Cutavaco, Dr. Abbey's Great Specific for Skin Diseases
- Title
- Cutavaco, Dr. Abbey's Great Specific for Skin Diseases
- Description
- Advertisement for The Sexual System and Its Derangements by Dr. E. C. Abbey and Cutavaco, his cure for skin diseases. The picture is titled Toll Gate No. 4 - Shoo! Fly! and is a hidden picture puzzle. There are many animals to find plus men, book, coat, watch, barrel and more. Copyright 1884. The reverse of the card describes Dr. E. C. Abbey's book, The Sexual System and Its Derangements. It is a moral book for both sexes with vast amounts of information. 500,000 copies sold. Cutavaco is Dr. Abbey's cure for skin diseases. It is stated that "Skin Diseases are caused by a microscopic plant or animal growth in the skin. Cutavaco speedily and painlessly destroys this life with injuring the skin." Price $1.00 per bottle, 6 bottles for $5.00.
- Date
- 1884-1884
- Original Format
- trade cards
- Extent
- 13cm x 8cm
- Local Identifier
- LL02.12.01.19.03
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- Subject(s)
- Advertising
- Picture puzzles
- Patent medicines
- Advertising
- Nonprescription Drugs/history
- Sexual Behavior/physiology
- Skin Diseases/drug therapy
- Spatial
- Location of Original
- Laupus Library History Collections
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