Paper envelope from John T. Wait Wholesale & Retail Chemist & Druggist; back has an advertisement for the establishment listing what products available, etc.; opened along left edge; printed and handwritten in black ink; two Canadian 3 cent stamps.
Paper envelope from John T. Wait Wholesale & Retail Chemist & Druggist; back has an advertisement for the establishment listing what products available, etc.; opened along left edge; printed and handwritten in black ink; two Canadian 3 cent stamps.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, March 11, 1994, from George S. Wegg Limited.
Posted in 1873 - mark is faint, but label states date
Material
paper: tan
ink: black, brown
Inscriptions
Front: "IF NOT CALLED FOR WITHIN TEN // DAYS PLEASE RETURN TO // JOHN T. WAIT, // Chemist and Druggist, // ARNPRIOR ONT. // Miss Jane Wait // Canton // N.Y. // Care [?] Marvin [?] R. Wait Esq"; back: "JOHN T. WAIT // WHOLESALE AND RETAIL // CHEMIST & DRUGGIST // ARNPRIOR ONT. // DEALER IN // Pure Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, // PERFUMERY, PATENT MEDICINES, // Oils, Turpentine, Putty, Brushes, // COMBS, PAINTS, VARNISHES, DIE-STUFFS, &C // Choice Family Groceries, // PURE WINES & LIQUORS // Physician;s Prescriptions Compounded"; list of medicines and service on right column hard to read
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Chiong Trade Cards Binder B
Dimension Notes
Length: 13.9 cm. x Width: 7.9 cm.
Condition Remarks
Very sun/age discoloured; some staining all over envelope, left edge (where opened) a little crumbly with a fair-sized notch taken out of the centre
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"Ontario Drugstores & Druggists"
Research Facts
John T. Wait - a wholesale / retail chemist & druggist from 1866-1909; also sold wine & spirits