Paper envelope from Northrop & Lyman to Mr. Geo. Douglass; yellow paper both printed and handwritten in black ink; Canadian 3cent stamp; back has the name of the company it is from and the date it arrived; opened at the top.
Paper envelope from Northrop & Lyman to Mr. Geo. Douglass; yellow paper both printed and handwritten in black ink; Canadian 3cent stamp; back has the name of the company it is from and the date it arrived; opened at the top.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, March 11, 1994, from George S. Wegg Limited.
"NORTHROP & LYMAN // Wholesale Dealers in // PATENT MEDICINES, // Supporters, Shoulder Braces, Trusses, &c. // Newcastle, Ont. // Mr. Geo. Douglas // Manilla // Ont."; back: "Northrop & Lyman // 27 Mar // 1872"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Chiong Trade Cards Binder B
Dimension Notes
Length: 14.1 cm. x Width: 7.6 cm.
Condition Remarks
Slight staining and age/sun discolouration; back: envelope flap has been torn away at the narrower ends of the flap
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Research Facts
1862-1874 Northrop & Lyman were a wholesale chemical & druggist medicine manufacturers; later moved to Toronto; 1881-1890, N & L. Co.; 1890-1910, N & L. Co. Ltd; 1898-1930