Offered is an unusual, 3-sided tonic bottle with original labels, contents, and box.  The bottle is considered triangular-shaped, but actually has six sides.  It has a long neck with a flattened rim. amber in color, stands 9.75” tall, and is embossed vertically on one vertical corner, “FREDERICK STEARNS & Co. DETROIT, MICH.”  The bottle depicted on the box depicts one of the earlier 1890  cork top versions of this tonic likely due to the advent of the automatic bottling machine in the 1920’s and a large inventory of earlier printed boxes.

The bottle is in excellent condition as the photos attest.  The box is slightly dented in one corner and has light age wear, yet it is solid and in great condition.

Inside the box, was an additional advertising flyer -printed on both sides for another Stearns product, “Zymole Trokeys for Husky Throats / ZYMOLE TROKEYS are antiseptic throat pastilles for the relief of common affections of the throat, such as hoarseness; tickling, huskiness, simple sore throat, loss of voice and bronchitis. Zymole Trokeys assist in clearing the throat of accumulated mucous...”

The bottle is in excellent condition as the photos attest.  The box is slightly dented in one corner and has light age wear, yet it is solid and otherwise undamaged. THE PHOTOS TELL MUCH MORE! 

Inside the box, is an additional advertising flyer for another Stearn’s product which reads in part: “Zymole Trokeys for Husky Throats / ZYMOLE TROKEYS are antiseptic throat pastilles for the relief of common affections of the throat, such as hoarseness; tickling, huskiness, simple sore throat, loss of voice and bronchitis. Zymole Trokeys assist in clearing the throat of accumulated mucous / THEY’RE DIFFERENT…”

Frederick Stearns and Co. established his company in 1855 and produced a range of pharmaceutical products including tonics and medical elixirs.   This elixir was likely made in the late 1920s-1930s.

A great advertising piece!

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