Lot 2108
AYER'S SARSAPARILLA. EP-98, 10¢ Large AYER's, Plain Frame. "To Purify the Blood"
"Without doubt the discovery of America is Ayer’s Sarsaparilla…This is a compound concentrated extract composed of the Sarsaparilla-root of the tropics, Stillingia, Yellow Dock, Mandrake, and other roots held in high repute for their alterative, diuretic, tonic, and curative properties. An economical and reliable blood-purifying medicine" notes the advertisement card from the 1880s for Ayer’s.
In fact, this remedy was nothing more than a simple beverage of sweetened, herb-flavored water. It was dispensed as a "tonic" (still the general term for soda pop in certain areas of the country) but it was little different from the drink we now call root beer. Estimated Value $400 - 500
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