Small paper trade card for Dr. Hartshorn's Cough Balsam; front: chromolithograph of three dogs with ribbons around their necks; back: usual description of effectiveness and efficacy.
Small paper trade card for Dr. Hartshorn's Cough Balsam; front: chromolithograph of three dogs with ribbons around their necks; back: usual description of effectiveness and efficacy.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995.
Back: "[AD]MITTED FACTS. // The cheapest, most prompt [and] won- // derful remedy known for Lung and // Throat Disease, is Dr. Hartshorn's // Cough Balsam. // No other remedy removes the cause // and breaks up disease so well. // It does it quickly, safely, ..."; etc.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Chiong Trade Cards Binder D
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 11.2 cm. x Width: 7.3 cm.
Condition Remarks
Some age/sun discolouration; crease marks bottom right and top left; six places where top coat of paper has come off, cuts off several words
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
Reference Comments
"The Snake-Oil Syndrome" by A. Walker Bingham, pp. 50, 101, insert #35