Paper Almanac for Northrop & Lyman; inside it advertises a variety of patent medicines, and on the other is gives the moon phases, sun rises/sets (hour & minute) for each province as well as the moon rises and significant dates on each day in history of a month; printed in black ink; 17 double-sideā¦
Paper Almanac for Northrop & Lyman; inside it advertises a variety of patent medicines, and on the other is gives the moon phases, sun rises/sets (hour & minute) for each province as well as the moon rises and significant dates on each day in history of a month; printed in black ink; 17 double-sided pages.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995.
1891 Almanac, so probably published shortly before then
Material
paper: black; purple
Inscriptions
"Northrop & Lyman's // FAMILY // ALMANAC. // AND // GUIDE // TO // HEALTH // 1891"; back: "PRESENTED BY // Edward Ellis // Glen Small Ont. // Dealer in // Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Crockery"; etc.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Chiong Trade Cards Binder B
Dimension Notes
Length: 19.9 cm. x Width: 13.0 cm. x Depth: 0.2 cm.
Condition Remarks
Very stained, especially front, and seepage did continue through several leaves; a hole from the top left corner goes all the way to the back and the top right edges of the cover are very ragged; a lot of age/sun discolouration, and the covers are going green
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Sold Northrop & Lyman's Vegetable Discovery; The Great Blood Medicine, Beef Iron and Wine, Quinine Wine, as well as other companies' products such as those by Dr. Thomas or Dr. Kellogg.