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Blackburn's Casca Royal Pills
I hoped this would be my second acquisition, but I
failed to wake up to put in the killer bid - not
uncommon.
There's
another one sale June 2001- poor condition and empty, but worth a try. It
went for a crazy $27 - I think that's more than the one in the photo,
complete and in good condition.
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(2nd
July 2002)
I've got one at last, and only $5. Empty, but excellent condition and I have
a free sample of those lovely pink pills from the Mentho Laxine below. |
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This is an advertising
postcard for the Casca Pills. |
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July 2001)
This
one I would really like, but I expect I will be outbid.
1923
BLACKBURN'S ALMANAC MEDICAL QUACKERY
YOU
ARE BIDDING ON A 1923 BLACKBURN'S ALMANAC. BLACKBURN'S PURE
MEDICINES--SERVE MANKIND. PUBLISHED YEARLY BY THE BLACKBURN PRODUCTS
COMPANY--DAYTON, OHIO. THERE ARE ZODIAC SIGNS AND MANY STORIES OF MEDICAL
CURES, THAT TO ME ARE PURE MEDICAL QUACKERY. THERE IS A MONTHLY CALENDAR
ALMANAC. THERE ARE 33 PAGES FULL OF ADVERTISING AND PICTURES AND LOTS OF
READING. I
actually managed to buy this one. It is a quite bizarre read.
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(13th May 2001)
Blackburn's
Compound Essence - Mentho Laxine. Makes one pint of laxative cough syrup by The
Blackburn Products Co., Dayton, Ohio. Complete in box with instructions.
But I
did win this one. The bottle arrived on May 29th. It contains,
wonderfully, free samples of the pink pills plus a small tube of something
unpleasant and probably meant for the nether regions. But I still want
that tin.
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(27th
Dec May 2001)
Mentho Laxene Blackburn Products Dayton Ohio
This is a lot of 5 Mentho Laxene cork top bottles for your bid
consideration. This is new old stock at its best. Nice clean labeled clear
cork top medicine bottles for your collection or display. Photos tell the
story of the quality these pieces, try to find them in better condition.
Label claims "To make one pint laxative cough syrup..." Nice clean perfect
bottles, good original corks and labels and all 5 of them are embossed on
the sides "Mentho Laxene B. P. Co." (on both side panels). |
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(22nd May 2001)
Blackburn's
Cadomene Tablets
Here
we have an old pill bottle made of wood. The label is pretty fragile. These tablets were distributed by The Blackburn Products Co. Dayton
Ohio. I don't know
much about it, but the pics show condition well. It measures 3 1/2 inches tall.
This
one too, but I still mourn those pink tablets.
Arrived
4th June.
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(12th June
2001)
SULPHERB
An
unopened container of Sulpherb. Trade (Albert's) Mark. A compound of Herbs
Sulphur and Cream of Tarter. A Laxative, Tonic, Alternative Medicine.
Price 60 cents The Blackburn Products Co., Dayton, Ohio. Printing goes on
to tell everything it should be taken for, the ingredients and the dosage.
There is a wooden tube under the paper wrapper and I wouldn't be surprised
if there wasn't an insert inside the tube as well. Excellent condition and
completely readable. Dimensions are 3 in. long by 1 1/4 in across. |
Sorry
about the picture - if I win the auction I'll improve it. |
(19th July
2001)
And
here's another product from the Blackburn stable on sale from an
excellent-sounding fellow:
FULL
Bottle Box & Contents SU-THOL & Adv
Hello
dear bidders! - If you follow my auctions ....you may remember that just
about a year ago ....I purchased a very large collection of Antique
Pharmacy items from the “Poor’s” Drug Store in Maine. Well.....
incredibly .... I found myself in the right place at the right
time.....and have managed to do it again!!!
This
amazing collection comes from “Lalime’s Drugstore ” located in
Waterville, Maine. For
many years .... Lalime’s supplied the local folks with Patent Medicine
.. Homeopathic herbs & Quack cure galore!
Once ‘cured’ ...customers could stop back in for an Ice Cream Soda or
a Lemon Phosphate.
The Drugstore is long gone... but the contents were sold off by a local
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(19th July
2001)
The
form in the middle picture above is an invitation to send 10 cents for a
copy of Health and Beauty. And here it is.
Health
and Beauty 1924
Lewis Baker 1924 Revised Ed Paperback Fair. 24mo, 133, Small
paperbound. Covers are worn. Largely a sequence of pharmaceutical formulas
which purport to address specific bodily ailments, a small portion of the
end of the text, pp. 117-28, promoting the products of Baker's firm, The
Blackburn Products. Fifth Edition, Revised.
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I
managed to buy this one too. It looks as though Blackburn and Baker were
the driving force behind all these cures. This book is also hip-deep in
homespun philosophy of the sort which puts my teeth on edge. |
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(17th May
2009)
Patricia Hilborn has kindly sent me from
Texas another edition of Health and Beauty which contains alternative
Blackburn ads. Click to enlarge (in the 10 years since I started this, the
space allocation has increased enormously, it's a shame the early
restrictions forced small images).Thanks Patricia |
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(3rd
Dec 2001)
and all these items will be on sale in..
two vintage matchbooks from new philadelphia, ohio. one for bob's place, the
other for blackburn drug store. no matches.
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