"POOR MAN COUGH SYRUP" Mystery

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Fellow Bottle Collectors,

I recently began collecting Medicine Bottle with interesting embossing. I enjoy doing a little research on each bottle but have come across one that impossible (for me) to locate anything ~ 3 pictures attached.

POOR MAN'S COUGH SYRUP ~ BIM ~ light clear/purple color ~ 5 3/4" tall by 2 1/4 wide.

The base has a raised design, possible an acorn, but cannot be sure

I have found a "Poor Man's Bitters" Bottle and "Anderson's Poor Man Cough", but NOTHING for this bottle. I have checked many on-line sources and checked the "Bottle Book: A Comprehensive Guide to Historic Embossed Medicine Bottles" by Fike, and NOTHING.

Does anyone have any information? I'm not sure if the wording POOR MAN's is the name of a Company or perhaps means something else entirely.

Thank you,
John
 

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Advertised by E. Chamberlain of Cambridgeport (Cambridge) Massachusetts in the late 1870's. Cool bottle. Looks like your example is a bit newer...perhaps mid-1880's.
 

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Thank you. The information is helpful. Do you know if the "POOR MAN'S" is the name of the company, or does it have another significance?
 

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