Baum's ever ready castorine – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Step back in time with Baum's ever ready castorine, an antique lithograph rich in period detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Baum's ever ready castorine
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Before he wrote *The Wonderful Wizard of Oz*, L. Frank Baum was a Syracuse, New York, businessman, and this chromolithograph advertises his product, Baum's Castorine, a lubricant for axles and machinery. J.R. Otto printed the label around 1883, and its bright, multicolor design shows how much effort went into catching the eye of buyers in that period. The label predates the automobile by years, so its place on this board reflects the lubricant's later use rather than the car itself. Still, it offers a useful glimpse of the grease that kept wagons and early machines turning.
| Created / published | Syracuse, New York : J.R. Otto, Lith., c1883. |
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| Medium | 1 print (label): chromolithograph. |
| Genre | Chromolithographs Color 1880-1890.Labels 1880-1890. |
| Notes | 3807 U.S. Copyright Office. U.S. Patent Office, Registered Labels and Prints, 1883-1884, v. 5. c |
| Subjects | Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank),--1856-1919,--funder/sponsor. Oils & fats--1880-1890. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,647 × 3,732 px · prints to 15 × 12 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-221227 |
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