Leaflet
Category
Ephemera
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
130 mm (Width); 290 mm (Length)
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Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 750161.2
Summary
The advertisement leaflet from a cylindrical 'Mustard Plaster' tube with plaster. Single sided off white leaflet folded in half and then rolled up with blue print ' "THE LEICESTER" (TRADE MARK.) "VERICO" LEG BANDAGE'. To the left of central picture of a strapped up leg and the words ' "THE LEICESTER" VARICO-LEG BANDAGE.', 'Can be adjusted to any required pressure. --- Far preferable to an Elastic Stocking.' and to the right 'Always retains its position. --- Requires no fitting. --- Cooler than a Stocking, lighter in weight.'. Beneath this 'FITTED WITH FOOT LOOP AND TAPES. SPECIAL SIZES MADE TO ORDER. MAYBE OBTAINED FROM ALL CHEMISTS. WHOLESALE ONLY-A. DE ST. DALMAS&CO.'.
Provenance
Straw collection bequeathed to The National Trust on the death in 1990 of William Straw.