| Creator |
Rae, Julio H. |
| Contributor |
Brown, Henry A., printer. |
|
Fisher, Joseph, former owner. |
| Title |
[Advertisements from Rae's Philadelphia pictorial directory & panoramic advertiser. Chestnut Street, from Second to Tenth
Streets] [graphic].
|
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia: Julio Rae] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1851 |
| Date |
[1851] |
| Physical Description |
4 items: letterpress and wood engraving; 24 x 34 cm.(9.5 x 13.25 in.) |
| Description |
Advertisements for sponsoring businesses depicted and not located on Chestnut Street, including Dr. D. Jayne’s Family Medicines,
84 Chestnut Street; The Public Ledger Offices, Third & Chestnut; Dr. William Young’s The Pocket Aesculapius; Or, Every One
His Own Physician, No. 152 Spruce Street, Philadelphia; and E. Ketterlinus’ Fancy Printing & Lithographic Establishment, No.
40 North Fourth Street, below Arch. Advertisements contain several lines of advertising text. Jayne’s advertisement contains
promotions about his medical background, wide distribution, and scientific preparations of his medicines; endorsements; and
descriptions of his vermifuge, alterative, balsam, pills, hair tonic and dye, and ague pills. Public Ledger advertisement
includes subscription and advertising prices for the Public Ledger; subscription prices for The Dollar Newspaper; and promotion
of the variety of printed works executed by the Job & Fancy Steam Printing Establishment. Young advocates his text as comprised
of prescriptions to prevent "Victims of Quakery" and Ketterlinus advertises his "Fancy Embossed and Gilt Perfumery Labels,
Book & Box Covers; Cornucopia, wine, Liquor & Syrup Labels, always on Hand and Printed to Order. Manufacturer’s orders for
every description of Fancy & Plain Labels, Tickets, &c., &c., will meet with prompt attention. Embossed Cards, Show Cards
and Fancy Glazed Papers of Every Variety. Letter Press & Lithographic Drawing & Printing in Plain & Fancy Colors." Public
Ledger Office advertisement printed by Brown, Printer, Ledger Building, Phila.
|
| Notes |
Title supplied by cataloger. |
|
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
|
Folder 19. |
| Subject |
Jayne, David, 1799-1866. |
|
Ketterlinus, Eugene, d. 1886. |
|
Young, William. |
|
Public Ledger Building (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Newspaper industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Nonprescription drug industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Printing industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
|
Publishing industry -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Genre |
Advertisements -- 1850-1860. |
|
Letterpress works -- 1850-1860. |
|
Wood engravings -- 1850-1860. |
| Provenance |
Fisher, Joseph, former owner. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| albums - Rae - Folder 19 [*Am 1851 Rae, 2975.Q] |
| Accession number |
2975.Q |
|
2975.Q folder 19-1 |
|
2975.Q folder 19-2 |
|
2975.Q folder 19-3 |
|
2975.Q folder 19-4 |
