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Watson's Cough Drops
Colour trade card advertisement depicting an illustration of a child in a blue outfit holding a parasol. The caption at the bottom of the card states, "Watson's Cough Drops // are the best in the world for the throat and chest. //For the voice unequalled. Try them. R. & T. W. stamped on each drop." The card is die-cut into the shape of the frame surrounding the illustration, with five birds sitting at the top of the frame. The back of the card is blank. 

Watson's Cough Drops

Dateapprox 1880
Names
((not assigned))
FormatEphemera
Notes
Colour trade card advertisement depicting an illustration of a child in a blue outfit holding a parasol. The caption at the bottom of the card states, "Watson's Cough Drops // are the best in the world for the throat and chest. //For the voice unequalled.  Try them.  R. & T. W. stamped on each drop." The card is die-cut into the shape of the frame surrounding the illustration, with five birds sitting at the top of the frame.  The back of the card is blank. 
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Dimensions16.9cm H x 11.1cm W
    Language
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberSAR-TC-253
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