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| Title | ABC jingles (back cover) |
| Author | Unknown |
| Publisher | G.C. Hanford Manufacturing Company
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| Publisher Location | United States -- New York -- Syracuse |
| Publication Date | 1920 |
| Printer | Unknown
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| Illustrator | Unknown
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| Image Production Process | Planographic prints--lithographs
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| Notes | Illustrated with color printed lithographs.
This little book was used to advertise "Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh: an external remedy for the human system and domestic animals". This liniment was used for the treatment of open wounds and also injuries such as kicks, bruises, strains, lameness, etc. Each letter of the alphabet represents an injury or condition that can be treated using this remedy. Includes illustrations and advertising jingles.
The back cover depicts a boy and a girl carrying bottles of Hanford's Balsam.
Printed on the back cover: Fluegel's Model General Store, E. H. & P. C. Fluegel, Props., Mikana, Wis. |
| Contextual Notes | The G.C. Hanford Manufacturing Company was established in 1846 by George C. Hanford and sold diverse products that ranged from flavoring extracts and baking powder to Celery Cure and Balsam of Myrrh. The recipe for Balsam of Myrrh was given to Hanford's parents by a doctor who often stayed at their farm.
G.C. Hanford Manufacturing Company was renamed Hanford Pharmaceutical and is now a major antibiotics producer for several international pharmaceutical corporations. |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Advertising -- New York (State) -- Syracuse -- Specimens; Alphabet -- Juvenile poetry; Patent medicines -- United States -- Pamphlets |
| Category | Alphabet books
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| Language | English |
| Digital Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection |
| Digital ID Number | CHL0960 |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division |
| Repository Collection | Children's Historical Literature Collection PE1155.A2325 1920 |
| Object Type | Book
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| Physical Description | [14] p.: illustrated; 14 x 10 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original book at 400-600 dpi in TIFF format using a ScanMaker 6800, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm's software JPEG2000 Extension. 2008. |
| Exhibit Checklist | Exhibit Checklist B.9 |
