Vintage Advertisement for "Dr. Thatcher's Liver & Blood Syrup"

Item Details

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A vintage advertisement for Dr. Thatcher’s Liver & Blood Syrup. This piece, attributed as using a letterpress with halftone print detailing, depicts a newspaper with several hyperbolic headlines alongside bold copy reading in part, ‘You have Read About Dr. Thatcher’s Great Tonic and Health Restorer – BUY IT HERE’ and ‘Full Strength, Pleasant to Take.’ The poster details the supposed benefits of the tonic, along with a money-back guarantee, and is mounted under acrylic glass in a plastic frame with a wire for hanging to its verso.

Condition

- discoloration and marks throughout print; foxing marks to print; discoloration to backing particularly to lower edge; frame loose to joints.

Dimensions

- measures frame; print measures: 20.0" W x 27.75" H.

Item #

18WDC004-122