CAMPBELL’s Dye Works, Perth
Rare form of advertising watchpaper calendar for 1899.
£4.00
Double sided (six months on each side) paper, cut from a local newspaper of the time and intended to provide wearers of pocket watches with a calendar, while also keeping the name of the advertiser permanently in sight.
Campbell’s are known to have used this form of advertising for around five years but, being truly ephemeral, few are known to have survived.
In good used condition, with partial loss.
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Double sided (six months on each side) paper, cut from a local newspaper of the time and intended to provide wearers of pocket watches with a calendar, while also keeping the name of the advertiser permanently in sight.
Campbell’s are known to have used this form of advertising for around five years but, being truly ephemeral, few are known to have survived.
In good used condition, with partial loss.