Vintage Bickmore Big Four Equine Veterinary Advertising Set Box Gall Salve for Sale

Vintage Bickmore Big Four Equine Veterinary Advertising Set Box Gall Salve For Sale

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Vintage Bickmore Big Four Equine Veterinary Advertising Set Box Gall Salve:
$129.99

Vintage Bickmore Big Four Equine & Veterinary Advertising Set — Original Box & Containers

Offered is a vintage Bickmore Company “Big Four” advertising/product set, preserved together in its original combination box from The Bickmore Company of Old Town, Maine, U.S.A.

The original box identifies this as a “Special Combination Offer” containing four Bickmore products:

Bickmore Gall Salve
Bickmore XYZ Ointment
Bickmore Fly Salve
Bickmore EXODR

The original box is particularly interesting because it brings these four Bickmore products together as a single promotional package. The box is printed with a regular value of 85¢ and special combination offer of 69¢.

The original containers are included with the box and retain their original vintage labels, graphics, typography and advertising information.

Smithsonian Connection

Bickmore products are represented in the collections of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, including Bickmore Gall Salve and Bickmore Fly Salve.

Even more notably, the Smithsonian's Alan and Elaine Levitt Advertisement Collection includes a Bickmore Gall Salve box among its historical veterinary-supply advertising material.

This makes the original packaging and advertising aspect of this group particularly interesting to collectors of vintage advertising, equine history, veterinary history, pharmaceutical packaging and Maine business history.

Family Provenance

There is also an unusual family connection to the Bickmore Company. A member of the seller's family owned Bickmore, Inc. for nearly 30 years during the 1970s–1990s. These particular products predate that period of ownership and were retained as part of the family's Bickmore-related history.

This provenance is being provided as family history and is not intended to imply that these particular containers were manufactured during that ownership period.

Important Condition / Contents Information

The vintage product contents are NOT being sold.

The containers currently contain remnants of their original vintage products. Any remaining contents will be removed from the containers before shipment in order to comply with requirements.

The sale is for the original vintage containers, labels, graphics, advertising and original combination box as collectible historical advertising memorabilia.

The contents are not intended for use on people or animals.

Please review all photographs carefully. The vintage packaging exhibits the expected signs of age and storage, including wear, discoloration, aging and other imperfections consistent with its age.

Why This Item Is Desirable

A particularly appealing feature of this group is that the four original Bickmore products remain together with their original combination box rather than being separated into individual tins.

The combination of:

Bickmore + original Big Four box + four matching product containers + equine/veterinary advertising + historical Maine manufacturer + Smithsonian-documented Bickmore products + family provenance

makes this an unusual collectible for the right vintage advertising or Bickmore collector.

A wonderful piece of American equine and veterinary advertising history from The Bickmore Company of Old Town, SPECIFICSBrandBickmoreTypeAdvertising / Product Period ManufacturedVintage / Pre-1970sCountry/Region of ManufactureUnited StatesCalifornia Prop 65 WarningDoes not applyThemeEquine / Veterinary / AdvertisingMaterialMetal / CardboardColorYellow / MulticolorFeatured ProductsGall Salve, XYZ Ointment, Fly Salve, EXODRMPNDoes not applyModified ItemNoVintageYes Related Items: