{"product_id":"1900s-ricqles-mint-alcohol-advertising-card-vintage-french-advertisement-sailing-scene-antique-trade-card-nostalgic-ephemera","title":"1900s - Ricqlès Mint Alcohol Advertising Card - Vintage French Advertisement - Sailing Scene - Antique Trade Card - Nostalgic Ephemera","description":"This charming antique advertising card, likely from the 1900s, promotes Ricqlès Mint Alcohol with a delightful nautical scene. The front illustration depicts a distressed young woman suffering from seasickness aboard a small sailboat, as a kind gentleman offers her a bottle of Ricqlès. The French text below reads: 'Tenez, ma petite dame ! voici de l'Alcool de Menthe de Ricqlès, qui va vous enlever votre mal de mer en un instant.' (Here, my little lady! here is Ricqlès Mint Alcohol, which will relieve your seasickness in an instant.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe reverse side of the card serves as a detailed advertisement, highlighting '55 ANNÉES DE SUCCÈS' (55 years of success) and the prestigious 'GRAND PRIX À L'EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE LYON 1894' (Grand Prize at the Universal Exhibition of Lyon 1894). It extols the virtues of Ricqlès Mint Alcohol, not only 'POUR LA SANTÉ - POUR LA TOILETTE' (For Health - For Toiletry), but also as a 'CORDIAL SOUVERAIN contre les Indigestions, Maux d'Estomac de cœur etc. - INDISPENSABLE pour l'entretien de la bouche et des dents PRÉSERVATIF SOUVERAIN EN TEMPS D'ÉPIDÉMIES' (SOVEREIGN CORDIAL against Indigestion, Heartburn etc. - INDISPENSABLE for the maintenance of mouth and teeth SOVEREIGN PREVENTATIVE DURING EPIDEMICS). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis historical piece of ephemera offers a glimpse into early 20th-century advertising and popular remedies.","brand":"AW","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56074967449948,"sku":"0208-89","price":4.8,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/8491\/5804\/files\/IMG_5189_825f6397-76f2-4efa-8a8f-8ad9d2e44dfb.jpg?v=1764177725","url":"https:\/\/www.authentic-wonders.com\/products\/1900s-ricqles-mint-alcohol-advertising-card-vintage-french-advertisement-sailing-scene-antique-trade-card-nostalgic-ephemera","provider":"Authentic Wonders","version":"1.0","type":"link"}