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Managers' office of the Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri and Georgia state lotteries. Wilmington, Delaware; Augusta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia, May 1st, 1860

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Title: Managers' office of the Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri and Georgia state lotteries. Wilmington, Delaware; Augusta, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia, May 1st, 1860
Alternative Title: Wood, Eddy & Co's lotteries are drawn at Wilmington, Delaware and Augusta, Georgia
Contributor: Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued: 1860
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: Image of a leaflet created by Wood, Eddy, & Co. to advertise the sale of lottery tickets for a drawing taking place on May 26th, 1860 in Wilmington, Delaware, and Augusta, Georgia. Print was folded, with four printed pages total, two on verso and two on recto. Recto includes information about ticket prices and the May 26th drawing’s gifts and prizes, as well as information about the May 19th drawing. Verso includes information about gifts and prizes drawn at additional lotteries in May. Also included are columns of text describing the difference between single number lotteries and three number lotteries. A brief note from the company is included describing how the company became successors to the previous lottery firm Gregory & Maury. Numerous font styles and sizes are used on titles throughout the leaflet, and images of hands are shown pointing at total grand capital prizes of various drawings.
"Grand Extraordinary Scheme! Grand capital prize $100,000! Tickets only $20. Wood, Eddy & Co.'s Lotteries! Class 252, for 1860. To be Drawn on Saturday, May 26th, 1860." --text, left title on recto. "Orders for Tickets or Certificates, by Mail or Express, to be addressed to Wood, Eddy, & Co., Wilmington, Delaware. or, Wood, Eddy & Co., Augusta, Georgia. or, Wood, Eddy & Co., Atlanta Georgia." --text, bottom of print, recto and verso. “Dear Sir: We beg leave to inform you, that on the 1st of December, 1858, we became successors to the well known firms of Messrs. Gregory & Maury, the most popular Lotteries in the United States…” --text, top right, verso.
Type: image
Extent: 1 letterpress : uncolored ; overall 26.04 x 42.23 cm (10 1/4 x 16 5/8 in.)
Identifier: priJLC_SPO_004325
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/5637
Subject: Advertising--Lotteries
Selling--Lottery tickets
Lotteries--United States
Wood, Eddy, & Co
Leaflets. (gmgpc)
Relief prints--1850-1875. (gmgpc)
Place: Wilmington (Del.)
Source: Jay T. Last Collection
Sports & Leisure
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The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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