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Trade card, Morse's Yellow Dock, Morse Yellow Dock Syrup Co., Providence, Rhode Island

GUSN

GUSN-319329

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Description

The vegetable product works on the blood, liver and kidneys to treat conditions. Instructions are provided for the optical illusion on the card. Text on the card verso instructs customers to cut the notice from the product bottle, mail it to the company and receive an assortment of decorative advertisements and souvenirs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
people in health and medicine
optical illusion
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Description

1 trade card : illustration ; 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches

Collection Code

EP003

Collection Name

Trade card albums collection

Reference Code

EP003.005.009

Image Dimensions

3 3/4 x 2 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Anonymous donor 2001.

Places

Providence (Providence county, Rhode Island)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Patent medicines
Drugs

Description Level

Item

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