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Card: 

BAE05

Advertises: 

Faricum

Caption: 

None

Company: 

Faricum Company, New York

Categories: 

Before and After, Medical & Dental

Issue: 

Custom

Printer: 

G. Schlegel & Son, Lith. N.Y.

Reverse: 

Advertises Read's 3-Minute Headache and Neuralgia Cure, and Read's Sore Throat and Catarrh Powder.

Size: 

4-13/16" x 2-15/16"

Scarcity: 

Scarce

Comment: 

Sick people walk past the bottle of Faricum and become well. The artist's use of the bottle as a divider between the before and after scenes emphasizes the product's curative powers. See also BAE06 and BAE07. A paneled with & without card.