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James C. Ayer and Deceptive Advertising

The woman pictured on this poster has hair that is several feet long. No doubt it is the result of using Ayer’s Hair Vigor. The poster, 15 by 12 inches, has a few tackholes and scuffs but is estimated to sell at auction for $1,500 to $2,000.
Deceptive advertising has been a problem for centuries. The “cures” of Victorian times were prom....

 

 


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