ca. 1880's - Wood Hand Drill: "In the Sweet Bye and Bye." - Authentic Antique Card
Pun: Naughty boys, tool drill cask bunghole "INTO SWEET" (Molasses) ... will get it out soon = "Bye and Bye."
"Minard's Liniment - The King of Pain!" / Nelson & Co., 273 Commercial St., Boston, Mass. / 25 Cents per Bottle
"Cures ... Rheumatism / Removes Dandruff and Promotes Growth of Hair"Burns / Frost Bites / Neuralgia / Hoarseness / Salt Rheum / Bruises / Scalds / Bowels / Croup / Lungs ... etc.
"Diphtheria / Toothache / Earache / Sore Throat / Gout / Cramps / Colic / Swellings / Pimples ... etc.
Approx. 2.5 x 4.125 inches - Condition... shows its age with typical flaws. Please study the scans.
NOTE:... from one of the largest (24x ?) and most fascinating sets of 19th Century pun and comic stock cards.
Images in this 1880's series provide amazing and humorous windows into "low brow" gags and culture of the day.
130+ Years Old - 19th Century Patent Medicine: Bottle Quack Remedy Dr Cure Drugstore Doctor etc. Trade Card
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Condition: - Displays with evidence of aging, flaws and wear, as seen in HUGE scans far above.
Please ... SEE the above HUGE SCANS to note any and all FLAWS!
Size: -- see ruler in the scans.
All of the Dave Cheadle Card Store cards are Authentic Antiques = 100% Guaranteed Original
After approx. 50 years of collecting, I'm thinning my archives of thousands and thousands of pre-1900 cards.
My inventory includes items ranging from common and affordable cards
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