The Antikamnia (”Opposed to Pain”) Chemical Company of St. Louis, Missouri produced several calendars (1897-1901) illustrated with “Skeleton Sketches”–chromolithographed series based on watercolors by the local physician-artist Louis Crucius. The limited edition calendars were mailed to physicians who provided business cards or letterhead correspondence as evidence of their medical standing. Antikamnia was a proprietary product consisting of acetanalid (antifebrin) combined with sodium bicarbonate, citric acid and caffeine.
Via bibliodyssey
The Liebeskind Collection recently acquired copies of the English- and French-language calendars for 1900, which matches 2007’s calendar day-for-day.
Downloadable copies of the 1900 calendars are also available.
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