Wonderful colors and exceptional period advertising design.
6. WELLS' HEALTH RENEWER — LADY PORTRAIT
An especially attractive card featuring a beautiful Victorian woman framed by magnificent ornamental lettering. The elaborate typography and portrait illustration make this a particularly striking example.
All six cards bear the printing credit of Mayer, Merkel & Ottmann, New York, noted 19th-century lithographers.
CONDITION — AS CLOSE TO MINT AS YOU CAN GET!
It is truly remarkable to find Victorian advertising cards of this age so beautifully preserved.
The original colors remain vibrant and beautiful, with wonderful clarity throughout the illustrations and lettering.
A WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN QUACK MEDICINE HISTORY
These antique advertising cards are fascinating survivors from an era when patent medicine manufacturers promoted their products through imaginative illustrations, dramatic promises, and colorful advertising.
They are wonderful examples of early American commercial lithography and the history of Victorian medical advertising.
Especially appealing to collectors of:
Victorian Quack Medicine and Patent Medicine
Antique Medical Advertising and Ephemera
19th-Century Chromolithography
Rough on Rats and E. S. Wells Advertising
Victorian Cats and Animal Illustrations
Antique Trade Cards and Advertising History
ALL SIX ORIGINAL CARDS ARE BEING OFFERED TOGETHER AS ONE COLLECTION.
A beautiful group with exceptional visual appeal and, most importantly, MINT CONDITION THROUGHOUT!
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