Image of an advertisement for Hamilton's old English black oil prepared by Kimball Bros. & Co. of Enosburg Falls, Vermont; horse at center of text advertisement explaining the ailments the oil can cure for livestock. Date approximated by cataloger based on printer history; Union Card Co. was in business from at least 1890-1909 based on Montpelier, Vt., city directories. "Union Card Co., Printers, Montpelier, Vt."--text, bottom right margin. "Prepared from the Original Formula and known to have been used upwards of Two Hundred Years. Hamilton's Old English Black Oil Is for External Use Only and is a never failing remedy for Man and Beast. Warranted to cure Old Sores, Burns, Scalds, Piles, Frost-Bites, Scratches on Horses, Galls of all Kinds, Foot Rot in Cattle and Sheep, Sore Teats on Cows... Prepared by Kimball Bros. & Co., Sole Props., Enosburg Falls, Vermont."--text, center of image.
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1 letterpress : uncolored ; overall 60.8 x 45.56 cm (23 15/16 x 17 15/16 in.)
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