Size: 5.75" x 4.25" Appeared in 1891 edition of Scribner's Magazine
Originality and condition: This is an original magazine advertisement – not a reproduction. It was carefully removed from an antique publication and may show slight age‑related toning. Please view all photos and enlarge them for inspection.
Packaging and care: Your ad will be shipped flat, placed in a protective acid‑free sleeve with a sturdy backing and packed securely to prevent bending.
This original vintage ad makes a unique historical collectible and is ideal for framing or display.
Vintage advertising print for California Fig Syrup Co. This historical piece promotes a medicinal syrup described as pleasant and refreshing, acting gently on the kidneys, liver, and bowels to cleanse the system, dispel colds, headaches, and fevers, and cure habitual constipation. The syrup is highlighted as the only remedy of its kind ever produced, pleasing to the taste and acceptable to the stomach. Prepared from healthy and agreeable substances, its qualities make it a popular remedy, available in 50c and $1 bottles. This print would be a unique addition to a collection of vintage advertisements, a home apothecary display, or a themed historical decor.
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