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Bought of C. L. Wright, apothecary and druggist, 21 Bollingbrook Street. [graphic].
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Contributor
Congden, George, associated name.
Fern, J. C., associated name.
Title
Bought of C. L. Wright, apothecary and druggist, 21 Bollingbrook Street. [graphic].
Publisher
UNITED STATES. 1880-1890
Date
[ca. 1880 - ca. 1890]
Physical Description
2 prints: lithograph; 18 x 22 cm. (7 x 8.5 in.) or smaller.
Description
Billheads of the Petersburg, Va. druggist containing ornamented lettering and a vignette illustration of a mortar and pestle.
Notes
P.2011.46.266 completed in manuscript to Geo. Congden on May 1, 1885 for several items, including bush peas, beet seed, quinine, tomato seed, and Late Heat Dutch Oven for $11.08.
P.2011.46.267 completed in manuscript to J.C. Fern on [189-] for several items, including Bay Rum, Kendall's beet seed, and liniment for $3.95.
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012.
Gift of William H. Helfand.
Subject
Wright, C. L.
Mortars & pestles.
Pharmaceutical industry -- Virginia -- Petersburg.
Genre
Billheads -- 1880-1890.
Lithographs -- 1880-1890.
Provenance
Congden, George, associated name.
Fern, J. C., associated name.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection - W [P.2011.46.266 & 267]
Accession number
P.2011.46.266
P.2011.46.267
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Printed and Graphic Ephemera
William H. Helfand Popular Medicine Stationery Collection
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