Image of product wrapping for a perfumed Japanese handkerchief manufactured by W. J. Austen of Oswego, New York; Asian imagery including fans, bamboo in vases, a sail boat, and a woman with a parasol make up a decorative border. Date supplied by cataloger based on company history; druggist and perfumer William J Austen is listed in Oswego, New York from at least 1867-1888. "The Fashionable Perfume of the Day. It possesses that rare and indescribable quality so much admired by persons of refined and cultivated taste, a matchless combination of odors, forming a most wonderfully lasting bouquet. No individual odor predominating over others. Price, 25c. per bottle; large bottles 75c. Sold by all Druggists and Fancy Goods Dealers throughout the country. Manufactured by W.J. Austen, Oswego, N.Y."--text, center of image.
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1 engraving : color printed ; overall 38.74 x 25.08 cm (15 1/4 x 9 7/8 in.)
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