Madam Porter's Cough Balsam
- Title
- Madam Porter's Cough Balsam
- Description
- Advertisement for Madam Porter's Cough Balsam depicting two scenes. In the scene on the left, a mother holds her child indoors and a bottle of Porter's Balsam rests on the table. On the left, a mother holds a baby in one arm and a bottle of Porter's Balsam in the other hand while watching two other children play marbles. The reverse of the card states "Madam Porter's Cough Balsam. Favorably known and largely used in New York City and vicinity for over Forty years. 25, 50 and 75 cts. a bottle. One of the Best, Cheapest, and Most Effectual of Remedies Warranted if used according to directions, to cure or relieve coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough, asthma, and all affections of the throat and lungs." Date approximated.
- Date
- 1870-1890
- Original Format
- trade cards
- Extent
- 13.5cm x 7.6cm
- Local Identifier
- LL02.12.01.84.01
- Subject(s)
- Location of Original
- Laupus Library History Collections
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