Pemberton's French Wine Coca

Pemberton's French Wine Coca
c. 1886
Medical Claims	"The conqueror of disease, promotes health and longevity, cures and prevents Neuralgia, Nervousness, Wakefulness, Hysterics, etc."
Creator(s)	John Stith Pemberton
Vendors	J. S. Pemberton & Co.

Pemberton's French Wine Coca was an American tonic wine, made from a mixture of coca leaves, kola nut, damiana (turnera diffusa), and wine, sold by J. S. Pemberton & Co. of Atlanta, Georgia. Today it is best known as one of the fore-runners of Coca-Cola, the most prominent legal coca-based product in the world.

Advertising

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  "Rest for the Weary! Health for the Sick!" (1885)

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  "PEMBERTON'S COCA WINE, THE WORLD'S GREAT NERVE TONIC!" (1886)