A close affair. Hugging the bat / Merchant's Gargling Oil Company.

Date:
[between 1880 and 1889]
  • Ephemera

About this work

Description

A trade card for Merchant's Gargling Oil Liniment with a colour lithograph by Gies & Co. showing a baseball player reaching out towards a baseball bat, wearing a face guard, white bodysuit with red belt, red socks and white shoes. The reverse has a list of ailments that Merchant's Gargling Oil Liniment is supposed to be good for.

Publication/Creation

Lockport, New York : Merchant's Gargling Oil Company, [between 1880 and 1889]
[Buffalo, New York] : [Gies & Co.]

Physical description

1 sheet : colour illustrations

Notes

The title has been taken from wording on the object.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores
    EPH/343/16

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