Very small paper trade card for Mrs. Lyman's Worm Killer; front: left half has chromolithograph of a single yellow rose, over which a bluebird flies carrying a note; back: blank.
Very small paper trade card for Mrs. Lyman's Worm Killer; front: left half has chromolithograph of a single yellow rose, over which a bluebird flies carrying a note; back: blank.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995.
Dates
1860
1906
circa 1860-1906
Date Remarks
Before 1906 ("cures") but after 1860 (chromolithography started)
Material
paper: blue; red; black; green; yellow
Inscriptions
"Mrs. LYMAN'S // Never Failing // Worm Killer // Is Pleasant to take // Purely Vegetable and safe to use. // IT CURES AT ONCE. // Sold by Druggists Generally. // PRICE 25 CENTS."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Chiong Trade Cards Binder D
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 8.5 cm. x Width: 4.3 cm.
Condition Remarks
Mild age/sun discolouration; some ink is seeping onto the back from the front, but very mild across the back