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The Knack of it! is Dingman's Electric Soap
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Advertising card in the shape and design of a hand held fan made up of peacock feathers with a fancy handle.

The Knack of it! is Dingman's Electric Soap

DateApproximately 1900
Names
FormatEphemera
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyNeighbourhoodFinancial District
    GeographyEast-west streetWellington Street
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Trade cards
    Medium
    Advertising fans
    Medium
    Advertising cards
    Pages1 page
    Dimensions21.5 cm x 27.8 cm (8 7/16 in. x 10 15/16 in.)
    Language
      CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberCA-1900-PUGSLEY-DINGMAN-5-VS
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      Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
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