Paper booklet about needlework and women's health put out by the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.; cover: silhouette of a woman doing needlework; back: silhouette of a "healthy & vigorous" woman on a hill with clouds blowing towards her; inside: various stitches and health suggestions; 18 double-sided…
Paper booklet about needlework and women's health put out by the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.; cover: silhouette of a woman doing needlework; back: silhouette of a "healthy & vigorous" woman on a hill with clouds blowing towards her; inside: various stitches and health suggestions; 18 double-sided pages.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. M. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995.
Started in 1875 and it states "for over 50 years", so probably came out around 1925
Material
paper: black; mauve; white
Inscriptions
"NEEDLE-ART // and // HEALTH BOOK"; back: "HEALTH AND VIGOR"; inside: "98 Out of Every 100 // // Women Benefited // An Absolutely Reliable Statement // Important to Every Woman ..." and so on
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Chiong Trade Cards Binder D
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 17.6 cm. x Width: 11.2 cm.
Condition Remarks
Quite age/sun discoloured; some staining on the covers; front: bottom right corner bent, left bottom edge slightly torn; page 31, right bottom corner is missing; back: bottom left corner very bent