George R. Lyon registered a label for this product, along with labels for a "Cough Syrup" and a "Sarsaparilla" in 1884. The were all made by the Hop Pill Mfg. Co., of New London, Conn. This product was listed for sale in the 1885 McKesson & Robbins catalog. I found George R. Lyon listed as "Keeps Drug Store" in the 1880 census. The following is a partial transcription of the text from the registered label:
LYON'S BRANDY AND QUININE HAIR TONIC AND RESTORER .
A SCIENTIFIC PREPARATION FOR RESTORING THE COLOR, GROWTH, AND BEAUTY OF THE HAIR, ALSO A PLEASANT DRESSING, TONIC, AND TOILET REQUISITE. USE FOR THE WHISKERS AS WELL. BRANDY AND QUININE HAIR TONIC IS COMPOSED OF FRENCH BRANDY, SULFATE OF QUININE, PURE GLYCERINE, JAMAICA RUM, BAY RUM, TINCTURE CANTHARIDES, AND ESSENTIAL OILS, SO COMBINED AS TO FORM A SUPERIOR REMEDY FOR PRESERVING THE HAIR AND PREVENTING IT FROM FALLING FROM THE HEAD, AND AS A DRESSING WILL IMPART A RICH GLOSS AND SOFTNESS TO THE HAIR AND PROMOTE ITS GROWTH. QUININE IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR STRENGTHENING THE HAIR, AND WE OFFER THIS VALUABLE PREPARATION TO THE PUBLIC AS A SAFE AND RELIABLE REMEDY, AND GUARANTEE IT UNINJURIOUS TO THE HAIR, HEAD OR SCALP.
DIRECTIONS: USE EVERY MORNING BY MOISTENING A SPONGE WITH THE LIQUID, APPLYING IT TO THE HEAD, AND RUB THOROUGHLY INTO THE ROOTS OF THE HAIR. USE IN SAME MANNER FOR WHISKERS.