An unusual all around treatment remedy for the relief of many conditions including: Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Neuralgia, Neuritis, Lumbago, Congestion of the Lungs, Flu, Coughs, Colds, Croup and Swelling!

The tin is full of medicated gauze which was placed in boiling water creating a paste which was then applied hot with a towel.

Neat stuff created by the "PHI-TEM COMPANY, North Chelmsford, MA."

If one looks under the skirt of the Mammy dressed in the red and white checked dress skirt, her original price sticker remains adhered to the bell and reads $4.95!! Another Mammy dressed in a brown print dress, retains her original paper tag that reads "From Williamsburg" (Virginia).

Produced as whimsical souvenir items, these teeny Mammies display nicely as well as quite easily given their tiny stature!

This wonderful Depression Era piece features a whimsical 10 inch long cutout figure of a little wooden black girl with hand-painted smiling mouth and eyes! She is dressed in a hand-stitched cotton costume that has been stuffed with scrap fabric.

Her feet feature two brass-finish hooks, presumably to either hang keys or pot holders from. Her ears each have a punched out hole--whether this is functional or purely decorative remains a mystery. A small brass hoop threaded through a piece of fabric which was then tacked to the back of the girl's head facilitates hanging on a wall. Overall condition is fine with age-related soiling to the dress and minor paint wear typical of a 70 year-old-piece.

This vintage piece of Black Americana is in wonderful condition absent a very tiny break at the tip of the base (see photo); it is not easily evident that the very extreme edge of the right base is missing a tiny piece.

The frame easily dissassembles into 3 parts for safe shipping and/or storage (see photo).

The small label in back states the following: “This is an expensive sign. Post conspicuously until our salesman calls next year…..NEW YORK DRUG CONCERN….. ”