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Penicillin Culture / 1929Original culture plate on which Sir Alexander Fleming first observed the growth of penicillin notatum in 1929
Medicine / Liver PillsLIVER TABLETS - Advert for Carters Little Liver Pills
Cod Liver OilThis advertisement for Scotts Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil features a codfish weighing 70.76 kg caught off the Norwegian coast
Advert / Steedman PowdersSteedmans Soothing Powders for children cutting teeth
Allenburys Pastilles AdAdvertisement for Allenburys pastilles; this advert suggests that they will stop people coughing through a talkie
Advert / Elliman EmbrocatiEllimans embrocation for rheumatism, lumbago and sprains
Advert / Hood Liver PillsHoods Liver Pills
Advert / Eno Fruit SaltEnos Fruit Salt - first thing every morning
Advert for Beechams Pills 1887What are the Wild Waves saying ? Try BREECHAMs PILLS! 1887
Electric Oil Remedy / 1890Advertisement for Dr Thomass Electric Oil: the great internal and external remedy
Engraved title page. From: The anatomy of melancholy. Date: 1632
Woolleys Chemists labelsWoolleys Ltd Chemists, bottle labels, Brimstone and Treacle Tablets, Winter Lung and Chest Wafer and Special Menthol Tablets 1908 Date: 1908
Obesity Caure 1890SThose who think and reason and use their common sense will take FIGUROIDS to cure their obesity. A hundred years later, the problem will still be with us
Neuro-Grey Medicine AdNeuro-Grey cure-all for headaches, loss of appetite and many other symptoms
Advert for Andrews Liver SaltAdvert promoting the health benefits of Andrews Liver Salt. Date: circa 1939
Great Plague of London of 1665Blaize, an apothecary, tests medicines to try and cure the plague Date: 1665
To Ladies. Advert for Dr John Hoopers Female Pills. Date: 1886
Botanic Gardens ChelseaThe Chelsea Physic Garden (as it is now known) was established as the Apothecaries Garden in London, England, in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries to grow plants to be used as medicines
Gentleman giving out medicines to beggars, 18th centuryEnglish gentleman dispensing his medicine cabinet to beggars at Ivry-sur Seine, 18th century. He gives aerated salts to a one-armed soldier, Bruchsal elixir to an old woman, and magnetic drops
Charlatan or Quack Doctor - 17th century EnglandA Charlatan peddling patent medicines to gullible 17th century purchsers - pictured here with a monkey assistant. 17th century
ADVERT / COD LIVER OILMellins Cod Liver Oil Emulsion Date: circa 1895
17th century ApothecariesApothecaries preparing medicines, pounding the ingredients with pestles in a mortar. Date: 17th century
Advertising / Promotional card for Dr Jaynes Remedies featuring a milkmaid and a pair of Jersey Cows. Date: circa 1890s
QUININEQuinine (Cinchona): an invaluable medicine in tropical countries; excellent at reducing fevers and used to control malaria
Allcocks Porous Plasters, a safe and sure remedy. Warming and soothing, relieving and curing Asthma, Lumbago, Sciatica, Colds, Kinks, Quinsy, Spasms, Rheumatism
Page of Victorian adverts 1889A variety of advertisements in The Graphic dated August 1889, showing Nuda Veritas hair restorer, Nubian, black polish for boots and shoes, Nortons Camomile Pills, for indigestion
Advert for Beechams Pills 1900The before and after approach is a mainstay of medical advertising : here it is, used dramatically, if not credibly, by the manufacturers of Beechams Pills. 1900
Advert for Carbolic smoke ball 1892Carbolic smoke ball, Hay Fever positively cured and prevented. Testimonials include It acted like magic! It is simply invaluable!. 1892
Alcool De Menthe / 1890SAdvertisement for alcool de menthe de Ricoles: great for cuts and bites
Advert for Flu NipsA trade card for flu nips ; " nip the flu before the flu nips you"
Charlatan in MarketplaceA drummer draws crowds to the stall of a charlatan, set up in a market place. And who knows, some of his medicines may do the trick
Advert / Whooping CoughWhooping cough cure containing cresolene
Daisy Headache CureDaisy headache cure : cures splitting headaches in a phew minutes
London Trade Card - Richard Siddall, Chemist at the Golden Head in Panton Street near the Haymarket. 18th century
Bailleul, France - Pharmacy. Date: circa 1910s
Beechams Pills Cycle AdTheres nothing to beat a play upon words for a catchy slogan - this striking advert is designed to appeal to the cycling public when this sport is enjoying a popular vogue. Date: 1900
Using a gargle 1904Advertisement demonstrating how to use a Gargle Date: 1904
Advert / Andrews Liver SalAndrews Liver Salts - " I must have left it behind!" Date: 1929
Advert / Holloways PillsHolloways Pills and Ointment for health, youth and beauty Date: circa 1890
Advert / Cough Drops 1950Nican cough drops - dissolve a cough instantly Date: 1950
Advert / Hoff Malt ExtractHoffs Malt Extract Date: circa 1905
Apothecary 1827An apothecary mixing medicines with a pestle and mortar in his laboratory. Date: 1827
Quack Doctor on HorseQuack doctor or Mountebank on horseback sells patent medicines to townsfolk. Date: 18th Century
Advert / Bile Beans 1906Do you suffer from Indigestion and liver troubles? Take BILE BEANS for BILIOUSNESS - Every Bean a Boon! Date: 1906
Brochure for Beechams Pills - Empire Air Tour. Date: 1930
WW1 advertisement for Salaspin replacing German aspirinAdvertisement for Salaspin, a British made headache remedy, with one or two tablets able to alleviate headache brought on by war worry. The advert states very plainly that it replaces German aspirin
Duc De LA Force - 2Satire on the activities of Henri Jacques Nompar de Caumont, duc de la Force : the discovery of hoards of foodstuffs and medicines caused immense scandal. Date: 1721
Bohemian Woman - Coumara Nut Seller - Istanbul, Turkey. Coumara nuts are the seeds of the Tonka Bean Tree, used in medicines, perfumes and (in Asia) as a substitute for Vanilla. Date: circa 1904