Drug_store_sign_for_products_Heroin_and_Aspirin_before_US_Heroin_ban_1924.jpg
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Summary
Description Drug store sign for products Heroin and Aspirin before US Heroin ban 1924.jpg |
English:
Replica (true reproduction of the original) of a drug store sign for Heroin and Aspirin from company Bayer, original from before 1924 when Heroin was banned in the USA by law. Heroin was initially invented and marketed as a sedative for coughs with little side effects. Only after years, the high addictive potential became known, which led to the drug being prohibited by federal law in the U.S. in 1924. In 1931, Bayer internationally removed it from its product palette. Subsequently, it internationally became an illegal drug and was produced only by the criminal sector - only in some countries like the United Kingdom, the chemical substance therein is still prescribed as a medicine for certain purposes, however not under the original brand name Heroin which belonged to Bayer.
REMARK: It can be seen that the photographed item is a replica, hence no original from before about 1924/25 but produced later, as in the second line there is a spelling error (typo) in the word "PHARMACUTICAL" - a letter E is missing before the U. Outer dimensions of the photographed item including a wooden frame (which is not shown): 45" x 34" (114 cm x 86 cm). |
Date |
before 1925
date QS:P,+1925-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1925-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
, while the production date of the photographed, shown replication of the original sign is not known. The photographer of the shown replica is also not known.
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Source | https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/drug-store-sign-bayer-3014-c-b0e4e1b86e |
Author | Unknown author Unknown author |
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