Rectangular cream and tan paper booklet titled 'Come into the Kitchen' produced as a promotional cookbook for the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company; rectangular cream paper front and back cover consists of single folded paper sheet with title and illustration of young woman cooking in kitchen on fr…
Rectangular cream and tan paper booklet titled 'Come into the Kitchen' produced as a promotional cookbook for the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company; rectangular cream paper front and back cover consists of single folded paper sheet with title and illustration of young woman cooking in kitchen on front cover and illustrated advertisement for Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Tablets on back cover; rectangular tan paper pages have illustrations, testimonials, women’s health and general advise, recipes, order forms and advertisements for a variety of Lydia E. Pinkham products printed on both sides in black ink; cover attached to pages by two thin grey metal staples; 32 pages.
Date of 1929 provided in donor file; examples in other collections dated 1930
Material
paper: cream, tan
ink: black, yellow
metal: grey
Inscriptions
Printed on front cover: “Come into the KITCHEN”; printed on back cover: “Lydia E. Pinkham’s // Vegetable Compound // Tablets!”; FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF // BUSY WOMEN, LYDIA E. PINKHAM’S // VEGETABLE COMPOUND IS NOW // SOLD IN TABLET FORM. EACH // BOTTLE CONTAINS 70 TABLETS, // OR 35 DOES. ABOUT THE SAME // NUMBER OF DOSES AS IN A // BOTTLE OF LIQUID MEDICINE // Chocolate Coated // Carry your medicine // with you. take it // regularly wherever // you are. // JUST AS EFFECTIVE // AS THE LIQUID // COMPOUND // Lydia E. Pinkham // Medicine Company // Lynn, Mass.”
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-
Length
17.7 cm
Width
11.4 cm
Depth
0.2 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Minor fading all over; minor creases and tears along edges
Copy Type
original
Reference Types
Website
Reference Comments
“Lydia E. Pinkham.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 2019. Accessed 10 July 2019.
“Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company Records, 1776-1968 (inclusive).” Harvard Library Viewer, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., 2019. Accessed 10 July 2019.
Research Facts
Lydia E. Pinkham was a popular patent medicine producer famous for her Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and other remedies; products were marketed as treatments for a wide variety of women’s health issues; Lydia E. Pinkham developed a relationship of trust with many female consumers who felt uncomfortable with male medical professionals; she marketed her products with images of her face and slogans like “Only a woman can understand a woman’s ills”; an all female Department of Advise was formed to respond to the many letters she received, and she also produced many pamphlets and manuals for women’s health and well being; the health benefits of her products were never proven and her Vegetable Compound contained high concentrations of alcohol; increased regulations in drug advertising forced the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Company to remove many of the medical claims for its products.
University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Archival Items
Classification
Archival, Advertisements
Accession Number
1977.12.201
Description
An original short single sheet of cream-coloured advertising paper pamphlet with black print; folds out with 8 double-sided panels; one side text written in English and other in French; images on 2 pages of Perry Davis.
An original short single sheet of cream-coloured advertising paper pamphlet with black print; folds out with 8 double-sided panels; one side text written in English and other in French; images on 2 pages of Perry Davis.
Printed on one cover is a photo of Perry Davis, followed by: "PERRY DAVIS // MODE D'EMPLOI DU // PAINKILLER // PERRY DAVIS // Cie Davis & Lawrence (Canada) Ltée // Pharmaciens manufacturiers // Montréal"; includes an index of uses, and each panel advises on the correct use; starting at the first fold: “To help Check Chills and Break up Common Colds, La Grippe and for Bronchitis”; "For Colic, Cramps in the Stomach and Bowels, and Diarrhoea”; “For Common Sore Throat and Children’s False Croup Attacks, Frost Bites and Chilblains”; “For Sprains, Bruises, Stiff Neck”; “As a Liniment for Muscular Cramps and as a Rubdown to relieve Strains after Violent Exercise”; “For Cuts and Scratches, Insect Bites and Stings, Toothaches”.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-5-7 Binder A
Length
11.2 cm
Width
70.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Open flat
Condition Remarks
Shows wear around edges and folds; overall, paper yellowing
University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Archival Items
Classification
Archival, Advertisements
Accession Number
1977.12.203
Description
An original tan-coloured paper advertising booklet with black print includes 16 double-sided pages; text written in English and French; line drawing style image on front cover shows a uniformed nurse c 1900, man and medication product; single staple through middle of spine.
An original tan-coloured paper advertising booklet with black print includes 16 double-sided pages; text written in English and French; line drawing style image on front cover shows a uniformed nurse c 1900, man and medication product; single staple through middle of spine.
Front: “Weakness, Wasting and // Nervous Complaints // How they are cured in // Men, Women and Children // by the great British remedy // Dr Cassell’s Tablets //The Dr. Cassell's Medicine Co., Ltd. // 418 Chester Road, Manchester, Eng. (ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)”
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-5-7 Binder A
Length
9.5 cm
Width
12.2.cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Shows wear along edges; some pages of bottom-right corner are torn or bent, small tear in upper-right portion of pages 1-4 on French side, slight wrinkling from folding.