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Beecham's Pills 19th Century SCOTLAND Photo Folio Booklets - 17 of 20 VolumesPRESENTED HERE IS AN INCREASINGLY SCARCE, ORIGINAL, Nearly Complete (Missing only 3 of 20), Photographic Account of the Iconic Locales of SCOTLAND, including, but not limited to: EDINBURGH (Linlithgow & Rosslyn District), GLASGOW & PAISLEY, THE CLYDE, DUMFRIES & DISTRICT, MELROSE & LAND OF SCOTT, NORTH BERWICK, FORTH BRIDGE & SURROUNDINGS, PERTHSHIRE, STIRLING DISTRICT, THE TROSSACHS & LOCH LOMOND, OBAN (Fort William, Ben Nevis, Iona & Staffa), CALEDONIAN CANAL DISTRICT, DUNDEE (St. Andrews & Montrose District), ABERDEEN & DEESIDE, INVERNESS & STRATHPEFFER DISTRICT, THE WESTERN HIGHLANDS (Skye, Lewis, Orkney & Shetland)The "Photo Folios" were Printed in Holland and Published by Thomas Beecham of Beecham's Pills Fame. Some called it Quack Medicine, but the Product was Extremely Popular During the Period and the Clever/Humorous/Sarcastic Advertising was Revolutionary! Each Volume(17 Total in This Lot) includes 24 "Choice Photographic Views". Each Volume sold for "ONE PENNY" at the Time. One Volume Even Includes Photos of Carnoustie and the St. Andrews Clubhouse & St. Andrews Links - The Home of Golf! The Front Cover, Back Cover and Inside Covers all include Incredible Beecham's Advertising. This Set is a True Advertising and Scotland Photographic Treasure!A History of Beecham's PillsBeecham's Pills were a laxative first marketed about 1842 in Wigan, Lancashire. They were invented by Thomas Beecham (1820–1907), grandfather of the conductor Sir Thomas Beecham (1879–1961).The pills, and their marketing, were the basis for Beecham's Patent Pills, which became Beecham Estates and Pills in 1924, eight years after the death of Sir Joseph Beecham, the son of Thomas Beecham. The pills continued to be made by a succession of companies: Beecham Pills Limited, Beecham Pharmaceuticals Limited, Beecham Health Care, and SmithKline Beecham. The manufacture of the pills was discontinued in 1998.The popularity of the pills produced a wide range of testimonials that were used in advertising. The poet William Topaz McGonagall wrote a poem advertising the pills, giving his recommendation in verse. Two slogans used in Beecham's advertising were "Worth a guinea a box", and "Beecham's pills make all the difference".The Cockney rhyming slang Beecham for a still (photograph) comes from Beecham's pills.PAYMENT VIA PAYPAL. I ALWAYS TRY AND SHIP NEXT BUSINESS DAY AFTER RECEIPT OF PAYPAL PAYMENT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. 100% POSITIVE FEEDBACK WITH 100'S OF TRANSACTIONS!
