Dr. G.E. Hill, Albany Dentist [inscribed]

Item Overview

Title

Dr. G.E. Hill, Albany Dentist [inscribed]

Date Created

[between 1870 and 1906?]

Place of Origin

Buffalo (N.Y.)

Publisher

Hill, G. E.

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.
Front of card depicts blue and pink flowers of various shapes and sizes adorning the top right corner of a picture of a swamp scene during sunset. The swamp has two adjacent trees sitting on the left near the viewer while an undiscernable structure stands farther in the distance. Three small birds appear to be flying from behind and around the bottom rigth corner of the swamp scene. Reverse side is mainly text, but the upper left corner shows a pair of artificial teeth about to be fitted into the upper gum line.

Caption

Back: The latest style in Dentistry is old teeth capped with gold and teeth without plates by our perfect crowning system. Teeth filled and extracted without pain by the use of Dr. Hill's vitalized air, made fresh every day and perfectly harmless. Anyone can take it with perfect safety, young or old....

Physical Description

Extent

1 print (trade card)

Dimensions

13.1 x 8.6 cm.

Keywords

Genre

trade cards

Subject topic

Wetlands
Dental Restoration, Permanent--Advertisements
Trees
Dentures--Advertisements
Anesthesia in dentistry
Anesthesia, Dental--Advertisements
Drugs, Non-Prescription--Advertisements
Teeth
Dentures
Birds
Tooth Extraction--Advertisements
Flowers
Teeth--Extraction
Patent medicines

Location

United States

Resource type

still image