Smith Brothers Cough Drops OLD TIME FAVORITE!

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Great CHERRY flavor...effective cough suppressant..."scientifically formulated". 

Smith Brothers Cough Drop packaging portrays one of the world’s most famous trademarks. The two bearded gentlemen who distinguish it, affectionately known to generations as Trade and Mark, are legendary. Not well known, however, is the fact that the Smith Brothers really existed. Their names were William (Trade) and Andrew (Mark) and they helped found Smith Brothers in Poughkeepsie, New York in 1847.

 William and Andrew were sons of James Smith who moved to Poughkeepsie from St. Armand, Quebec in 1847 to establish a restaurant. Though James was a fine carpenter, he was an even better candy maker and a businessman. The story of the birth of the first Cough Drop is a good example. As that story goes, a journeyman stopped at the Smith restaurant and gave James the formula for a delicious and effective cough candy. James saw a need for such a product in the cold, windswept Hudson Valley and immediately mixed up a batch on his kitchen stove. The product was a success.

As their popularity increased, other "Smith Brothers" appeared with imitative product. The real Smith Brothers, by this time having long, flowing beards, decided to place their own pictures on their product packaging. Thus was born one of the best know cough products in American history.

Smith Brothers cough drops are just as effective today as they were back in 1847. The product is still manufactured today by F&F Foods in Chicago, Illinois.

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Also available in Licorice flavor. See our eBay store for details.