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C1894
Elliman’s for cramp.
Elliman’s advert for their ’embrocation’ for swimmers, The swimmer in the ad is doing a front crawl, which was first seen in Europe and England in a swimming race held in 1844 in London, where it was swum by Northern … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Elliman’s for cramp.
Date:
C1894
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Engraving.
Image Size:
80mm
x 57mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1894
Description:
Elliman’s advert for their ’embrocation’ for swimmers, The swimmer in the ad is doing a front crawl, which was first seen in Europe and England in a swimming race held in 1844 in London, where it was swum by Northern Native Americans.
The Elliman family came to Slough in 1845, and James Elliman Senior set up a drapery business while he developed his soon-to-be-famous embrocation, which he had been experimenting on for years before deciding to market it. The embrocation was first sold in 1847, as a rub for animals. By 1850 it was being sold for use by humans, as an aid for aching muscles and joints.
From the original edition of The Graphic.
William Stanfield Sturgess (1870 - 1916)
