A Group of The Chattanooga Medicine Co. Patent Medicine Boxes and Syrup of Black-Draught Bottle

This lot features an assortment of vintage patent medicine packaging and an original bottle from The Chattanooga Medicine Co. included are two cardboard retail boxes for McElree's Cardui. The blue and white printed boxes identify the product as A Vegetable Bitter Tonic and Stomachic, containing 19 percent alcohol by volume. The active ingredients listed include Blessed Thistle, Black Haw, and Golden Seal. The front panels feature an illustration of two figures in a field, one standing and one seated. The base of the boxes is printed with the manufacturer's name, THE CHATTANOOGA MEDICINE CO. CHATTANOOGA, TENN., U.S.A. and a price of One Dollar.Also included is a yellow and black cardboard box for Thedford's Black-Draught, described as A Pleasant-Tasting Laxative. The side panel lists a compound of senna and rhubarb in sugar syrup with various aromatics and 5 percent alcohol. Accompanying the box is a dark amber glass bottle with a cork stopper. The front of the bottle retains a yellow and black paper label reading SYRUP OF BLACK-DRAUGHT and provides dosage instructions for children and adults. The side of the glass bottle is embossed with the words SYRUP OF BLACK-DRAUGHT. The manufacturer is identified on both the box and bottle label as THE CHATTANOOGA MEDICINE CO.Height of Cardui boxes: 8.75 inchesHeight of Black-Draught box: 8 inches.