EARLY 1900s IMPERIAL TOOTH WASH AND PRESERVER BOTTLE Dr. JB LYNAS Antique RARE

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EARLY 1900s IMPERIAL TOOTH WASH AND PRESERVER BOTTLE Dr. JB LYNAS Antique
Gorgeous Graphics on Label on it’s Antique Bottle RARE Bought from a Antique Dealer who Sold his Rare Bird Antique Mall in Goodlettsville TN when he Retired
A Little History
His products carried names such as the Catarrh Remedy, Hoosier Cough Syrup, Ready Relief, Rheumatic Liniment, White Mountain Salve, Egyptian Salve and Liver Pills. Within a few years the "doctor's" medicine sales amounted to around ,000 per year
By this time he had expanded his product line to include flavorings such as vanilla, cherry, lemon; also soaps, lotions and perfumes for the ladies
"Dr. Lynas was easily recognized around Logansport as he walked to work each morning from his home at 1128 East Broadway always wearing a morning coat and a silk top hat," Richard Copeland wrote in an article available at the historical society.
Lynas was born in 1835 on a farm in Dearborn County, started studying medicine in 1852, arrived in Logansport in 1861 and began practicing medicine in 1866.
Unable to get medicines quickly enough from other sources, Lynas started manufacturing his own in 1868, Copeland wrote. Lynas' first medicines were Catarrh Remedy, Hoosier Cough Syrup, Ready Relief, Rheumatic Liniment, White Mountain Salve, Egyptian Salve and Liver Pills.
The business grew rapidly, Copeland wrote. Eventually Lynas teamed up with another doctor and medicine manufacturer before buying him out and worked out of a building at Sixth Street and Broadway.!”
He was on call both day and night as his medical practice and business were booming," Copeland wrote.
It wasn't long before Lynas retired from practicing medicine to devote all his time to his business, Copeland continued. Lynas' operation moved to different Logansport locations and continued to grow so much that he hired agents to sell his products, many of whom traveled the country in horse-pulled carts. They sold medicines along with food coloring, sewing machine oils, extracts for food flavoring, soaps and kitchenware. Lynas later developed and marketed a physical exercise program too.
Buy the late 1890s Lynas had 1,400 to 1,500 people working for his business with offices in Tokyo, Paris, London, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco and Atlanta. Lynas had a workforce of 6,000-7,000 by 1900.
"The History of Cass County Indiana" by Jehu Powell published in 1913 states eventually Lynas' business moved into a building in the 500 block of Market Street. The top of the building still bears Lynas' initials.
Lynas died in 1901, according to Copeland's article. His son, Will Lynas, sold the business in 1938 and it was dissolved in 1965.
A Little More History
Dr. J. B. Lynas Building
The "J. B. Lynas" building stands at 519-523 E. Market in Logansport, Indiana.
Note the letters J B L at the top of the building. This commercial building "Twentieth Century Functional" according to the Cass County Interim Report of 1984 was erected about 1910.
The Dr. J. B. Lynas & Son company, as it was later called had sales people all over the country, as mentioned. Advertisements were placed in newspapers stating: "You can own an independent business. From the Atlantic to the Pacific J. B. L. representatives are making money by selling the goods that please the people." Ads included the image of a horse and buggy
with "Why not get into business for yourself and make big profits instead of working for someone else?" and "Any man or woman equipped with one of these rigs is sure of a good monthly income by doing a little hustling."
By the late 1890s Dr. Lynas had 1400 to 1500 people working for the business all over the world. He had offices in Tokyo, Paris, London, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco and Atlanta. By 1900 his workforce had increased to 6 thousand selling his products.