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Dr. C. Y. Girard's Ginger Brandy, 1860

A certain cure, sold by the glass, for sale here.

What

A chromolithograph by Robertson, Seibert & Shearman of 93 Fulton Street, New York, for Dr. C. Y. Girard's ginger brandy.

Why

The claim at the foot names cholera, colic, cramps, dysentery, chills and fever, and calls the cure a delightful and healthy beverage.

Notice

A hunter on horseback finds a fallen man in the woods and the bottle is already at his lips. The registration date, Jan. 12 1860, is written in ink beneath.

“Patent medicine and liquor on one card, half a century before anyone pulled them apart.”

Format

The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.

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Size

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Provenance

The Lost — mark extinguished

Printer: Robertson, Seibert & Shearman, New York
Country: United States
Format: Poster (affiche)
Piece published: Dr. C.Y. Girard's ginger brandy, for sale here, 1860
Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division · LCCN 2012648845

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Scan: Library of Congress; no known restrictions. Hosted on Wikimedia Commons.

Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (piece published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the piece’s own publication year, never a brand’s founding year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01. Published 1860, before the 1930 cutoff; maker Robertson, Seibert & Shearman.; Commons reads Public domain with {{LOC-image}} {{LOC-meta}} {{PD-US-expired-text}} {{PD-old-100-1923}} {{PD-old-100-expired}} {{PD-old-X-expired}} {{PD-old-text}} {{SDC-PD-old}}. Mark status dead is the registrar's reading of an old mark; no trademark search was run, so confirm before launch.

This brand was gone from the market. Everything sold here is the art, not the drink.