ANTIQUE FLOW BLUE ONION FER-MIL-LAC STOMACH STABILIZER PHARMACY CUP FERMILLAC

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ANTIQUE FLOW BLUE ONION FER-MIL-LAC STOMACH STABILIZER PHARMACY CUP FERMILLAC
ANTIQUE FLOW BLUE ONION FER-MIL-LAC STOMACH STABILIZER PHARMACY CUP FERMILLAC
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Great Find! Fresh from a New England Estate is this beautiful Very RARE Antique Circa 1910 flow blue onion Bone China
FER-MIL-LAC Pharmacy Medicine Cup. Beautiful flow blue pattern. Very rare to find any flow blue with advertising on it. Cup has gold gilt trim on rim and
FER-MIL-LAC advertising is in gold across one side.
There are no maker marks just marked on bottom Germany on top of glaze with a 52 in circle and a 723 under glaze. Is in very good condition with no major chips and no cracks or repairs. Measures 4" x 3 7/8" wide at top and 2" wide at bottom. Looks like Royal Bayreuth but not positive. Below i am posting a few old advertising picture adds for
FER-MIL-LAC and some history about it.
If you have any info on a maker i would love to hear from you.Would make a great addition to any collection. Bid early as i doubt you ll find another of these. Thanks for looking and Happy Bidding.
FER-MIL-LAC
FER-MIL
-LAC is a type of fermented milk made by a patented process. William Henry Kemps took classes in
St. Louis
and he and another fellow (possibly John P. Cabanne) partnered to develop the fermented milk product "FER-
MIL
-LAC." On
July 9, 1909
, John Cabanne, a resident of
St. Louis
, filed a patent for a process for the fermentation of milk. Patent 944,013 was issued on
December 21, 1909
. According to this patent, the fermentation is due alone to the introduction of a germ known as the Bulgarian bacillus. It is believed William and John started the FER-
MIL-LAC Process Company. (John Cabanne was the manager of the St. Louis Dairy Company in 1901 and signed the December 23, 1901 letter of recommendation for William, see STLOUIS.JPG.) In 1910, William was the Vice President of the Fer-Mil-Lac Process Company located at 423 Chestnut.
One of William Henry’s photographs, FERMILAC.JPG, taken in June 1910, shows the office of the company and shows a typewriter with FER-MIL-LAC letterhead paper and a framed advertisement that proclaims “You Can’t Get Enough of The Flavor.”
A quote on page 265 of a 1915 book, The Medical Economist, states “Fer-mil-lac will guard the body against this danger, insuring a good digestion, a clear mind, and a happier and longer life.”
Page 225 states “For a healthy stomach, Prescribe FER-MIL-LAC.”
A 1917 book available for free download from Google, “City Milk Supply”, shows on page 342, a horse drawn delivery wagon that is painted with FOR PERPETUAL YOUTH; DRINK FER-MIL-LAC; DELICIOUS FERMENTED MILK.
References to the FER-MIL-LAC process can also be found in two other books available free from Google; page 272 of a 1912 book “The Milk Question” and page 261 of a 1915 book “The Manufacture of Ice Cream and Ices.”
Another of William Henry’s photographs, FERMILC2.JPG, shows him sitting at his office desk, probably at Lathrop-Kemps Ice Cream, and a “FIR-MIL-LAC Cultured Milk” plaque is on the wall and another FIR-MIL-LAC plaque is on the door.
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