© Frank H. Jump
© Frank H. Jump
Here is a simply outstanding piece of advertising memorabilia in the form of an Ayer’s oval pillbox containing three original petrified cathartic pills. This box is made of a very thin (balsa?) wood with a paper label covering the box. The trademark date is July 1883, manufactured by J.C. Ayer & Co. Lowell Ma. – Ruby Lane
Boston Evening Transcript – May 20, 1890 – Google Books
Antique Victorian Advertising Trade Card Brand: J.C. Ayer’s Pills Vegetable Cure Cold Remedy – CLICK FOR LARGER IMAGE – Ebay
Back of Trade Card – Ebay
