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Antique Country Store Counter Display Box with 6 Original Hair Wash Boxes
Dr. J.F. True & Co. – Auburn, Maine (Circa 1906–1910s)
Up for sale is an exceptional piece of early 20th-century patent medicine and apothecary history: an original countertop easel-backed display box for "True's Aseptic Hair Wash," manufactured by Dr. J.F. True & Co. of Auburn, Maine.
This complete merchant display grouping includes the original cardboard counter display stand with its front advertising marquee, plus all 6 original paper/cardboard product boxes.
ITEM DETAILS & CONDITION:
• Brand / Manufacturer: Dr. J.F. True & Co. (Auburn, Maine, U.S.A.)
• Era: Early 1900s (Labeled "Guaranteed by Dr. J.F. True & Co. under the Food and Drugs Act, June 30, 1906")
• Marquee Graphic: Features a portrait of Dr. J.F. True alongside pricing for his signature Family Remedies (Worm Wafers, White Liniment, Cough Syrup, Cold Cream, Rawson's Kidney Pills, etc.)
• Included: (1) Original easel-backed cardboard counter display box; (6) Original outer product boxes with slide-out cardboard insert sleeves.
• CONTENTS: All boxes are EMPTY (no contents or powder packets remaining).
• Condition: Very good original antique condition. The counter display box stands upright with its rear fold-out easel leg intact. Cardboard boxes show light age-toning, edge wear, and faint paper oxidation consistent with authentic store-stock survival, but display crisp typography and Victorian hair art graphics.
Please review all high-resolution photos for exact cosmetic condition. Sent carefully packed in a sturdy box with tracking.
$119.80
Sale price
$119.80
Regular price
Antique Patent Medicine Counter Display Dr JF True Hair Wash Boxes Auburn Maine
$119.80
Sale price
$119.80
Regular price
Dr. J.F. True & Co. – Auburn, Maine (Circa 1906–1910s)
Up for sale is an exceptional piece of early 20th-century patent medicine and apothecary history: an original countertop easel-backed display box for "True's Aseptic Hair Wash," manufactured by Dr. J.F. True & Co. of Auburn, Maine.
This complete merchant display grouping includes the original cardboard counter display stand with its front advertising marquee, plus all 6 original paper/cardboard product boxes.
ITEM DETAILS & CONDITION:
• Brand / Manufacturer: Dr. J.F. True & Co. (Auburn, Maine, U.S.A.)
• Era: Early 1900s (Labeled "Guaranteed by Dr. J.F. True & Co. under the Food and Drugs Act, June 30, 1906")
• Marquee Graphic: Features a portrait of Dr. J.F. True alongside pricing for his signature Family Remedies (Worm Wafers, White Liniment, Cough Syrup, Cold Cream, Rawson's Kidney Pills, etc.)
• Included: (1) Original easel-backed cardboard counter display box; (6) Original outer product boxes with slide-out cardboard insert sleeves.
• CONTENTS: All boxes are EMPTY (no contents or powder packets remaining).
• Condition: Very good original antique condition. The counter display box stands upright with its rear fold-out easel leg intact. Cardboard boxes show light age-toning, edge wear, and faint paper oxidation consistent with authentic store-stock survival, but display crisp typography and Victorian hair art graphics.
Please review all high-resolution photos for exact cosmetic condition. Sent carefully packed in a sturdy box with tracking.