{"product_id":"084bf4-antique-1880s-vaseline-chesebrough-manufact","title":"Antique 1880s Vaseline Chesebrough Manufacturing Co. Victorian Trade Card – Elixir Vitæ","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal late-19th-century advertising trade card for \u003cstrong\u003eVaseline\u003c\/strong\u003e, produced for the Chesebrough Manufacturing Company of New York, London and Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe front features a charming Victorian-era color illustration of a young girl and boy outdoors, with the boy holding a cane and apparently examining a small object on the ground. The advertising identifies \u003cstrong\u003e“Vaseline – Chesebrough Manf’g Co.”\u003c\/strong\u003e and lists addresses at \u003cstrong\u003eNo. 40 Front St., New York; No. 41 Holborn Viaduct, London; and No. 246 Notre Dame St., Montreal\u003c\/strong\u003e. The lower margin is marked \u003cstrong\u003e“Wemple \u0026amp; Company New York,”\u003c\/strong\u003e identifying the lithographic printer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reverse is particularly interesting, headed \u003cstrong\u003e“THE ELIXIR VITÆ.”\u003c\/strong\u003e It contains a lengthy promotional poem praising Vaseline as a near-universal remedy. The advertisement promotes several early Chesebrough products, including Pure Vaseline, Pomade Vaseline, Vaseline Cold Cream, Vaseline Camphor Ice, Vaseline Toilet Soap and even \u003cstrong\u003e“Vaseline Confections (for internal use).”\u003c\/strong\u003e This type of expansive medicinal advertising is characteristic of the patent-medicine era before modern pharmaceutical regulation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Legacy Antiques \u0026 Consignment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53722367852837,"sku":"5091190255706","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0878\/8190\/8517\/files\/2026-09-01-0Tx0kwjc-IMG_4219.jpg?v=1788274517","url":"https:\/\/inletlegacy.com\/products\/084bf4-antique-1880s-vaseline-chesebrough-manufact","provider":"Legacy Antiques \u0026 Consignment","version":"1.0","type":"link"}