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Lordbud · Sep 10, 2009

Just won this one for the minimum bid and is an example I'd never seen before although I do have a regular embossed prescription bottle from
the same druggist J.W. Angell.
Cydonia oblonga is a species of quince which is probably what the embossing refers to rather than the area known as Cydonia on the planet Mars.

Embossed [JWA monogram] Angell's/Cydonia Cream/San Francisco

Wilkie · Sep 10, 2009

That's a nice one Jason. I was watching that one but money is tight right now so I didn't bid. Nice buy!

Lordbud · Dec 10, 2010

I received an email from the Grandchild of J.W. Angell, who wanted to see a picture of his prescription bottle.
Here 'tis:

Lordbud · Dec 11, 2010

After further correspondence, I am also posting a photo of a J.W. Angell trade card I won on ebay some months ago. Sadly the upper left corner has been trimmed for unknown reasons but one doesn't see local druggist trade cards all that often.

surfaceone · Dec 11, 2010

Hey Jason,

Nice bottles and tradecard!

"I have a few more pieces to the family Patent Medicine Business. There was a November 10, 1882, trade mark patent 10,015 for Liver Pills and another no. 19,400 dated April 28, 1891 for Cydonia Cream which indicated that the initials were in common usage from 1875. The trademark consists of the initials JWA in a circle and the paper label for Cydonia Cream also shows my great grandfatherâ€™s signature ... Jonathan W. Angell, Inventor and Proprietor, San Francisco, California. Cydonia Cream by the way was to prevent dry skin and labeled a cosmetic. We have no idea what the product was in 1875 and nothing about the packaging for the 1882 Liver Pills. This information was found at the Patent Library in Sunnyvale, California. The Savannah City Directory, 1910, also shows a listing for Angell Medicine ... As early as 1918 I have found Starr in conjunction with Angell. By 1920 even the family name was changed to Starr. In addition there is a 1940 Price List ... which indicates Starrâ€™s Pills (1940) were formerly Wonderful M.L.&K. Dr. Greeneâ€™s Pills (1940) were formerly Special Nature. We know nothing about Wonderful M.L.&K. or Special Nature. By 1940 the product was distributed in small size boxes, about the size of matches and these products were called Starrâ€™s Pills, Starrâ€™s Herb Tablets, Doctor Greeneâ€™s Pills, and Starrâ€™s Vitamin Tablets. Business ceased during WWII. Thank you for posting on the Ask Digger, March 2001 site. Janet " From.

Cool that she reached out for you. Did'ya learn anything else from her?

I especially like the Anti-Irish cartoon image. Do'ya think it's Leech, Nast, or who?

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