Up for sale is an original Wm RADAM'S MICROBE KILLER NEW YORK CITY no. 2 QUACK Medicine STONEWARE no. 2 JUG. Circa 1890s. Wm.RADAM'S "MICROBE KILLER" NEW YORK CITY no. 2 in bold black under glaze print on front shoulder. Off white glazed stoneware. Applied handle. One gallon size. About 11"tall and is 6 1/4" across the bottom. Very good condition with the normal signs of wear from age and handling. This has been stored for years and is a recent find in a Maine coastal estate. Still has original cork stopper over which someone has applied red wax. There are a few bits of red wax a the jug. When the U.S.government passed the Pure Food & Drugs Act in 1906, they came after quack medicine manufacturers for false advertising. Samples of the Microbe Killer were analyzed and found to contain 99% water and 1% acid.

Wm RADAM'S MICROBE KILLER NEW YORK CITY 1890s QUACK Medicine STONEWARE no. 2 JUG