A shocked family discovering a chair that has increased enormously in size due to being polished with cod-liver oil. Wood engraving by J. Leech, 1865.

  • Leech, John, 1817-1864.
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1865
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13803i
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A shocked family discovering a chair that has increased enormously in size due to being polished with cod-liver oil. Wood engraving by J. Leech, 1865. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[London], 1865.

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1 print : wood engraving

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Remarkable effect - the maid having by mistake polished one of the dining-room chairs with cod-liver oil! JL

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Wellcome Collection 13803i

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