Cardboard matchbook advertising Wintersmith's Tonic for Malaria; outside has orange-yellow background with purple lettering; inside: a facsimile of a Bible, which is free with the top of one large carton, black on grey.
Cardboard matchbook advertising Wintersmith's Tonic for Malaria; outside has orange-yellow background with purple lettering; inside: a facsimile of a Bible, which is free with the top of one large carton, black on grey.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, July 15 1995 (before).
Outside: "WINTERSMITH'S // TONIC // for MALARIA // Made in U.S.A. // THE DIAMOND MATCH CO. N.Y.C. // SEE INSIDE COVER // CLOSE COVER BEFORE STRIKING MATCH"; inside: "Get this FREE BIBLE! // For over 70 years grateful people all over the South have trusted // Wintersmith's Tonic for the relief of Malaria. // To convince // YOU, we are offering this complete, 761-page Holy Bible, FREE // Just mail the top from one large carton (or the tops from two // small cartons) to Wintersmith Chemical Co., Louisville, Ky. // WINTERSMITH'S // TONIC for Malaria"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Chiong Trade Cards Binder A
Dimension Notes
Length: 11.3 cm. x Width: 4.1 cm.
Condition Remarks
Dirty with age and creases very apparent; staple has been removed with whatever was left of the matches