Marks Adjustable Folding Chair Co., (Limited) [inscribed]

Item Overview

Title

Marks Adjustable Folding Chair Co., (Limited) [inscribed]

Date Created

c1882

Date

1882

Place of Origin

New York (N.Y.)

Publisher

Marks Adjustable Folding Chair Co.

Language

English

Collection

Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection

Notes

Description

Original trade card forms part of: Collection no. 311, History & Special Collections for the Sciences, Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library, UCLA.
Image side of card depicts two owls, one hanging by the neck from a branch, the other perched on the branch and appearing amazed. A full moon is in the background. Text accompanying the image: "'Owly Moses! What is it? It's the sad result of not having an owl'd Marks adj. folding chair." Additional text: "Copyrighted by M.F. Tobin, N.Y. 1882."
Text side of card includes an image of a lounge chair with footrest and reading (?) stand attached.

Caption

Additional card text: Sole proprietors and manufacturers of the Marks adjustable folding chairs, railway car reclining chairs, physicians' operating chairs, adjustable parlor, library, in-valid, office, camp and steamer chairs ... main office and salesroom, 930 Broadway, New York ... Chicago office, C.H. Hildreth & Co. ... Boston office, Arthur Dixwell ...

Physical Description

Extent

1 print (trade card)

Dimensions

7.8 x 11.5 cm.

Keywords

Genre

trade cards

Names

Tobin, M. F.

Location

United States

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Surgical instruments and apparatus
Lounge chairs
Owls
Moon
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