An advertising flyer apparently made from an ink blotter for the George L. Clemons Store.
Well thanks to Lane DeMuro, and this very rare piece of local memorabilia, we now know.
This looks to be an advertising ink blotter, as the back has script writing in a mirror image, as it would be if it blotted up ink from letters or something of that sort.
It is for an all-purpose store run by George L. Clemons, in Clemons, NY. The picture is of Lake Champlain.
“Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Wood and Lumber. Groceries and Provisions, Flour, Feed, Dry Goods and Yankee Notions.”
I would date it around 1860-1870.
Many thanks again to Lane DeMuro for sharing this rare artifact from his collection.
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