Ephemera Collection:

Medications and Old-time Remedies

Welcome to my medications collection page.  Here you will find some very unique and interesting items, some dating back to as early as 1906.  I find it fascinating to see some of the remedies that were common so long ago.

Click on each thumbnail for an enlarged view of each item.

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Doan's Pills for relief of Backache
2 1/2" tall
Contents removed
Date unknown
 
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Carter's Little Liver Pills, a laxative aiding bile flow 
2 1/4" tall
Complete contents
Date unknown
 
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Carter's Little Liver Pills "Happy Days" booklet
5 3/4 X 3 1/2"
Date unknown
 
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Parke-Davis Caffeine Citrated
2 5/8" tall
Half contents
Date unknown
 
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Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets
2 3/8" tall
Contents removed
Date unknown
 
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Luden's Menthol cough Drops
4" long
Unopened, still in cellophane
Date unknown
 
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Tums container with Tums
2 1/4" tall
Unopened package
Date unknown
 
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Anusol Physician's Sample
1 5/8" long
Contains all 3 original suppositories
Date unknown
 
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Ex-Lax tin
Contents removed
1 11/16" square
Date unknown
 
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Warner's Renowned Simple Goiter Medicine
2 1/8" tall
Contains most of original product
Date unknown
 
 
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Parke-Davis Medicated Throat Discs
3 3/8 X 2 3/4" 
Contents removed
Date unknown
 
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Dr. A.W. Chase's Nerve Pills
2" diameter
Unopened
1906
 
 
 

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