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National Bitters, Schlichter & Zug, Philadelphia, 1867

If you wish perfect health, says the book in her hand.

What

A lithograph for the National Bitters of Schlichter & Zug, 929 Market Street, Philadelphia, 1867; Library of Congress, LCCN 2003679721.

Why

The poster sells a health tonic through a pretty face and a printed promise.

Notice

Her ringlets fall to her bare shoulder, a rose sits in her hair, and the book's pages read NATIONAL BITTERS in red.

“A Philadelphia bitters, sold by the page.”

Format

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

Sized to protect print quality — this scan supports sizes up to 27x41" cleanly.

Size

$29.00

Provenance

The Lost — mark extinguished

Country: United States
Format: Other
Piece published: If you wish perfect health, use the National Bitters LCCN2003679721, 1867
Source: Library of Congress · LCCN 2003679721

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Scan: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division; public domain. 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 2026-11-02. Published 1867, before the 1930 cutoff; maker unidentified; Commons reads Public domain with {{LOC-image}} {{PD-Layout}} {{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 no longer in the market. Everything sold here is the art, not the drink.