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Sands's Sarsaparilla – Vintage Wall Art

Sands's Sarsaparilla, c1843. — historic print
Sands's Sarsaparilla, c1843.. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Sands's Sarsaparilla was one of many bottled tonics sold in the 1840s, when printed labels did much of the selling for patent medicines. Sarsaparilla was then widely promoted as a remedy that could purify the blood and relieve a long list of complaints. The label carries a copyright notice in the name of Levi Oberholtzer, M.D., a reminder that the period's medicine trade was crowded with doctors and proprietors competing for buyers' attention. It is worth noticing how much of that competition rested on the label itself, which was often the main thing a shopper saw before buying.

Created / publishedc1843.
Medium1 print.
GenreLabels 1840-1850.Prints 1840-1850.
NotesLOT subdivision subject: Phoenix Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Copyright by Levi Oberholtzer, M.D.
SubjectsPatent medicines--1840-1850.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,448 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-124284

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