Sign
- Object Name:
- Sign
- Object ID:
- 1979.036.18
- Place of Origin:
- Boston, MA
- Date:
- 1890-1910
- Description:
- Cardboard sign, probably from office of Dr. Charles R. Walker (1852-1922), Concord, NH. Vertical rectangle. Black printing on olive-colored cardboard. Clock face on front, with movable metal hands, imprinted with Roman numerals and "VERACOLATE". Text on front: "DOCTOR IS OUT / WILL RETURN AT / THE / MARCY CO. / MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS / BOSTON, / MASS." Text on reverse: "DOCTOR / IS / IN / PLEASE BE SEATED", with three advertisements for Veracolate, and maker's logo: "MARCY / MANUFACTURERS OF PHARMACEUTICALS".
- Material:
- Paper
Metal
Cardboard - Dimensions:
- H-7.3 W-5.2 inches
- Provenance:
- From the Sheafe Walker Estate auction, July 1979.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
- People:
- Walker, Charles R. (1852-1922)
- Subjects:
- Signs, Doctors' offices, Medical offices, Clocks & watches, Advertisements
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