Thin paper advertisement (clipping) for Dr. Humphreys' Specific No. 7; see 996.001.619; the same style, but different product on the front, identical backs differing only where it was cut.
Thin paper advertisement (clipping) for Dr. Humphreys' Specific No. 7; see 996.001.619; the same style, but different product on the front, identical backs differing only where it was cut.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 13, 1995.
Company already big in 1861, so may have been started in early 1850's or 1840's; the ad says "For 60 years", so could be around this time; still around in 1918
Material
paper: black
Inscriptions
Front: "No. 7. Directions for No. 7 // DR. HUMPHREYS' SPECIFIC // FOR // Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Chronic Coughs, and Sore Throats. // These affections are only branches of the same essential condition, namely, [italics start] cough, dryness, hoarseness, pain in the part affected [italics end] or other symptoms", and so on
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Chiong Trade Cards Binder C
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 15.5 cm. x Width: 8.1 cm.
Condition Remarks
Some age/sun discolouration; a number of creases and wrinkles all over; left side has two sets of "staple" holes, and there is another set in the middle of the page; top right and left corners missing bits; two rips along right edge, one along top, one on bottom and two notches our of the left edge