The word "Valda" blocks the street on a rainy day; advertising the Valda remedy for colds. Colour lithograph after Ray, 19--.
- Date:
- [between 1900 and 1999?]
- Reference:
- 2005248i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The Valda remedy was sold in the form of throat pastilles, and possibly in other forms. "Pastilles Valda are ... small green lozenges with a pleasant, aromatic flavor. As with similar products, they have an antiseptic, decongestant, and demulcent action that promises to "take care of colds, coughs, and sore throats". The product is still marketed throughout the world, the design of its label having changed little ... " (William H. Helfand, The picture of health: images of medicine and pharmacy from the William H. Helfand Collection (1991), p. 46
Publication/Creation
[France?] : Aljanvic, [between 1900 and 1999?]
Physical description
1 print : lithograph, printed in colours ; sheet 70.2 x 90 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Valda versperrt dem Schnupfen den Weg. Aljanvic. Ray.
Verso of impression catalogued bears in one corner the printed label Dispositif de tension, [Tensioning device] Nicholas Frères, S.té Nicholas Frères, 131 Av. Foch, Chatou S et O. The firm Nicholas Frères was the French subsidiary of Aspro Nicholas of Slough. It was based in Chatou from 1965. It was later taken over by Hoffmann-La Roche (1991) and subsequently by Bayer (2005). Bayer also took over the Valda pastilles product, but there appears to be no other connexion between Nicholas and Valda
Bears number: V 323-P-19 305
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2005248i
Creator/production credits
The designer "Ray" has not been identified. Aljanvic was an advertising company founded by Alain Duchemin in the 1930s (?)
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores