Retro Metal Advertising Sign. Head & Stomach Pills. Editorial Image

A metal sign for Reade Brothers and Company, manufacturing chemists, whose patent powders, pills, creams, and medicines were a source of comfort and relief from pain for many generations.The business began in the late eighteenth century, at a time when medicine was in its infancy, and visits to the doctor could only be afforded by wealthier members of society. Reade Brothers continued producing patent medicines until the 1960`s.