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Advertising - Medicine

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  • Animals dressed as gentlemen and ladies survey the medical advertisements on a wall. Coloured wood engraving by J. Grandville, 1853.
  • A quack claims he can cure a man in the three minutes before his train leaves. Process print after J-A. Faivre, 1902.
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    At Mr. Brett's, an apothecary, at the upper-end of Prescot-Street, in Goodmans-Fields, London, liveth a chirurgion, who infallibly cures all sorts of squint, or blear eyes : in a short time, without pain or danger, in either age of infancy, tho' of long continuance.

    Brett, Mr. | Date: [1700?]
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    Doet niet sonder Godt, op dat ghy niet en wort bespot; ick en wil my niet hooger prysen, of ick sal't metter daet bewysen.

    Gerardts, Gonsale | Date: [1695?]
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    Catalogus pharmacorum omnium quae apud : Pharmacopolas Londinense generaliter venalia prostant.

    | Date: [between 1650 and 1750?]
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    Gaza Chymica: or, a magazin, or store-house of choice chymical medicines / faithfully prepared, in my laboratory, at the sign of Hermes Trismegistus in Watlin-street in London, by me George Wilson, Philo-Chym. 1686.

    Wilson, George, 1631 or 1632- | Date: [1686]
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    Advertisement : There is lately found out at Norwood in the Parish of Croydod, in the country of Surry, at Biggen Farm, at Richard Jacksons, an excellent purging water.

    | Date: [1675?]
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