RARE c.1905 ANTIQUE COCAINE AD Glass Paperweight by largest makers in the world!

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RARE c. 1905 ANTIQUE COCAINE ADVERTISING Glass Paperweight of the Largest Makers in the World of COCAINE and QUININE SEDATIVES!
A unique Advertising Paperweight For Ferratin, Lactophenin, Quinine and Cocaine. Inside the paperweight it reads Iron Tonic And Food. Antipyretic, Sedative, etc. works of C.F. Boehringer & Soehne, Mannheim, Germany. Largest makers in the world of Quinine and Cocaine. New York Office 7th Cedar St. There is a scene inside of the Industrial Factory. The glass is clear and the Advertising is clear and easily read with a white milk glass base. Advertisement is in Black and White but the Drugs are in RED Lettering. It Measures 4" L X 2 1/2" w X 1" D. A RARE Advertising Collectible Paperweight from circa 1905.
Item is in used condition with surface scratches./light scuffing. Please see photos.
This chemical manufacturer was proud of its leading position in the world's cocaine market, and was a member of the original cocaine makers' cartel. The paperweights were given away as part of an advertising promotion, sometime around 1905. A VERY PRESENTABLE & ATTRACTIVE VINTAGE PAPERWEIGHT!
In 1859 Christian Friedrich Boehringer (1791-1867) renamed his pharmaceutical firm in Mannheim, Germany, as "C.F. Boehringer & Soehne" (B&S). As advertised on this paperweight (above), B&S styled itself as the "largest makers in the world of Quinine and Cocaine." The company also prided itself on distributing "beautiful, well-defined crystals." From at least 1896 to 1906, B&S boasted that the "merits of our Cocaine, as a first-class, thoroughly reliable preparation, have
been distinguished by the approbation of Dr. Carl Koller, of New York [and] formerly of Vienna, the first to apply Cocaine to Medicine." Located less than 8 miles from the New York branch of B&S, ophthalmologist Koller's office likely received its share of B&S paperweights like the one above.
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