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Tin litho counter top store display for smith brothers cough drops featuring highly graphic, detailed image of white and orange packages on lid and sides. Smith brothers cough drops remained available on some retail shelves and online sources, due to previously purchased unexpired back stock. William and andrew took over the business after their father died in 1866. Smith brothers wild cherry throat drops, 30 count each. A venerable cough drop brand that had all but disappeared tries a reintroduction. Buy sore throat lozenges with pectin by smith brothers warming apple pie, 90 count. Smith, vice president and secretary of smith brothers cough drops inc. Mar 19, 2009 smith brothers cough drops will help kill bears in the wood tvdays.
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Nov 24, 2014 that is what the brotherly cough drop brands have done, pine bros. Smith brothers black cough drops box 1970s vintage. Timeline of michigan city michigan city public library. Badgesbuttonspins and watch fobs baking powderflourcocoaoats bookscatalogsephemera bottles and jars boxes and crates ceramics and. Smith brothers nondrowsy multisymptom powders deliver proven relief of your cold and flu symptoms. A throat lozenge also known as a cough drop, troche, cachou, pastille or cough sweet is a small, typically medicated tablet intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to temporarily stop coughs, lubricate, and soothe irritated tissues of the throat usually due to a sore throat, possibly from the common cold or influenza. Please consider ludens cough drops or pine brother s cough drops. Smith brothers cough drops, michigan city indiana 1935 ad postal history cover. After purchasing the formula, and much stirring, mixing, and tinkering, william.
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Sore throat drops with pectin by smith brothers wild. Thats exactly what the smith brothers thought when they created their wild cherry cough drops. This material is provided for educational purposes only and is not intended for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Honey lemon cough drops have been specifically crafted to provide soothing relief for coughs it all started on one particularly cold, bitter winters day in 1847 in the windswept hudson valley. I love smith brothers wild cherry cough drops and will continue to indulge in one every now and then to soothe a scratchy throat and help soothe my allergy cough. In 1847, james met sly hawkins, a peddler who sold him a recipe for cough formula drops. Very high quality piece is crisp, bright and appears never used, w beautiful detailing and nice sheen rates a strong c. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Mar 21, 2012 smith brothers warm apple pie cough drops. Smith brothers cough drops black licorice bags 12 box. A behindthe scenes look at poughkeepsies cough drop history hudson valley magazine.
Smith brothers are known for producing some of the best cough remedies in the world. Flavored cough drops have been around almost as long as people have been coughing. Now, the vintage smith brothers brand of cough drops is poised to try a comeback. Smith brothers black cough drops box 1970s though this one looks like it could have come straight from the 1930s, its actually a box from the 1970s, though i recall a differentlooking box than this.
Originally the drops were sold from glass jars on countertops. William was the grandson of william 1st and andrew, known as trade and mark from their pictures on the cough drop box. Buy sore throat drops with pectin by smith brothers wild cherry, 90 count. Coughdrop sales soared as the dynamic little pastille demonstrated that it. The smith brothers cough drop box portrays one of the worlds most famous trademarks. Smith brothers cough and throat drops are a great tasting way to find comfort when you need it. Producers of the first retail cough drops in the united states, the entire contents of the smith brothers brighton park, il production facility will be sold at an open cry public auction on.
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Early, heavy embossed figural cast iron advertising paperweight for smith brothers, in shape of co. The smith brothers have provided greattasting cough and cold relief for over 170 years. These throat drops are nothing like the original, from the shape and texture to the resulting taste. One more bit of evidence of the decline and fall of almost everything. Product description smith brothers cough drops sign. Cough tablets have taken the name lozenge, based on their original. I loved them then im 81 now and i love them now but they are hard to find in the stores. Cough drops get sleep aids with smith brothers overhaul. Smith brothers farms milk and local food delivery in. Our coronavirus coverage is now free for the first 24 hours. Poughkeepsies own smith brothers cough drops make a. Antique advertising smith brothers cough drops sign. Comeback edit in may 2016, the smith brothers brand was acquired by lanes brands in bedford, new hampshire, the united states subsidiary of lanes health in gloucester, united kingdom. They inherited the company from its founder, james smith their father, who died in 1866.
Oct 28, 2014 smith brothers is an iconic brand that consumers recognize for its cough drop roots and research shows is transferable to other cough coldfluhealth and wellness products. And think about when youre coughing up a storm and need some soothing relief, a little elegance is exactly what you need. Buy smith brothers wild cherry throat drops, 30 count each at. Pine bros softish throat drops, natural honey, 32 count. As the only drops in the cough cold section specifically formulated for timeofday use, daytime contains caffeine for a little added energy, and nighttime with melatonin and chamomile to help relax the body before bedtime. A classic piece of americana that has been around for over no, the following number is not a typo 171 years, smith brothers wild cherry cough drops are one of a kind and are back on the market.
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