Cupiss' constitution balls for horses, cattle & sheep : are superior to all other medicine, and less expensive by reason of their lasting benefit, in cases of swelled legs, grease, cracked heels, surfeit, staring coat, colic, hide bound, loss of appetite, hove or blown, influenza, broken wind, strangles, sore throats, epidemic, coughs, colds, distemper, disordered liver, scouring, rot in sheep, gargate, conditioning, wasting, preserving health, &c. ... / Francis Cupiss.

  • Francis Cupiss Ltd.
Date:
[1895?]
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Cupiss' constitution balls for horses, cattle & sheep : are superior to all other medicine, and less expensive by reason of their lasting benefit, in cases of swelled legs, grease, cracked heels, surfeit, staring coat, colic, hide bound, loss of appetite, hove or blown, influenza, broken wind, strangles, sore throats, epidemic, coughs, colds, distemper, disordered liver, scouring, rot in sheep, gargate, conditioning, wasting, preserving health, &c. ... / Francis Cupiss. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Four folded leaflets advertising Cupiss' Constitution balls and Cough Balls with testimonials from 1845 to 1895. the formula was devised in 1830. There is a name check for Alfred Parker's chemist's shop in Uttoxeter where the Balls can be bought. The first page has the 1830 company trademark illustration of a horse before and after taking the medicine.

Publication/Creation

Diss : Francis Cupiss, [1895?]

Physical description

4 folded sheets (6 pages each) : illustrations ; 17 cm

Notes

The products are still being manufactured in 2001 and a history of the firm and founder is given on its website.

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    Closed stores
    EPH/5/19

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