Trade card for Barry's Tricopherous, location unknown, undated

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Ephemera

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GUSN-245382

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Cosmetics and soaps
General
Cosmetics and soaps - General - Folder 1
Trade card for Barry's Tricopherous, location unknown, undated
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Cosmetics and soaps
    - General
      - Cosmetics and soaps - General - Folder 1
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        Trade card for Barry's Tricopherous, location unknown, undated (current record)
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        Trade card advertising Ayer's Hair Vigor with shipwreck and mermaids, Lowell, Mass., undated
        Trade card, Leavitt's Beauty Salon, 855 Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire, undated

Description

The caption reads "Guaranteed to restore the hair to bald heads and to make it grow thick, long and soft." The card verso describes the product properties and has a testimonial from the editor of "Scientific American." Barry's was established in 1801.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
hair
women (female humans)
trade cards (advertising)

Physical Descrption

1 trade card : color illustration ; 5 1/4 x 3 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.028.01.01.004

Image Dimensions

5 1/4 x 3 (HxW)(inches)

Record Details

Material Type

trade cards (advertising)

Subjects

Hair preparations

Description Level

Item

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