Image: Liebig Company Trading Card Ad 01.12.005 front

Description: French trading card for Véritable Extrait de viande Liebig (Real Liebig Meat Extract) depicting Frédéric-Charles Achard Main image depicts the multiple steps in a manufacturing process going from bottom left to bottom right to top left; there is a circular inset of Archer on the left side. Extensive text on verso Front: "LIBOX, EXTRAIT DE VIANDE ASSAISONNÉ / CHIMISTES CELEBRES. / 4) Fondation de la première fabrique de sucre de betterave par Achard / Reproduction interdite / Voir l'explication au verso" LIBOX, SEASONED BEEF EXTRACT FAMOUS CHEMISTS. 4) Establishment of the first beet sugar factory by Achard Reproduction prohibited See explanation on reverse Verso: "Chez nous chaque diner est un festin, / depuis que nous cuisinons avec Libox, l'Extrait de Viande assai- / sonné de la Cie Liebig. Il donne une saveur exquise à tous les mets, / et répand une odeur appétissante. Une petit dose suffit pour / rehausser le gout de chaque plat. Il y a une difference surprenante / entre les mets prepares avec Libox et ceux dépourvus / de ce condiment précieux. Fondation de la première fabrique de sucre de betterave par Achard. / Le chimiste Marggraf (1709-1782) fut le premier à découvrir qu'on pouvait retirer / du sucre, non seulement de la canne exotique, mais également de certaines plantes / européennes, telles que la betterave. Son élève Frédéric-Charles Achard (1753-1821) / sut donner une application pratique à cette découverte, en créant à Cunern, avec / l'assistance du Rio, une fabrique de sucre de betterave. Cet événement fut le point / de depart du développement de l'industrie sucrière en Europe, où le sucre était très / rare et cher auparavant" With us every diner is a feast, since we cook with Libox, Extract of Meat Co. seasoning. It gives a great taste every dish, and spread[s] an appetizing smell. A small dose is sufficient to enhance the taste of each dish. There is a surprising difference between the dishes prepared with Libox and those without this precious condiment. Founding of the first beet sugar factory by Achard. [The] chemist Marggraf (1709-1782) was the first to discover that one could remove the sugar cane not only [from] exotic [plants] but also [from] some European plants such as beets. His pupil Frederick Charles Achard (1753-1821) knew how to give a practical application of this discovery, by creating Cunern, with the assistance of the King, a beet sugar factory. This event was the starting point for the development of sugar industry in Europe, where sugar was very scarce and expensive.
Title: Chimistes Celebres French Trading card from Liebig's Extract of Meat Company
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