MELLIN'S BABY FOOD FOR INFANTS AND INVALIDS
VICTORIAN ADVERTISING
By
Jennifer Carnell

Mellin's Food for Infants and Invalids.
Manufactured by G. Mellin, Marlboro' Works, Peckham, London, S.E.
An advert from a yellowback novel published by Smith, Elder, & Co. circa 1891.
The advert is typical for Mellin's, displaying a picture of a child and a glowing letter of endorsement from its mother.

An advert from a yellowback novel published by Routledge in 1892.

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A letter from Zurich, from Elizabeth S. Hofer.
A magazine advert published in 1894.

'Dear Sir, I have much pleasure in sending you a photograph of my little son, aged 11½ months, who from the age of 6 weeks has been brought up entirely on Mellin's most excellent food. He enjoys the best of health, and I think this is greatly due to your nourishing preparation. Yours faithfully, Beatrice Homan.' An advert from a magazine published in 1895.

'Mr. G. Mellin. Dear Sir, I am sending you a photo of my daughter, Elsie, who is 14 months old. At the age of 3 months, she was a weak, sickly child, and her life was despaired of. Your Food was recommended, and we gave it to her, and she took it immediately, with great relish. The effect was truly magical, and I am thankful to say she has not had a day's illness since the time we first gave her Mellin's food, for which I feel greatly indebted to you. Yours faithfully, Ellis Stanyon.' An advert published in a magazine in 1896.

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