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Pears advertisement: '£1000 if not true!", about 1887

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: Series 1.

Scope and Contents

Large red circle with white "PEARS" and small red star at center. "Look steadily... for 30 secords in the centre of the name 'PEARS,' then immediately fix your gaze on the Ceiling, the Sky, or a piece of White Paper... where you will see a disc of pale blueish green... with 'PEARS' in red lettering thereon." Verso: "Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! ye Earlie Englyshe Soape, Establyshed 100 Years, Pears' Soap." Young collection no. EPH.28.

Dates

  • Creation: about 1887

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to researchers.

Extent

From the Collection: .75 Linear feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library Repository

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