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| According to Holcombe, Philander Ring started out in the Patent Medicine business by marketing Hall's Hair Renewer for him in the early 1860s. Apparently, a friend of Ring's, who was a Chemist, examined Hall's preparation and convinced Ring to disassociate with him. Soon after, the Chemist concocted his own formula and went into business with Ring himself. Notice that the Ring's bottle is extremely close to that of Hall's. The Chemists name was Elisha M. Tubbs, and the company was named E.M. Tubbs & Co in 1864. At that time they started marketing "Ring's Vegetable Ambrosia." The business was located in Petersborough New Hampshire at least until 1868. Sometime prior to this, Ring had sold out his interest in the firm. Tubbs died in 1878, and before long Ring came back into the business. His partners, who had been in the business a few years were Colby Cheney and Ira Cross. Sometime between 1878 and 1882, they moved the business to Nashua, NH. Ring died in 1910, and the business was taken over by his son Harry P. Ring. The Manufatory of the product was in Wilton, Mass. in 1885. It was destroyed in a fire that year. They must have rebuilt it there because it was still there in 1899. The sales of Ring's Ambrosia declined, and it was dropped from the market probably between 1910 and 1920. The business stayed alive for a few years longer. I found Ring's Ambrosia listed for sale in 1880 and 1901 Morrison & Plummer catalogs. Most of the background information I've used here was from Holcombe's book. Holcombe had apparently talked with Harry P. Ring himself. Pictures: Ad from an 1868 Alton Telegraph Another ad from 1866 Ad from 1878 Trade Card Ring's Ambrosia Back Label
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