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Early 1890-1900\'s ( not certain on the exact time period )
Cascarets Reverse Glass Sign
Maked Meyercord Co. Chicago
Measures about 18 X 10 inches
Sign was mounted in newer frame by previous owner ( a little old lady)
The sign is in good condition expect the green background paint is lifting away from glass
Everything else appear stable.
Cascarets were made as brown octagonal tablets reputed to have a “pleasant taste–almost as pleasant as chocolate.” They were put up in rectangular tin boxes of six tablets designed to nestle easily in a vest pocket or small handbag. Cascarets quickly captured the nation. Sterling had offices in Chicago, Minneapolis and New York, facilitating a national distribution of their product. They backed their roll-out with a $500,000 advertising push and incentives to retail druggists. By 1899, Cascarets were selling 5,000,000 boxes per year, and were poised to become the top-selling proprietary medicine in the U.S. (source)
