Detail View: Streetcar Advertising Cards: E748.jpg
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Filename:
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E748.jpg
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Category:
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Medicine/Drugs
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Brand:
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Fletcher's
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Company:
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The Centaur Company - NYC
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Coverage:
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National
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Headline:
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Children Cry for Fletcher's CASTORIA Made Especially for Infants and Children
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Border Text:
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Border: Printed by THE TABARD PRESS, New York City, U.S.A.
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Date:
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1922
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Size:
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11" x 21"
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Remarks:
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In 1871,The Centaur Company was formed by Charles Henry Fletcher to purchase the rights to and manufacture Pitcher's Castoria. It was renamed Fletcher's Castoria. The Centaur Company was acquired by Sterling Drug during the 1920s. In 1984, Sterling Drug sold Fletcher's Castoria to The Mentholatum Company. In 1988 Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., a Japanese company, purchased Mentholatum, which continues to operate as a Rohto subsidiary.
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Source:
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South Shore Chicago Lines
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