Petrolina
Dateapprox 1880
FormatEphemera
NotesColour trade card advertisement depicting an illustration of a baby with two front teeth. Caption states, "Petrolina// Pomade / Camphorated / Arnicated / Cold Cream Camphor Ice / Carbolated / Scalpene / Cosmetic". Text on the back of the card states, "PETROLINA, (Petroleum Jelly.)// A most elegant preparation, obtained from Petroleum, and universally acknowledged to be the very BEAU IDEAL of all Nature's remedies… To be had of all druggists. Manufactured by the Binghamton Oil Refining Co." Supplied by T. Milburn & Co. retailers in Toronto, Ontario.
Medium
Dimensions10.5cm H x 7.8cm W
Language
CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts
Usage Rights
Public Domain
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Call Number / Accession NumberSAR-TC-283
approx 1880
approx 1880
approx 1880