Item #2254 [BEEF TEA] Johnston's Fluid Beef

[BEEF TEA] Johnston's Fluid Beef

Philadelphia: Wm. M. Shoemaker, c. mid 1880's. Sewn binding. 24 pages. 12 x 10 cm. Testimonials, recipes and dubious scientific data proclaiming the healthy benefits of Johnston's Beef tea. John Lawson Johnston (1839-1900) was an Edinburgh butcher with an interest in military and medical provisions. He developed Johnston's Fluid Beef, a beef broth product, in the 1860's after which he procured a contract to sell tins of the Fluid Beef to the French army in 1874. Interior crisp and clean, covers lightly rubbed at spine. Color illustrated wraps. Very good. Item #2254

Price: $40.00

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