Used thick tan paper envelope from Kerry, Watson & Co.; front: address and printed 1cent stamp; back: form letter postcard with blanks filled in; black ink used for both printing and handwritten.
Used thick tan paper envelope from Kerry, Watson & Co.; front: address and printed 1cent stamp; back: form letter postcard with blanks filled in; black ink used for both printing and handwritten.
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 POSTCARD // THE ADDRESS TO BE WRITTEN HERE // G. W. Wilkinson // Kingston // Ont." back: "ESTABLISHED 1810 // KERRY, WATSON & CO. // Wholesale Druggists, // Montreal, Mch 4 1898 // Dear Sir, // MR. T. G. WHITFIELD will have the pleasure of calling // on you on the 9th inst. Any orders you kindly favor him with // will receive our best attention. // Yours truly, KERRY, WATSON & Co. // PROPRIETORS, // GRAY'S SYRUP OF // RED SPRUCE GUM."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Chiong Trade Cards Binder B
Dimension Notes
Length: 13.9 cm. x Width: 8.6 cm.
Condition Remarks
Quite sun/age discoloured; top right corner bent and a few stains on the front
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Other
Research Facts
Established in 1810, office and warehouse 351 St. Paul St. and 21, 23, 25 St. Sulpice St.; drug mills and laboratory 23, 25, 27 St. John Baptiste St.