1868-?
John Eliot Jeffords started his pottery in 1868, quickly gaining a reputation for Rockingham, yellowware, and majolica. An 1888 advertisement for Jeffords Porous Cells is below. The company was around until at least 1904, but it is unclear…
1859-early 20th century
Roswell van Buskirk created his popular Sozodont (from the Greek “save” and “teeth”) in 1859, advertising its power to improve teeth, gum, and breath (as in the ad below, c. 1900). As early as 1880, dentists began…
1869-1889
Tarrant & Co. was established in 1834 and formed a partnership with Johann Hoff in 1869. Johann Hoff’s Malt Extract had been marketed as a medicinal tonic since its invention in 1847; Tarrant & Co. became the sole agent for the product…
