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| This product was originally sold by Alexander C. Barry of New York City starting around 1842. The product was for sale well into the 20th century. An 1850 ad said that the patrons should beware of the counterfeit product selling at $1 a bottle. There were several other proprietors of Tricopherous, and it's not clear that Barry was the first. I think that the first Tricopherous was probably produced in Europe. It's possible, however, that Barry had started out over there. Barclay registered a Trade Mark for the brand name in 1897 (#29,913), and claimed that he had been selling the brand since 1868. The labels they used for the product at that time included the Trade Mark, which is a representation of a female figure, standing in a framework, with representations of vessels at sea on one side, and a railway-train upon the other. In 1893, the Pharmaceutical Era examined the contents of Barry's Tricopherous and found it to contain 97% alcohol, about 1.5% castor oil, 1% tincture of cantharides (spanish fly), and some fragrant oils. A 1920 examination found it to be 81% alcohol. An 1850 ad said that the patrons should beware of the counterfeit product selling at $1 a bottle. There were several other proprietors of Tricopherous, and it's not clear that Barry was the first. I don't know how late the product was for sale, but I've had a plastic screw-top variant which was sold by Lanman & Kemp - Barclay & Co. (See Lanman & Kemp) The earliest variants were embossed on three sides and only said "FOR THE HAIR". I'm still looking for a nice flared lip example like this. |
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