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I’ve been captivated lately by the oddities of late 19th century patent medicines, which claimed some extremely dubious medical benefits. I can’t guarantee that gobstoppers will cure anything except possibly knitting boredom or a life devoid of colour, but I did find inspiration in some of the stranger products. That’s right– inspired by snake oil, I’ve made up a few names of my own for this lot of gobstoppers; if any of the names seem weird, rest assured that the actual historic names (and medical claims) were even odder!
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Sock (matching pairs of 50g cakes): Left: Eckelman’s Excelsior; Middle Left: Mrs. Smythe’s Soothing Syrup; Middle Right: Pinkham’s Restoring Tonic; Right: Alder’s Alternative, For All That Ails
Sock (matching pairs of 50g cakes): Left: Robb’s Rust Remover; Middle: Bingham’s Blood Booster; Right: Dr. Bark’s Miracle Pomade
Sock (matching pairs of 50g cakes): Left: Fortescue’s Florida Water; Right: Dr. E.’s Eclectric Edge
BFL giant: Mrs. Blackman’s Blush Enhancer
BFL giant: Mr. Bigley’s Emerald Balsam
MCN giant: Mrs. Florian’s Fever Fighter
Merino/ silk fingering (MS-4): Left: Dr. James’ Magic Oil; Right: Popple’s Purple Pills
Merino/ cashmere/ silk lace (MCS): Left: Ackerman’s Water Cure; Right: Green’s Wizard Oil
BFL/ silk lace: Left: Professor Peacock’s Cure For Proud People; Right: Mr. Moore’s Miracle Moss
BFL/ silk lace: Victor’s Vaporizing Balm
silk/ cashmere lace: Stone’s Soporific
Merino heavylace: Lydington’s Cure, For Lung- Liver- Life
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