Antique Bottle Foley's Honey & Tar Chicago, Ill. Aqua Apothecary Cough Medicine

Antique Bottle Foley's Honey & Tar Chicago, Ill. Aqua Apothecary Cough Medicine (image 1/[null, null, null, null, null, null, null, null])
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This is a lot of Foley's Honey & Tar Chicago, Ill. aqua and clear Apothecary Cough Medicine Bottles.They range in size from 5-1/2 to 8-1/2 inches tall.Additional cleaning suggested. See pics.The largest us a light green and the next two sizes are clear. There is a tiny lip chip on the 2nd largest.They are all embossed on the sides with the following:FOLEY & CO.CHICAGO, U.S.A.The two smaller ones are clear and aqua. There are no chips or cracks. They are both embossed on the front with the following:FOLEY'S HONEY AND TARFOLEY & CO.CHICAGO, U.S.A.A LITTLE COMPANY HISTORY:Foley & Co. of Chicago made a range of medicinal products starting in the 1870s, the most well known of which was Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. This bottle was from a less well known but still successful pain relief product.According to the Pocono Record,"The use of Foley's cough syrup was long-lived -- it was retailed during the late 1800s until the mid-1960s. In the early days, Foley's concoction was 7 percent alcohol mixed with a special solution of pine tar and honey, terpin hydrate, sodium benzyl succinate and gum arabic. The recommended dosage for adults was one teaspoon; for children, a half teaspoon; for infants, five to 10 drops, according to the directions on the label of another undated bottle. Foley's mixture cleared the throat of phlegm and mucus, stopped read more
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