Description: James Cook Ayer made his first patent medicine in the 1840s. He attended Lowell High School in 1838, after which he was apprenticed to James C. Robbins, a druggist in Lowell. While there he studied medicine, and later he graduated from the medical school of the University of Pennsylvania. Ayer never practiced medicine, but devoted his principal attention to pharmaceutical chemistry and the compounding of medicines. Ayer was more interested in selling medicines than in practicing medicine. In 1858, Ayer brought out his fourth medicine, Ayer’s Ague Cure. Ague was a fever that reoccurs and later became known as malaria. The product was a vegetable tonic claimed to cure all malarial disorders as well as blood impurities and liver issues. Ayer made this medicine from the bark of the cinchona tree. The resulting substance later became known as quinine, and it was very effective in treating malaria. Besides the quinine, Ague Cure also contained alcohol and flavoring. The Lowell-based Ayer company was one of America’s most prominent producers of patent medicine during the nineteenth century. The Ague cure was the least common of the Ayer’s products. This one stands 7” high and 2 ¼” across in a light aqua color. It is embossed all around starting with the signature “AYER’S” indent. “AGUE CURE” is boldly embossed on the side panels with the “LOWELL MASS” on the backside. “21” is embossed on the base. This one has a sloppy applied top in the early double ring style which I would say places it in the 1880s. The glass has an uneven whittled effect and a sharp flawed seam on one side.
Price: 30 USD
Location: Torrey, Utah
End Time: 2024-12-18T04:19:06.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Color: Light Aqua
Bottle Type: Medicines & Cures
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
