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Grand-stand baseball [graphic] : Pluto Water. America's greatest physic for constipation, stomach & kidney, liver troubles. 15 [cents]. 35 [cents]. All drug stores. Ask your doctor.
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Title
Grand-stand baseball [graphic] : Pluto Water. America's greatest physic for constipation, stomach & kidney, liver troubles. 15 [cents]. 35 [cents]. All drug stores. Ask your doctor.
Publisher
[French Lick, Ind.?]
Publisher
IND. French Lick. 1895
Date
[ca. 1895]
Physical Description
1 picture: color line photoengraving; 18 x 18 cm. (7 x 7 in.)
Description
Gameboard containing a circle comprised of 30 spaces surrounding advertising text and an image of the devil. Spaces marked with baseball rulings and plays, including Strike, Ball, Out, Foul, and Single Hit 1 Base. Circle surrounded by a "baseball diamond."
Notes
"Grand Stand Base Ball Rules" printed on the verso. Rules explicate Number of Players, a Game, an Inning, and "When Needle Stops On: Out, Strike, Foul, Ball, Single Hit, Two Base Hit, Three Base Hit, Home Run, Sacrifice Hit, and Double Out. Also includes Note - To see which bats first each player spins once, and the highest goes to bat: Home run is highest, then three base hit, two base hit, single hit, sacrifice, ball, foul, strike out, double out being lowest.
Printed on verso: Price 25 [cents].
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Gift of William H. Helfand.
Subject
Pluto Water.
Baseball.
Devil.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Indiana -- French Lick.
Genre
Gameboards -- 1890-1900.
Line photoengravings -- Color -- 1890-1900.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Helfand Popular Medicine Ephemera Collection - Advertisements [P.2010.37.89]
Accession number
P.2010.37.89
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Printed and Graphic Ephemera
William H. Helfand Popular Medicine Ephemera Collection
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