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- Hamilton
- Drug Industry -- ephemera
National Drug and Chemical Co. of Canada Ltd. [business postcard]
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- Dates
- 1930
- circa 1930
- Collection
- Dr. Michael A. Chiong Patent Medicine Collection
- Category
- Archival Items
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Business
- Accounts
- Ephemera
- Communication
- Classification
- Archival Items
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Business
- Accounts
- Ephemera
- Communication
- Accession Number
- 996001617
- Description
- Used thick cardboard postcard from the National Drug and Chemical Co. of Canada, Ltd.; front: address and occupation handwritten in pencil and an imprinted orange-yellow 1c Canadian stamp; back: framed by solid black line, left section has ad for "Dominion CBQ Tablets" with a policeman holding up h…
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- Accession Number
- 996001617
- Classification
- Archival Items
- Pharmacy and Drug Artifacts
- Business
- Accounts
- Ephemera
- Communication
- MeSH Heading
- Common Cold -- drug therapy -- advertisements
- Drugs, Non-Prescription, advertisements
- Drug Industry -- ephemera
- Commerce -- ephemera
- Correspondence, ephemera
- Description
- Used thick cardboard postcard from the National Drug and Chemical Co. of Canada, Ltd.; front: address and occupation handwritten in pencil and an imprinted orange-yellow 1c Canadian stamp; back: framed by solid black line, left section has ad for "Dominion CBQ Tablets" with a policeman holding up his hand; right has form letter, filled in in pencil.
- Number Of Parts
- 1
- Provenance
- Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, March 11, 1994, from George S. Wegg, Limited.
- Maker
- National Drug & Chemical Co. of Canada, Ltd.
- Site Made (City)
- Hamilton
- Site Made (State)
- Ontario
- Site Made (Country)
- Canada
- Dates
- 1930
- circa 1930
- Date Remarks
- Postmarked
- Material
- paper: black; orange-yellow
- Inscriptions
- Front: "STOP // A COLD IN // A FEW HOURS // DOMINION // CBQ // TABLETS" // VERYTHING for the DRUG TRADE // HAMILTON, ONT. // Dear Sir: // Our Mr. E. A. RITCHIE will have the // pleasure of calling upon you about // Tuesday, April 22. // Any order entrusted to him will have prompt // attention and be highly appreciated. // Yours truly, // NATIONAL DRUG & CHEMICAL CO. // OF CANADA, LIMITED."; reverse: "CANADA POST CARD // H. F. Cant // Galt // Ont. // Druggist"; postmark: "HAMILTON // 1031 PM // APR 20 // 1930 // ONTARIO // SAVE TIME // USE AIR MAIL"
- Permanent Location
- Storage Room 2005
- 2005-5-6 Binder C
- Dimension Notes
- Length: 14.0 cm. x Width: 8.6 cm.
- Condition Remarks
- Quite age/sun discoloured; a lot of staining onto the front from the black ink on the back and vice-versa; front: left bottom has a pink stain, bottom right has a small pink and red stain
- Copy Type
- Original
- Research Facts
- Definitely, H.F. Cant is a Druggist; see 996.001.591-.593, .598, .607, .762 (Cant), .763, .802; company of wholesale druggists from 1906-1930
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