Ayer's American Almanac, 1872
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Artifact Overview
Almanacs contained practical information about the coming year. Readers normally found a calendar, weather predictions, tide schedules, and information related to astronomical events, agriculture, health, politics and other matters. Interspersed were jokes and witty sayings. Beginning in the late 1800s, James Cook Ayer, a keen advertiser and successful patent medicine dealer, published almanacs to entice the public to buy his line of products.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Almanac
Date Made
1871-1872
Subject Date
1872
Creator Notes
Published by Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Massachusetts. Distributed by Dr. J. Riddler, Jefferson City, Missouri.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2017.0.30.5
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Yellow (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 7.875 in
Width: 5 in
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