Salvo Petrolio : the perfection of petroleum jelly : absolutely genuine parafinum molle of the purest form / The Dee Oil Company Ltd.

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[1890?]
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Salvo Petrolio : the perfection of petroleum jelly : absolutely genuine parafinum molle of the purest form / The Dee Oil Company Ltd. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Diecut showcard for counter or window displays. It shows an old-fashioned guard (?) wearing a gaudy uniform comprising a red cap with feather, striped tunic, red tights, striped stockings, white shoes with red pompoms and an Elizabethan ruff around his neck. He is holding a proclamation advertising Salvo Petrolio, Oleum Deelinae (for opthalmia, scurvy, ringworm, burns, pimples, piles and skin diseases of every description [and] eczema), disinfectant iodine candles, Edible Salvo Petrolio (for sore throats).

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Saltney, Chester : Dee Oil Company, [1890?] (London: Sir Joseph Causton & Sons)

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1 card : color illustrations ; 26 cm

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The Dee Oil Company Ltd, Saltney, Chester, England.

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