RARE 1882 Kickapoo Indian Sagwa Blood Liver Stomach Medicine Show Crate Antique
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:43868800 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
| Volume: n/a | Bottle Type: Medicines & Cures |
| Time Period Manufactured: Antique (Pre-1900) |
**This is the only one I know for sale anywhere**
Very Rare Antique 1882 "1 Doz Genuine Kickapoo Indian Sagwa for Blood Liver Stomach" Medicine Show Wood Crate ....held 1 Doz bottles---------------------------65% off from original list price------------------------MEDICINE SHOWS--- Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company-(Healy & Bigelow)
Endorsed by Buffalo Bill Cody---WILD WEST SHOWS-- Annie Oakley/Circus great James A. Bailey, of Barnum & Bailey
...The best selling of all the medicine show TONICS -miracle cures/QUACKERY and all but a fewwere found to be fraudulent-USUALLY AN ALCOHOL MIXTUREin 1906 what we now call the FDA made them take the indian part off and eventually ENDED, a lot of alcohol in the actual contents compared to what was listed.
No kickapoo indians were evere part of these traveling shows
Healy & Bigelow were the biggest and best at this....
top of box _. A. Kuster? Onaga, KS. then over the some stenciled word then Kansas City
i believe newspaper was covered over the entire box still on the inside- then after a very longtime was found and taken off...
There truely isnt any of these for sale or even recently for sale...
Originally there were no lids on these
9.5" x 10.5" x 11"--approximately
i believe this at onne time was covered in newspaer and then forgot about
no lid was origginally onthese
Condition is "Used". Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
Very Rare Antique 1882 "1 Doz Genuine Kickapoo Indian Sagwa for Blood Liver Stomach" Medicine Show Wood Crate ....held 1 Doz bottles---------------------------65% off from original list price------------------------MEDICINE SHOWS--- Kickapoo Indian Medicine Company-(Healy & Bigelow)
Endorsed by Buffalo Bill Cody---WILD WEST SHOWS-- Annie Oakley/Circus great James A. Bailey, of Barnum & Bailey
...The best selling of all the medicine show TONICS -miracle cures/QUACKERY and all but a fewwere found to be fraudulent-USUALLY AN ALCOHOL MIXTUREin 1906 what we now call the FDA made them take the indian part off and eventually ENDED, a lot of alcohol in the actual contents compared to what was listed.
No kickapoo indians were evere part of these traveling shows
Healy & Bigelow were the biggest and best at this....
top of box _. A. Kuster? Onaga, KS. then over the some stenciled word then Kansas City
i believe newspaper was covered over the entire box still on the inside- then after a very longtime was found and taken off...
There truely isnt any of these for sale or even recently for sale...
Originally there were no lids on these
9.5" x 10.5" x 11"--approximately
i believe this at onne time was covered in newspaer and then forgot about
no lid was origginally onthese
Condition is "Used". Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
