Small paper trade card for Tolu Rock & Rye; front: chromolithograph of a central oval of a woman next to a bottle of the product, holding a glass of it; outside oval are flowers, trees and various stages of the manufacturing process; back: blank.
Small paper trade card for Tolu Rock & Rye; front: chromolithograph of a central oval of a woman next to a bottle of the product, holding a glass of it; outside oval are flowers, trees and various stages of the manufacturing process; back: blank.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995.
Maker
Shober & Carqueville Lith. Co; Lawrence & Martin (product)
Made between 1860 (chromolithography) and 1906 when "cure" could not be used
Material
paper: blue; red; black; green; yellow
Inscriptions
"LAWRENCE // AND // MARTIN'S // TOLU // ROCK // AND // RYE // THE GREAT CURE FOR // COUGHS, COLDS // AND // CONSUMPTION // AND ALL // DISEASES OF // THE THROAT // AND // LUNGS. // ASK YOUR GROCER OR DRUGGIST FOR IT."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Chiong Trade Cards Binder D
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 11.3 cm. x Width: 7.8 cm.
Condition Remarks
Some age/sun discolouration; front: small part of an old price sticker (the rest I managed to remove); back: large stains in four corners from old adhesive
Copy Type
Original
Exhibit History
Medical Archives Exhibit, Ann Baillie Bldg., Oct. 2005