Used thick paper postcard from T. Milburn & Co.; printed in blue and purple ink and handwritten in black; facsimile of 1cent stamp in blue in right top quadrant; back contains message.
Used thick paper postcard from T. Milburn & Co.; printed in blue and purple ink and handwritten in black; facsimile of 1cent stamp in blue in right top quadrant; back contains message.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, March 11, 1994, from George S. Wegg Limited.
Front: "CANADA POST CARD // THE ADDRESS ONLY TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE. // To J. D. W. Darling Esq // Landsdown // Ont"; back: OFFICE OF // T. MILBURN & CO., // Wholesale Dealers in // Patent Medicines, Hair Oils, // FLAVORING EXTRACTS, PERFUMERY &c // Cor. of Church & Colborne Sts // Toronto, 1st Nov 1880 // Dear Sir, // We beg to advise you that our travellor, // MR. CHURCHILL, is now on his tour through your // section, and will call on you in a few days, // Trusting you will favor him with your order. // We are yours very truly,"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Chiong Trade Cards Binder B
Dimension Notes
Length: 12.1 cm. x Width: 7.8 cm.
Condition Remarks
Fairly age/sun discoloured and a few stains around the edges
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Research Facts
Same company produced Burdocks Blood Bitters; later company relocated in Toronto and ran from 1892 - 1895.