Leonardi's Tasteless Chill Remedy

[daddytrecool]

It says Leonardi's/ tasteless/ chill remedy/ trade mark/ (on a helm) s b leonardi & co tampa FLA/ registered/ iron tonic/ new rochelle/ new york.

I found it in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and was wondering the age of the clear bottle. It's about 5.5-6 inches tall.

 

[AntiqueMeds]

I think the NEW YORK marked ones tend to be pretty late , turn of century or after.

 

[surfaceone]

Hey Alvan,

You might wanna check that little box that says, "Embed picture in post," so that the photos show up directly.

You've got another nice TOC med here.

"Sydney B. Leonardi, 1862-1942, was born in Tampa, Fla., where he attended a pharma cuticle school. He patented Dr. Reno's New Health or Women's Salvation in December 1894, in Tampa. His obituary indicates that he established his business in Tampa in 1896, moved to New York City in 1914, and then to New Rochelle, NY. in 1921. He exported 50% of his products to Latin American countries after 1921.

Other embossed Leonardi bottles known to me are: Reno's / New Health / Uterine Tonic / picture of woman / Prepared / Only By / S.B. Leonardi / & Co. / New York, N.Y., aqua, square, 7 5/8 inches tall; Leonardi's // Golden Eye Lotion / Cures Without Pain // Tampa, Fla., aqua and light green, rectangular, 5 1/4 inches tall; Leonardi's Lightening / Cough Cure / Tampa, Fla., clear, rectangular, 6 3/8 inches tall. I believe that these are all bimal, which indicates that bimal bottles were used well into this century, or that Leonardi had ties with New York well before he moved S.B. Leonardi Inc., there. The obituary indicated that Sydney was president of the company and that he was survived by his wife Alla Buff Leonardi, a son Sidney B. Leonardi and two daughters, Margurite Leonardi and Mrs. Howard M. Miller. I do not know if the company continued after 1942." Thanks to Dr. Richard Cannon & Glassworks Auctions.

Our one & only Matt/AntiqueMeds, nee GuntherHess lists the following Leonardi's:

" LEONARDI
LEONARDIS LIGHTNING COUGH CURE TAMPA, FLA
hazy,Sydney B. Leonardi
LEONARDI
LEONARDI'S TASTELESS CHILL CURE AND IRON TONIC TAMPA, FLA.
LEONARDI
LEONARDI'S GOLDEN EYE LOTION RELEIVES WITHOUT PAIN NEW YORK, N.Y.
LEONARDI
LEONARDI'S LIVER AID TAMPA, FLA
LEONARDI
LEONARDI'S BLOOD ELIXIR THE GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER S.B. LEONARDI & CO. TAMPA FLA
beveled corners
LEONARDI
JARABE DE LEONARDI PARA. LATOS CREOSOTADO LEONARDI'S COUGH SYRUP CREOSOTED TAMPA, FLA
Spanish version
LEONARDI
LEONARDI'S GOLDEN EYE LOTION RELEIVES WITHOUT PAIN NEW ROCHELLE N.Y, N.Y.
ABM
LEONARDI
LEONARDI'S GOLDEN EYE LOTION RELEIVES WITHOUT PAIN TAMPA FLA."

 

[daddytrecool]

Here it is embeded. Thank you

 

[madman]

NICE FIND! IT WOULD BE ONE THE SHELVE

 

[Plumbata]

Nice bottle, that has some character!

So was that a competitor to the Grove's tasteless chill tonic? Being found in that area makes me think it may have been deposited by someone in the military who arrived right after the Span-Am war and was infected with Malaria down there. Pretty cool, keep a lookout for other bottles!