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Antique Grove's Tasteless Tonic Glass Bottle

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Bottles & Insulators Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:15.00 - 20.00 USD
Antique Grove's Tasteless Tonic Glass Bottle
Antique Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Glass Bottle, Prepared by Paris Medicine Co. St. Louis, measures 5.75''L x 2.5''W x 1 1/8''W, embossed lettering, ca. 1878-1910, FYI: ''This clear glass bottle was used at the turn of the century to hold medicine for the treatment of chills caused by a fever. After losing his wife and daughter to malaria, Grove developed Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic, a remedy for the disease. First sold in 1885, it was made from quinine suspended in a flavored syrup in order to eliminate the bitter taste. Edwin Wiley Grove (December 27, 1850 - January 27, 1927), commonly known as E. W. Grove, was an American business magnate, entrepreneur, and self-made millionaire. He founded the Paris Medicine Company, creating and producing its most well-known patent medicine products, Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic and Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. First sold in 1885, it was made from quinine suspended in a flavored syrup in order to eliminate the bitter taste. The tasteless chill tonic, which some claimed was not entirely tasteless, was an improvement over taking straight quinine for fevers and chills caused by malaria. It contained cinchonine, cinchonidine, reduced iron, sweet syrup, and lemon flavor in a suspension that required shaking before use. Sources claim that by 1890, more bottles of Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic were sold than bottles of Coca-Cola.''
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