Saratoga Vichy Spring, Saratoga Springs, New York. [cover title]

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Rare 1890s advertisement for Saratoga Vichy Spring bottled water (“more soda and less salt”), with a handsome engraved front panel. This fold-out brochure includes water analysis, testimonials, suggested medical uses, and an article comparing natural and artificial mineral waters. It features praise from E. T. Fristoe, chemistry professor at Columbian University in Washington, D.C., and notes that the spring was reached by drilling 180 feet through thirty feet of earth and 150 feet of solid rock.

Price: $85.00