Schnecks Seaweed Tonic

Wilkie · Feb 2, 2009

I just picked up this one on eBay for 7.99! Kovels has it listed at 165 dollars. I'd call this one a pretty decent deal. It's not a real attractive bottle which is probably why I'm the only one who bid on it. The seller probaby isn't real happy. Is this a bitters? Does anyone know the locality of the company? It stands about 8 3/4" tall.

div2roty · Feb 2, 2009

There is a Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup marked Philada. I would guess that they are the same Schencks. The seaweed tonic comes in versions with iron pontils, which do sell in the $150 and up range. I have the version you have in my store for $25. Its a nice bottle and you got a good deal. They don't bring much on ebay though. I'd like to get $18-20 for mine, but the cost of shipping it prevents me from listing it on ebay. I wouldn't want to sell mine for $7.99 before the fees, especially considering all the work it takes to list something.

Anyway, congrats on the new find. I can't imagine that a medcine would want to associate itself with seaweed. It can't taste good, although I think celery soda taste awful too, and people still drink it.

GuntherHess · Feb 2, 2009

You have to be a bit careful with Kovels. The ~$165 value is for the iron pontil marked version. The non-pontilled versions are probably running around $15-25 depending on variant and condition. It is a Philadephia patent medicine. It was a pretty successful one. There were a number of early seaweed based medicines typically using the "Irish Moss" sea plant.

Wilkie · Feb 2, 2009

Doing a little research on it today I found that it was used as a cure for alcoholism among other things.

Appreciate the input. I'll go with the 20 to 30 dollar range! It just doesn't look like a $165 dollar bottle to me.

GuntherHess · Feb 2, 2009

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GuntherHess · Feb 2, 2009

Here is one of thier many trade cards...

Wilkie · Feb 2, 2009

ORIGINAL: GuntherHess
Here is one of thier many trade cards...

Very cool Matt. Thanks for sharing. I have one of the Schnecks Pulmonic Syrup's too.

RedGinger · Feb 2, 2009

Hi Wilkie. We dug a Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup last year. I can't find the thread. It was not pontiled. Still very cool. Later foud the Seaweed Tonic to go with it at an antique shop. I just really like those two. I can't remember how much the pulmonic syrup goes for. I like that trade card Gunther. Where did you find it?

cc6pack · Feb 2, 2009

Here's an ad for the pills

GuntherHess · Feb 2, 2009

Where did you find it?

One of my various projects is putting together a CDROM of medicine trade cards. I have probably have 400-500 cards myself plus a lot of images from various sources. Still have lots of scanning to do...[

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If anyone wants to send me scans of any weird medicine tradecards I would certainly appreciate it and credit you in the text for any I use.

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