Roller, Paper

Object Name:

Roller, Paper

Object ID:

2012.035.10

Place of Origin:

Cornish, NH

Date:

1850-1900

Description:

Pair of paper rollers, used for printed labels for Hardy's Salve, produced in Cornish Flat, NH. Two turned maple rods with slightly bulbous handles. Thin incised bands around handles. Raised section around bottom of handles.
1. Three bands around end of handle. Two bands and fluted section around bottom of handle.
2. Two bands around top of handle. One band around bottom of handle.

Material:

Wood
Maple

Dimensions:

H-4 W-10 L-9.8 Dia-0.9 inches

Provenance:

Born in Grantham, NH, Dr. Samuel Hardy (1804-1879) moved to upstate New York during the mid 1820s but returned about 1835 to live permanently on a farm in Cornish Flat. In 1836 he developed and began to sell medicinal products including Hardy's Salve. In 1869, the business was taken over by his two sons, Philemon C. Hardy (1840-1917) and Charles T. Hardy (1846-1885). The Hardys produced a variety of patent medicines including Dr. Hardy's Magnetic Pain Destroyer, Dr. Hardy's Magical Pain Destroyer, Dr. Hardy's External Anodyne, Dr. Hardy's Indian Vegetable Worm Powder, Dr. Hardy's Porous Plasters, Dr. Hardy's Capsicum Plasters, Dr. Hardy's Cathartic Electuary, Dr. Hardy's Root and Herb Tonic Bitters, Dr. Hardy's Bitters, and Dr. Hardy's Woman's Friend. The best and longest-lasting product they developed was Hardy's Salve, sold from 1836 through 2000. Philemon C. Hardy sold the business to George Hunt of Cornish. Hunt's wife Kate operated the business for few years until it was taken over by their sons Harry Hunt and Kenneth Hunt. In the 1950s the Hunts sold the business to Martin Sklar of Claremont. In 1965 Sklar sold the business to Robert LeClair, who in turn sold it to the donor, Robert E. Weaver in 1989.

Credit Line:

Gift of Robert E. Weaver

People:

Hardy, Samuel (1804-1879)

Subjects:

Medicines, Patent medicines, Medical equipment & supplies