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Use Ramsay's Paints
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Colour trade card advertisement for Ramsay's Paints, depicting an illustration of a dog with a spiked collar and bare teeth. The caption states, "Use Ramsay's Paints. Say! Who says these are not good paints" The card is cut into the shape of a circle. On the back of the card, purple ink depicts a unicorn with text, "Use Ramsay's Paints// ORA ET LABORA // A. Ramsay & Son, Montreal"

Use Ramsay's Paints

Dateapprox 1890-1910
Format
Notes
Colour trade card advertisement for Ramsay's Paints, depicting an illustration of a dog with a spiked collar and bare teeth. The caption states, "Use Ramsay's Paints. Say! Who says these are not good paints" The card is cut into the shape of a circle. On the back of the card, purple ink depicts a unicorn with text, "Use Ramsay's Paints// ORA ET LABORA // A. Ramsay & Son, Montreal"
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Montréal
Province or state:Québec
Medium
Dimensions7.2" diameter
Language
CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberSAR-TC-172
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