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vintageadsAn early exemplar of the "how our product works INSIDE you" graphic, this comes from the 19th century, the UK, and the glorious time when quack remedies were abundant.
Karswood Inhaled Creosote, 1898
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Read a brief history of medicinal creosote HERE. These days, it's used to preserve railroad ties, but back then it did everything, even "cure toothaches like magic". I also love the old pricing.
Karswood Inhaled Creosote, 1898
Full size 754x990
Read a brief history of medicinal creosote HERE. These days, it's used to preserve railroad ties, but back then it did everything, even "cure toothaches like magic". I also love the old pricing.
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Date: 2012-02-04 06:01 pm (UTC)Also I added the 1998 tag.
Re: Co-mod
Date: 2012-02-04 06:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-04 08:41 pm (UTC)The posts under our beach house were covered with that when I was a kid to preserve them. Ack gack guh...and what would your breath smell like?? That shit smelled AWFUL!
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Date: 2012-02-05 03:12 am (UTC)YES!
Date: 2012-02-05 04:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-05 05:45 am (UTC)Other notes.
Date: 2012-02-05 07:22 am (UTC)