Florida Patent Medicines - post what you know...

[AntiqueMeds]

looking for info on Florida patent and proprietary medicines.
post any you know of.

Tampa Florida -

All the various Leonardi bottles
- LEONARDI'S GOLDEN EYE LOTION
- LEONARDIS WORM SYRUP
- LEONARDI'S TASTELESS CHILL CURE AND IRON TONIC
- etc etc

DR M CARABALLO VERMICIDA , probably a Cuban immagrant , verifuge..

 

[MichaelFla]

I only know of a few, but I'll post what I know. I'm sure Stumpknocker and some others know quite a few more than I.

Jacksonville:

Red Cross Chill & Fever Tonic Prepared by Cash Bros Drug Co

Tampa:

Leonardi's Blood Elixir The Great Blood Purifier. Found with Tampa only, and with New York & Tampa
Leonardi's Elixir for the Blood Has S B Leonardi Tampa seal, but says prepared by S B Leonardi New York
Leonardi's Lightning Cough Cure
Leonardi's Golden Eye Lotion
Leonardi's Liver Aid
Leonardi's Tasteless Chill Cure & Iron Tonic
7 - 11 Seven Eleven Fever Remedy (prepared by S B Leonardi)
Leonardi's Cough Cure Creosoted (in both spanish & english on bottle). Found with Tampa only, and with New York & Tampa
Dr M Caraballo Vermicida

Pensacola:

Bear Brand Wild Cherry Tonic Compound Lewis Bear Drug Co Pensacola
Lewis Lightning Nerve & Bone Liniment (no city, but attributed to Lewis Bear Drug Co, Pensacola)
Lewis Painless Eye Water (no city, but attributed to Lewis Bear Drug Co, Pensacola)
Mountain Mint Tonic Prepared Solely by P E Hannah MD Pensacola

Monticello:

Johnson's Chill & Fever Tonic ('The Texas Cure' inside star of david) Prepared by Johnson & Co Monticello FLA

Key West:

Dr Fraga's Cuban Vermifuge (no city, but attributed to Key West)


Hope this helps, and looking forward to reading other's posting in this thread []

 

[AntiqueMeds]

thanks , good list. i have most of those listed.


Jacksonville Fla. -

- White's Yucatan Herb Compound
- POINSETT'S INDIAN LOXECUST (one of the only FL pntil marked meds?)
- WEBSTER'S FEVER SPECIFIC BROOKLYN DRUG STORE
- CHECINI'S INDIAN SEBAGO THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER

 

[MichaelFla]

I have heard of the Webster's but forgot to list it. The other three I have never heard of.

What about: Sloat's / Trade Mark Registered / Vegetable / Bitters / An Appetizer / And Tonic / Excellent for / Indigestion / Dispepsia / & Diarrhoea / Price $1.00 / Sloat Bros Co / Jacksonville, FLA ... This is a label only bitters from Jacksonville. Not sure if you are interested since it is bitters, but does list some medical issues that it was used for.

Also, I'm trying to determine if one of my bottles is alcohol or medicine. It says: Hannah's Fruit Cordial / Hannah Bros / Pensacola, FLA. Since the Mountain Mint Tonic was made by a Hannah in Pensacola I am thinking mine might be medicinal.

 

[AntiqueMeds]

Bitters were typically medicinal but are outside the scope of what I cover.
They are really their own established category.

I expect the cordial is medicinal.

 

[stumpknocker]

I’m always looking for Patent Medicines, Tonics, Cures, Citrate of Magnesium, Druggist, Drugstore and Pharmacy bottles from Florida to add to the collection. If you have any of these types of bottles that you would consider selling please send me an email. Of the ones that I have collected so far this has to be one of my favorites.

 

[AntiqueMeds]

Excellent , that's a good one. Didnt have that one listed. Thanks

 

[cyberdigger]

That's very cool.. ANTIFEBRIFUGO ...that which serves as an antidote to something which reduces fever.. .huh..[8|]

 

[bottlekid76]

That's a good spelling bee candidate [8D]

~Tim

 

[AntiqueMeds]

Normally they use antifebrifuge.

I'm thinking that might be the spanish influenced spelling.