GUSN-307260
The product is for treating mental and physical exhaustion and dyspepsia. The text on the verso reads "Prepared according to the directions of Prof. E.N. Horsford of Cambridge, Mass." A portion of the right side of the card is missing. In the illustration a young boy wears a hat with a feather in colors of red, black, white and grey.
advertising
business (commercial function)
people in health and medicine
boys
portraits
trade cards (advertising)
1 trade card : color illustration ; 5 x 3 1/4 inches
EP001
Ephemera collection
EP001.01.076.01.03.044
5 x 3 1/4 (HxW)(inches)
Gift of the Buffalo History Museum, 2013.
Providence (Providence county, Rhode Island)
Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Rumford Chemical Works (Publisher)
trade cards (advertising)
Tonics (Medical preparations)
Patent medicines
Drugs
Item
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