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Trade card for The Best Tonic, an extract of malt and hops, unknown manufacturer, undated

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Location Note

Ephemera: Trade Cards and Advertisements: Medicines and Sarsparilla (Greg Smart)

GUSN

GUSN-195541

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Description

Trade card featuring Hygeia (daughter of the of the god of medicine, Asclepius) holding a wreath. The tonic is designed to aid digestion, and is made from an extract of malt and hops.

Details

Descriptive Terms

medicine
illness
trade cards (advertising)
advertisements

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 000652
AccessID 887
Other identifier HNEDID-000652

Physical Description

1 trade card

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.076.01.01.008

Record Details

Originator

Julius Bien & Co.

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)
advertisements

Subjects

Tonics (Medical preparations)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Ephemera: Trade Cards and Advertisements: Medicines and Sarsparilla (Greg Smart)

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