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Steele Bros. & Co's tested seeds
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Comical illustration of a cartoon figure with a potato head perched on a tree branch. The character is wearing a red suit jacket with long tails, yellow pants, a blue shirt with a matching tall blue hat and boots. He is playing a violin and pinned to the tree trunk is a piece of sheet music for a song called Potato Quickstep. On the ground below, there is a group of pigs and two of them are dancing joyfully to the music.

Steele Bros. & Co's tested seeds

DateApproximately 1880
FormatEphemera
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyNeighbourhoodSt. Lawrence
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Dimensions12.6 cm x 7.7 cm (4 15/16 in. x 3 1/16 in.)
Language
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberCA-1880-TESTED-SEEDS-VS
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