Booklet printed in black and red advertising various products of the Davis & Lawrence Co. Ltd.; Painkiller, Menthol the D & L Plaster, Pyny Balsam, D & L Liver Pills, Rennecine Tablets, Princess Indelible Marking Ink, Hinds' Honey and Almond Cream, the D & L Menthol Salve, The D & L Emulsion of Cod…
Booklet printed in black and red advertising various products of the Davis & Lawrence Co. Ltd.; Painkiller, Menthol the D & L Plaster, Pyny Balsam, D & L Liver Pills, Rennecine Tablets, Princess Indelible Marking Ink, Hinds' Honey and Almond Cream, the D & L Menthol Salve, The D & L Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil, Dr. Channing's Sarsaparilla; 8 pages.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, March 11, 1994, from George S. Wegg Limited.
Back reads, "CURE ALL YOUR PAINS WITH // Pain-Killer. // A Medicine Chest in itself. // PERRY DAVIS // 25 AND 50 CENT BOTTLES // Davis & Lawrence Co., Limited // MONTREAL // CANADA // NEW YORK // U.S.A."; front reads, "MENTHOL // THE D & L PLASTER // The Best Anti-Rheumatic Plaster made. // FOR // SCIATICA, PLEURISY, // STITCHES, CRICKS, // NEURALGIA, RHEUMATISM // AND LAME BACK"; plus advertising claims.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Chiong Trade Cards Binder C
Length
9.8 cm
Width
6.0 cm
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Condition Remarks
Folds are the original used to fold up the sheet into a booklet
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Perry Davis’ Pain Killer, a combination of opium, alcohol, and other substances, was formulated in 1839 and marketed successfully worldwide within 4 decades as both an internal and external pain remedy. Perry Davis (1791–1862) was born in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. Perry Davis began to manufacture his Vegetable Painkiller in 1839. His son Edmund carried on the business after Perry's death in 1862; product available up until 1958.
Perry Davis' Vegetable Pain Killer is reported to have been given to both soldiers and horses during the American Civil War. Davis trademarked the name "Pain Killer" and was at last a financial success.
This product is said to be one of the first directed specifically at pain management, rather than a particular disease or ailment. It was distributed worldwide by missionaries, and was considered a wonder drug.
In 1955, Canada Packers bought the Canadian patent of Davis & Co., Davis & Lawrence for many years.