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Title
Marks Adjustable Folding Chair Co., (Limited) [inscribed]
Date Created and/or Issued
1882
c1882
Publication Information
New York (N.Y.)
Marks Adjustable Folding Chair Co
Contributing Institution
UCLA, Library Special Collections, Medicine and Science
Collection
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection
Rights Information
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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.
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 ...
Type

Identifier
https://search.library.ucla.edu/permalink/01UCS_LAL/17p22dp/alma9960994033606533
ark:/21198/zz0002hjz3
Language
English
Subject
Surgical instruments and apparatus
Lounge chairs
Owls
Moon
Surgical Equipment--Advertisements
Tobin, M. F
Source
Patent Medicine Trade Cards
History and Special Collections for the Sciences Collection

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