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Watkins 70th Anniversary Almanac Home Book

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Description
The front cover features a drawing of 1868 Watkins salesman wearing top hat sits on Watkins wagon as he shows a bottle of Watkins product to homemaker holding baby while daughter and young man watch. Machine hole punched upper left hand corner. The back cover features orange edges. The 1938 calendar is superimposed on hour glass. Below this is a section for the dealer's information. Stamped here is, "Ray F. Storey, The Watkins Dealer, Route 1, Eagle Mich." Below his information, text reads, "Wait for Watkins--It Pays!" The inside pages feature various home remedies and household hints. Also featured are monthly calendars and weather forecasts, along with recipes and promos for various Watkins products.
Publisher
J.R. Watkins Medical Co. (Winona, Minn.)
Keyterm
Household Products
Brand
Watkins
Copyright Holder
J.R. Watkins Company
Language
English
Donor
Sliker, Shirley Brocker
Filename
msuspcsbs_watj_jrwatkinsm34
Citation
Watkins 70th Anniversary Almanac Home Book. The Alan and Shirley Brocker Sliker Collection, MSS 314, Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries. Available at https://lib.msu.edu/sliker/object/9179
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