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Dr. Isaac Thompson's Eye Water

Dr. Isaac Thompson's Celebrated Eye Water. Visual Motif: An old man hands a little girl a bottle of eye water. In 1795, Dr Isaac Thompson concocted an eye water of zinc sulfate, saffron, camphor, and rose water. It was sold as late as 1939. Patent medicines are compounds promoted and sold as medical cures that do not work as promoted. "Patent medicine" is a misnomer since in most cases, although products might be trademarked, they are not patented. The promotion of patent medicines was one of the first major products highlighted by the advertising industry, and many advertising and sales techniques were pioneered by patent medicine promoters.

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Title: Dr. Isaac Thompson's Eye Water

Caption: Dr. Isaac Thompson's Celebrated Eye Water. Visual Motif: An old man hands a little girl a bottle of eye water. In 1795, Dr Isaac Thompson concocted an eye water of zinc sulfate, saffron, camphor, and rose water. It was sold as late as 1939. Patent medicines are compounds promoted and sold as medical cures that do not work as promoted. "Patent medicine" is a misnomer since in most cases, although products might be trademarked, they are not patented. The promotion of patent medicines was one of the first major products highlighted by the advertising industry, and many advertising and sales techniques were pioneered by patent medicine promoters.

Category: ILLUSTRATION • Medical: History

Credit: Album / NLM/Science Source

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Image size: 2700 × 3968 px | 30.7 MB

Print size: 22.9 × 33.6 cm | 1063.0 × 1562.2 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 19TH CENTURY • AD • ADVERT • ADVERTISEMENT • ADVERTISING • AMERICA • AMERICAN • ART • ARTWORK • CELEBRATED EYE WATER • CHROMOLITHOGRAPH • CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY • DR. ISAAC THOMPSON'S • DR. ISAAC THOMPSONS • DRAWING • EYE AILMENTS • EYE PROBLEMS • EYE WATER • FAKE MEDICINE • FAKE • FRAUDULENT CLAIMS • FRAUDULENT • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • ILUSTRATION • INEFFECTIVE • LITHOGRAPH • MEDICAL • MEDICAL: HISTORY • MEDICINAL • MEDICINE • NON-PRESCRIPTION • NONPRESCRIPTION • PATENT MEDICINE • PHONY • POSTER • PSEUDO MEDICINE • PSEUDO-MEDICINE • QUACKERY • REMEDY • SCIENCE • SHAM • UNITED STATES • US • USA