Paper trade card for Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil; front: chromolithograph of a cat and several kittens playing on a desk and a globe; back: product promotion written on nine bottles; orange druggist stamp on the left side.
Paper trade card for Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil; front: chromolithograph of a cat and several kittens playing on a desk and a globe; back: product promotion written on nine bottles; orange druggist stamp on the left side.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Purchased by Dr. Chiong for his patent medicine collection, before July 15, 1995.
Front: "DR. THOMAS' // ECLECTRIC OIL // IS USED ALL AROUND // THE WORLD."; back: "Full set of Handsome Lithographed Picture Cards free for 3 cents in stamps // ADDRESS, FOSTER, MILBURN & CO. PROPRIETORS BUFFALO, N.Y. // DR ["R" superscripted with period underneath it] THOMAS' ECLECTRIC OIL // FOR // INTERNAL & EXTERNAL USE. // FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS // COUGHS // COLDS // & CROUP // READILY // YIELD // TO IT. // CURES // CATARRH // THOUSANDS // OF // TESTIMONIALS ..."; etc.
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G Chiong Trade Cards Binder E
Unit Of Measure
centimeters
Dimension Notes
Length: 11.8 cm. x Width: 8.0 cm.
Condition Remarks
Some age/sun discolouration; front: a number of small worn-to-white spots; several creases in the upper half and the right corners (top and bottom) are bent; back: some staining all over the back