Thacher Medicine Company
Biography
The Thacher Medicine Company was founded by Dr. Henry Savage Thacher in Chattanooga, Tennessee around 1890. In 1910, the company was bought by John Thomas Lupton. It's most popular product was Dr. Thacher's Liver and Blood Syrup, but the company carried a variety of other products as well. The company ceased operations in the 1930s after being challenged by the United States Food and Drug Administration on the effectiveness of their products.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Medicine bottles
This collection contains contains four medicine bottles from Dayton, Tennessee and Chattanooga, Tennessee, circa 1880 to 1930.
Thacher Medicine Company records
This collection contains advertisements, photographs, and packaging that documents the patent medicine industry in Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1887 to 1929.
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