Victor Liniment patent medicine handbill, J. R. Colton & Co. – Historic Print
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Step back in time with Victor Liniment patent medicine handbill, J. R. Colton & Co., a historic image rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Victor Liniment patent medicine handbill, J. R. Colton & Co.
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Patent medicine handbills like this one were a staple of nineteenth-century American advertising, and this example promotes Victor Liniment, a remedy sold under the name of J. R. Colton & Co. Such handbills were printed in large runs and handed out on streets, in shops, and at fairs, where they promised quick relief for aches, sprains, and assorted complaints. Patent medicines of this era were largely unregulated, so the claims printed on them were rarely tested, and the handbill's bold type and eye-catching layout show how sellers competed for attention. Looking closely at the wording reveals how the trade relied on persuasion more than proof.
| Original scan | 638 × 953 px |
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| Reference | 966 |
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