W. W. Smales Medicated Comb with Plates instructions
Maker
A. S. Sweet
Date1880
MediumPaper, Thread
Dimensions7 × 5 1/4 × 1/8 in. (17.8 × 13.3 × 0.3 cm)
ClassificationsDocumentary Artifact
Catalog number797
DescriptionThis booklet is titled: "The Invention of the Age" for "rheumatism, neuralgia, paralysis, and other nervous afflictions. The booklet claims the comb and the plate will cure many listed maladies. Half the booklet contains testimonials.Status
Not on view
Date Unknown
December 1978
