""Acts like a charm": Jones Rheumaticuro" advertising plinth

Maker
James Stiff (b.1808, d.1897)
Date
19th Century

Object detail

Maker
Date
19th Century
Medium
fired terracotta and oxide colourant
Measurements
16.3 x 28.0 x 14.2 cm
Accession Number
MHM02480
Inscriptions
inscriptions ▫ recto: '"ACTS LIKE A CHARM"/JONES'/RHEUMATICURO' above, on left 'NEVER FAILS TO CURE', in centre 'THE GREAT SOUTH AFRICAN REMEDY/GOUT, RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA, SCIATICA & LUMBAGO./THOUSANDS OF TESTIMONIALS. SOLD EVERYWHERE./SOLE PROPRIETORS:- THE RHEUMATICURO Coy. CAPE TOWN'; on left side: JONES'/RHEUMATICURO/VWEGETABLE LIVER PILLS./UNRIVALLED FOR ALL AFFECTIONS/OF THE/STOMACK AND LIVER.SHOULD ALWAYS BE USED WHILST/TAKING JONES RHEUMATICURO'; on right side: JONES'/RHEUMATICURO/LINIMENT/FOR NEURALGIA, LUMBAGO,/SCIATICA, SPRAINS, STRAINS,/STIFF NECK, COLD IN CHEST, CROUP,/SORE THROAT, ETC./FOR OUTWARD USE ONLY.' ▫ 0 - Whole
maker's mark ▫ verso: 'STIFF/LONDON' ▫ 0 - Whole
Object Type
documents/promotional material/advertising
Medical History Museum Category
Medicine in Society
Museum
Medical History Museum

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