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Artifact

Rock and Rye Ad

Description

  • Advertisement for Crystallized Rock and Rye, printed in both English and Japanese, on rice paper. 
  • The liqueur claims to be the "greatest cure for coughs and colds." 

Background Information

  • Part of a collection of mementoes belonging to Robert Rawlings who drilled in Sumatra on two contracts between 1880 and 1902.

Map Location

Latitude: 35° 27' 37.483" N
Longitude: 139° 34' 52.108" E

Date

1902

Dimensions

inches
Length:
12.0
Height:
13.8

Events, Places, People

Originating Location

AsiaJapan