Paper trade card for Moore's Throat & Lung Lozenges; front: chromolithograph of a water fowl (heron or crane?) against a background of solid black; back: testimonials and an ad for Moore's Pilules.
Paper trade card for Moore's Throat & Lung Lozenges; front: chromolithograph of a water fowl (heron or crane?) against a background of solid black; back: testimonials and an ad for Moore's Pilules.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995
Maker
Geo. Schlegel Lith. NY
Dates
1880
1890
circa 1880-1890
Date Remarks
May be 1881; one letter dated Aug. 30, 1880, so shortly after
Material
paper: black; white; pink; green; brown
Inscriptions
"MOORE'S Throat // & Lung // Lozenges // The Favorites // Coughs, Colds & Sore Throat."; back: "Dr. C.C. Moore // New York, Dear Sir; I // enclose (50c) fifty cents, in stamps, // for which, please send me // some of your "cough lozenges" // They are the best things I // ever tried for coughs & colds & // I don't want to be out of them. // Please address, // Mary H. Thompson // Aug. 30th ["th" superscripted] 1880 // East Point [?] // Fulton Co. // Ga. ..."; etc.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Chiong Trade Cards Binder E
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 14.6 cm. x Width: 7.7 cm.
Condition Remarks
Some age/sun discolouration; front: stained in the top third; hole in the right side near the bottom; some of the top coat has worn off near the top; back: very stained top & bottom